Finding aid for the Presidential campaign ephemera
Table of Contents
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein, 2010
Summary Information
- Repository
- USC Libraries Special Collections
- Title
- Presidential campaign ephemera
- Collection no.
- 0107
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1960
- Date [inclusive]
- 1914-1972
- Extent
- 2.0 Linear feet, 2 boxes
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Fliers, speeches, buttons, etc. primarily from the 1960 party conventions and the presidential campaigns of Kennedy and Nixon; also contains George C. Wallace campaign materials from 1968. Miscellaneous World War I-era political buttons, including buttons for Herbert Hoover and Charles E. Hughes.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Presidential campaign ephemera, Collection no. 0107, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Scope and Content
This small collection consists primarily of fliers, buttons, posters, clippings, and other ephemeral materials from numerous presidential campaigns. Included are campaign materials from the 1960 party conventions and the presidential campaigns of Kennedy and Nixon; also included are George C. Wallace campaign materials from 1968 as well as miscellaneous World War I-era political buttons, including buttons for Herbert Hoover and Charles E. Hughes, and Socialist party speeches from 1940.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
USC Libraries Special Collections
2010
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Ephemera
Personal Name(s)
- Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Archives
- Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Archives
- Wallace, George C., (George Corley), 1919-1998 -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Political campaigns--United States--Archival resources
Collection Inventory
| Box | Envelope | |||
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Democratic National Convention ephemera 1960 Scope and ContentPamphlets, bumper stickers, buttons, newsletters, press releases, photographs, clippings, posters. |
1 | 1 | ||
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Democratic presidential campaign ephemera 1960 Scope and ContentPamphlets, bumper stickers, buttons, newsletters, press releases, photographs, clippings. |
1 | 2 | ||
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Republican National Convention ephemera 1960 Scope and ContentPamphlets, bumper stickers, buttons, newsletters, press releases, photographs, clippings. |
1 | 3 | ||
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Republican presidential campaign ephemera 1960 Scope and ContentPamphlets, bumper stickers, buttons, newsletters, press releases, photographs, clippings, posters. |
2 | 4 | ||
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George Wallace presidential campaign ephemera 1968 |
2 | 5-6 | ||
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Nixon presidential campaign ephemera 1968, 1972 |
2 | 7 | ||
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Bumper stickers 1960, 1968 Scope and ContentWallace-Le May; Nixon-Agnew; Democrats for Nixon; Nixon-Lodge. |
2 | 8 | ||
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Miscellaneous 1914-1968 Scope and ContentPamphlet, "Barry Goldwater Speaks Out on the Issues" (1964); pamphlet: WIllard S. Voit, "On Third Parties" (1968); flyer: Joe Shell for Governor (California, 1962); campaign buttons: Hoover (1928), Hoover and Curtis, Charles E. Hughes for President (1916), Kennedy (1960), Nixon/Lodge (1960), Nixon/Agnew (1968), McCarthy, Wallace (1968); WWI-era buttons; miscellaneous 1920s buttons; typescripts: Socialist party speeches (1940). |
2 | 9 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Copies of political letters 1962-1977 |
2 | 1 | ||
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