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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Presidential campaign ephemera
    Identifier/Call Number: 0107
    Identifier/Call Number: 268
    Physical Description: 3.67 Linear Feet 3 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1914-1972 (bulk 1960)
    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.
    Language of Material: English .

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Presidential campaign ephemera, Collection no. 0107, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    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.

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Political campaigns -- United States -- Archival resources
    Ephemera
    Wallace, George C. (George Corley) -- Archives
    Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) -- Archives
    Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Archives