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Elections.

 Subject
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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

1976 political campaigns miscellany

 Collection — Mapcase folder 1: [Barcode: 31924113565505]
Identifier: 3716
Scope and content

Campaign buttons, bumper stickers, leaflets, posters, and handouts relating to the campaigns of President Gerald Ford for reelection, Jimmy Carter for President, Matt McHugh for Congress, Doug Auer for (New York State) Assembly, Daniel Patrick Moynihan for Senator, and Bill Smith for (New York State) Senator. Also, letter from Peter Harnik and advertisement urging defeat of 12 anti-environmentalist congressmen in the "Dirty Dozen Campaign."

Dates: 1976.

American political campaigns collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6477
Abstract

Print, broadside, ribbon, posters, buttons, bumper stickers, bubble gum, greeting card, headscarf, medal, postcards and inaugural programs from various political campaigns, both national and gubernatorial (New York State).

Dates: 1868-2016,-[bulk 1968-1980].

Belden family papers

 Collection — Manuscript box 21 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065243226]
Identifier: 76
Scope and content

Letters and clippings concerning the building of boats by Seabury Belden, on family members Edwin C. and Edwin S. Belden, in Hartford, Connecticut; also, a letter by Henry Barnes concerning 1848 election politics, and Troy (N.Y.) railroads.

Dates: 1848-1911.

Bob Shultz Political Americana collection

 Collection — Mapcase folder 17
Identifier: 8566
Abstract

The collection consists of approximately 3,912 items, including buttons, ribbons, posters, bumper stickers, pamphlets, flyers, and other ephemera, and 3-dimensional items such as glassware, soap, cigars, clocks, figurines, toys, and more. Politcal items include all the major presidental candiates from the 1960s through the 2016 election as well as many smaller state and local campaigns, mainly from New York State.

Dates: circa 1960-2016

Charles W. Thompson letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065224432]
Identifier: 228
Scope and content

Letters describe the Winfield Scott Schley controversy, 1901; Judge Alton B. Parker, a Democratic candidate; the town of Esopus, New York; William Jennings Bryan's tour, 1908; the Democratic State Convention in Rochester, New York; the fire and subsequent deaths of factory workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York, 1911; the Chicago Republican Convention and the Baltimore Democratic Convention (including impressions of Baltimore), 1912.

Dates: 1901-1912.

Daniel Alden Reed papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1907
Abstract

Includes correspondence with constituents, colleagues, and others, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials concerning taxation, tariff policies, and other aspects of his work.

Dates: 1914-1960.

Henry Cooley diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064937190]
Identifier: 1703
Scope and content

Diaries written by Henry Cooley of Eagle, Wyoming County, New York, an itinerant farm hand, wood chopper, and small scale money lender. Mentioned are a trip to Muscoda, Wisconsin, town and camp meetings, the Geneseo fair, the election of 1876, and work on the State Line Railroad, in addition to accounts of weather, chores performed, recreational activities, and other subjects.

Dates: 1867-1877.

National Republican Congressional Committee records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3128
Scope and content Includes candidate files containing correspondence between members of the Committee and candidates and campaign managers, information about Democratic opponents, campaign strategies, advice on financial, organizational, and publicity matters, bumper stickers, posters, pamphlets, broadsides, press releases, newspaper articles, and reports filed by field assistants analyzing local political situations; NRCC Newsletters, 1969-1973; and public opinion polls and voter surveys taken to determine...
Dates: [1964?]-1971.

Political campaign memorabilia

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112453885]
Identifier: 6872
Scope and content

Campaign buttons, postcard, and other memorabilia from the campaigns of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Alfred Landon, Wendell Willkie, Dwight Eisenhower, George McGovern, Al Gore, and others.

Dates: 1896-2000.

Political campaigns, New York State, miscellany

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4442
Scope and content

Political material from the 1988 election includes campaign calendar, electoral district mailing lists, mail drop maps, telephone logs with comments, poster, and draft of a letter to students.

Dates: 1988.