Silver Cigarette Box
Artifact ID1986.00878.01
Object Type
Box, Cigarette
Gifter
Virgilio Barco Vargas
Date
20th Century
Medium
Metal (silver), Wood (ceader)
Dimensions3 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (7.6 × 11.4 × 3.2 cm)
Physical DescriptionA silver cigarette box with a small gold Colombian crest at the top left corner of the hinged lid. The inside of the box is lined with cedar.Historical NotePresident Reagan addressed a joint meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund at the Sheraton Washington Hotel September 30, 1986. The box given during an informal meeting with President Vargas of Colombia at that event.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a foreign official to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Foreign Officials (National Archives Identifier 6816364)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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Country/CultureColombiaIn Collection(s)