Bob Shultz Political Americana collection, circa 1960-2016
Collection Number: 8566
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Bob Shultz Political Americana collection, circa 1960-2016
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
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.
Creator:
Schultz, Robert, 1951-
Quanitities:
23.5 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Robert (Bob) D. Schultz received is BA (1977) and his MBA (1978) from Cornell University.
He spent 25 years collecting political campaign memorabilia, primarily from the early
1960s onward. He donated his collection to Cornell University Library in 2016.
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.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Bob Shultz Political Americana collection, #8566. Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Reagan, Ronald
Bush, George, 1924-2018.
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Obama, Barack
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Kerry, John
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
McCain, John
Romney, Mitt
Gore, Al, 1948-
Nixon, Richard
Kennedy, John F.
Ford, Gerald
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, Edward
Kennedy, Robert
McGovern, John
Mondale, Walter F., 1928-
Places:
United States -- History.
Subjects:
Voting.
Presidents -- Election.
Politicians.
Political campaigns.
Elections.
Campaign paraphernalia.
Form and Genre Terms:
Ephemera.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Toys and other large election ephemera
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| Box 1 |
Toys - George W. Bush, John Kerry, Hilary and Bill Clinton
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1992-2004 | |
| Box 2 |
Toy and dolls from various elections
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 3 |
Dolls and collectibles related to Saddam Hussein, George Bush and Bill Clinton
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1990-2000 | |
| Box 4 |
Hats, glasses, pillow from various elections
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1994-2012 | |
| Box 5 |
Toys - George W. Bush, John Kerry, Hillary and Bill Clinton
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2007-2016 | |
| Box 6 |
Slippers - Reagan and George H.W. Bush
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1988-1992 | |
| Box 9 |
Toys - Regan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton
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1980-2000 | |
| Box 10 |
Textiles and T-shirts
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 11 |
Masks - Carter, Reagan, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 12 |
Glasses, plates and other fragile items
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 13 |
Fragile items, bookends, and busts
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 14 |
Various items relating to Bill Clinton, Al Gore, George H.W. Bush and the 200th anniversary
of the White House
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1988-2000 | |
| Box 15 |
Various items relating to Jimmy Carter
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1976-1980 | |
| Box 16 |
Various items relating to George W. Bush, Kerry, and McCain
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2000-2004 | |
| Box 17 |
Various items relating to Romney and Obama
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2012 | |
| Box 18 |
Hats, food packaging, and other small items from various elections
|
Date Unknown | |
| Box 19 |
Various items related to Clinton
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1992 | |
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Includes some items from other elections.
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| Box 20 |
Matchbooks, tin plates and a Nixon shower head.
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 33 |
911 Material, toys, Russian nesting dolls, hats, Clinton memorabilia
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1960-2016 | |
| Box 37 |
Carter's Seed Peanuts mirror
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Undated | |
| Box 38 |
Effanbee John F. Kennedy doll
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Undated | |
| Box 39 |
Effanbee Eleanor Roosevelt doll
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Undated | |
| Box 39 |
Effanbee Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Undated | |
| Box 40 |
Uptown Bill Clinton doll playing saxophone
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Undated | |
| Box 40 |
Talking Bill Clinton doll
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Undated | |
| Box 41 |
The Kennedys board game
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Undated | |
| Box 41 |
Presidents of the United States figurines
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Undated | |
| Box 44 |
Bubble gum cigars
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| Box 44 |
Clinton Cola cans
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Undated | |
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Pins and buttons
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| Box 7 |
Buttons
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 8 |
Buttons
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 20 |
Buttons
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 24 |
Pins and Buttons
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 25 |
Pins and Buttons
|
Date Unknown | |
| Box 26 |
Pins and buttons - New York and other state and local elections
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1972-2002 | |
| Box 29 |
Pins and buttons: Taft through Bill Clinton
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 31 | Folder 1 |
Political buttons
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1950-2016 |
| Box 31 | Folder 2 |
Political buttons
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1950-2016 |
| Box 31 | Folder 3 |
Political buttons
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1950-2016 |
| Box 31 | Folder 4 |
Political buttons
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1960-2016 |
| Box 31 | Folder 5 |
Political buttons
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1960-2016 |
| Box 42 | Folder 1 |
Political buttons
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2000, 2008, 2016 |
| Box 43 |
Miscellaneous pins and buttons
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Undated | |
| Box 44 |
Pins and buttons
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Undated | |
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Paper ephemera
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| Box 26 |
Presidential: F.D. Roosevelt through Ralph Nader
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1936-2000 | |
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Includes stickers and some campaign give aways such as pens and matchbooks
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| Box 27 |
Presidential: John Kerry through Ben Carson
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2004-2016 | |
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Includes stickers and some campaign give aways such as pens and matchbooks
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| Box 29 |
Presidential: John F. Kennedy through 2016 candidates
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1960-2016 | |
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Includes legal sized materials.
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| Box 30 | Folder 1 |
F.D.R., Eisenhower, and Varia
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1932-1952 |
| Box 30 | Folder 2 |
Lyndon B. Johnson material
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1946 |
| Box 30 | Folder 3 |
Kennedy Johnson Texas Democratic Campaign
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1960 |
| Box 30 | Folder 4 |
George McGovern campaign material
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1972 |
| Box 30 | Folder 5 |
Carter, Alexander, campaign material
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1974-1977 |
| Box 30 | Folder 6 |
Gore, Kemp, Regan, campaign material
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1980-1988 |
| Box 30 | Folder 7 |
Dole, Bush, Tsongas, campaign material
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1992-1996 |
| Box 30 | Folder 8 |
Gore, Clinton, campaign material
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1992-2000 |
| Box 30 | Folder 12 |
Bill Clinton, My Life
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2004-07-07 |
| Box 30 | Folder 9 |
Hillary Clinton campaign material
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2016 |
| Box 30 | Folder 10 |
Donald Trump campaign material
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2016 |
| Box 30 | Folder 11 |
First in the National Presidential Town Hall
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2016-01-22 |
| Box 32 | Folder 1 |
Reagan, Lazio campaign material
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1980-2000 |
| Box 27 |
New York and other state and local elections
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1952-2002 | |
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Includes state elections for individuals who would go on to be president such as John
F. Kennedy and George W. Bush
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| Box 29 |
New York and other state and local elections
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1994-2006 | |
| Box 27 |
Non-election related material
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Date Unknown | |
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Includes some republican committee items, drug prevention and Y2K material
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| Box 30 | Folder 13 |
Martin Luther King Jr. material
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1963 |
| Box 30 | Folder 14 |
Space Program Ad Council
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1989-10 |
| Box 30 | Folder 15 |
Child Abuse Ad Council
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1989-03 |
| Box 30 | Folder 16 |
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Islan Restoration Ad Council
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1989-10 |
| Box 30 | Folder 17 |
United Way of America
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1989 |
| Box 30 | Folder 18 |
Bicentennial of the Constitution Ad Council
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1989 |
| Box 30 | Folder 19 |
NPCP, Crime Prevention Ad Council
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Summer 1989 |
| Box 30 | Folder 20 |
Misc. Ad Council Campaigns
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1994 |
| Box 30 | Folder 21 |
Ad Council Advertisement
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1985-1995 |
| Box 32 | Folder 2 |
Political Stickers
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Undated |
| Box 21 |
Magazines
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Date Unknown | |
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Mainly related to Bill and Hilary Clinton.
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| Box 22 |
Newpapers, books, and magazines
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Date Unknown | |
| Box 31 | Folder 6 |
Liberty magazine
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1930-05-10 |
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Conditions Governing Use
Fragile - ask for Librarian assistance
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| Box 34 |
Magazines, newspapers
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1945-2017 | |
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Scope and Contents
Surrender of Japan, Moon Landing, Saddam Hussein, JFK, Clintons, Ossama Bin Laden,
911, Trump
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| Box 23 |
Shopping bags and other giveaway bags
|
Date Unknown | |
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Mainly paper, some fabric or plastic.
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| Box 35 |
Political Bags
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1960-2017 | |
| Box 42 | Folder 2 |
Chris Christie
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2015 |
| Box 42 | Folder 3 |
Veterans material
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1990-1991 |
| Box 42 | Folder 4 |
Political stickers
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1972-2008 |
| Box 42 | Folder 9 |
Political campaign shopping bags
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Dates Unknown |
| Box 42 | Folder 8 |
Autographed photos
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Dates Unknown |
| Box 42 | Folder 10 |
Assorted items
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Dates Unknown |
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Oversized posters and flyers
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Presidential Races
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| Box 32 | Folder 3 |
Coolidge and Dawes broadside
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Undated |
| Box 23 | Folder 1 |
John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Eisenhower
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1952-1968 |
| Mapcase Folder 30 |
Electoral campaign posters
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1960 | |
| Box 23 | Folder 2 |
Nixon and McGovern
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1968-1972 |
| Mapcase Folder 10 |
Nixon
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1973 | |
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Extra large poster
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| Box 23 | Folder 3 |
Edward Kennedy and Carter
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1976-1980 |
| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Mondale and Reagan
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1980-1984 | |
| Box 23 | Folder 4 |
George H.W. Bush and Gore
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1988 |
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This Gore material is from when he ran for president in 1988
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| Mapcase Folder 2 |
Bill Clinton and Gore
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1992 | |
| Mapcase Folder 10 |
Bill Clinton
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1993 | |
| Mapcase Folder 3 |
George H.W. Bush, Perot, Bill Clinton, and Bob Dole
|
1992-1996 | |
| Mapcase Folder 11 |
Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Perot
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1992 | |
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Standing posters with removable numbers
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| Mapcase Folder 4 |
Gore and George W. Bush
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2000 | |
| Mapcase Folder 5 |
Dodd, Thompson, Giuliani, McCain, Santorum, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Edwards, Kerry
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2004-2008 | |
| Mapcase Folder 6 |
Gingrich, Romney, Perry, Huntsman, Obama
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2012 | |
| Box 23 | Folder 5 |
Hillary Clinton, Rubio, Rand Paul
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2016 |
| Mapcase Folder 29 |
Clinton/Trump
|
2016 | |
| Mapcase Folder 31 |
Miscellaneous political posters
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Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 33 |
Assorted campaign posters
|
1960-2006 | |
| Mapcase Folder 36 |
Assorted political and campaign posters
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1969-2008 | |
| Box 42 | Folder 5 |
Clinton materials
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Dates Unknown |
| Box 42 | Folder 6 |
Kennedy materials
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Dates Unknown |
| Box 42 | Folder 7 |
Reagan materials
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Dates Unknown |
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Presidential Pennants
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| Mapcase Folder 16 |
Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Carter, and Reagan
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1960-1985 | |
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State and Local
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| Box 23 | Folder 6 |
Bleakley
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1936 |
| Box 23 | Folder 7 |
1960s elections
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1960-1969 |
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Includes Edward Kennedy, Wallace, Goldwater, Reagan, Rockefeller, Javits
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| Mapcase Folder 7 |
1970s elections
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1970-1979 | |
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Includes Moynihan, Ottinger, Goldberg, Tip O'Neill
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| Mapcase Folder 8 |
1980s elections
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1980-1989 | |
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Includes Edward Kennedy
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| Box 23 | Folder 8 |
Bill Clinton (Governor)
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1982-1990 |
| Box 23 | Folder 9 |
1990s elections
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1990-1999 |
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Includes George W. Bush, D'Amato, Dodd, Moynihan, Pataki, Cuomo
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| Mapcase Folder 9 |
2000s elections
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2000-2009 | |
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Includes Cuomo, Spitzer, Hillary Clinton, Lazio
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Non-elections related
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| Mapcase Folder 12 |
War and veteran themes
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1942-2008 | |
| Mapcase Folder 13 |
Patriotic and 9/11 themes
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2001-2002 | |
| Mapcase Folder 14 |
Public service announcements and Ad Council
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1980-1999 | |
| Mapcase Folder 15 |
Environment and forest fire themes
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1971-1989 | |
| Mapcase Folder 18 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 19 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 20 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 21 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 22 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 23 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 24 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 25 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 26 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 27 |
Ad Council advertising
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 28 |
Drugs, HIU, Cancer
|
Undated | |
| Mapcase Folder 32 |
It Touches Us All posters
|
2001 | |
| Mapcase Folder 34 |
Budweiser God Bless America
|
2000 | |
| Mapcase Folder 35 |
PSA and campaign posters
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1968-2001 | |
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Media
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| Box 28 | CD-3449 |
It Takes a Village by Antonio
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2000 |
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CD with "Vote for Hillary" on the back cover
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| Box 28 | CD-3450 |
William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center and Partk virtual tour
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| Box 28 | CD-3451-3456 |
My Life by Bill Clinton
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2004 |
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Book on CD read by Bill Clinton
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| Box 28 | TR-11668 |
Mario Cuomo - Keynote Session: Management
|
1991 |
| Box 28 | SR-15350-15352 |
The Three Great Debates of the 1960 Presidential Political Campaign
|
1960 |
| Box 28 | SR-15353 |
John F. Kennedy - The Presidential Years 1960-1963
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1963 |
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Recordings of speeches given by Kennedy during his presidency
|
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| Box 28 | SR-15354 |
The First Family featuring Vaughn Meader
|
1962 |
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Comedic recording.
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| Box 28 | SR-15355 |
Wallace souvenir album
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1963 |
| Box 28 | SR-15356 |
The Wallace Stand
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1972 |
| Box 29 | V-9812 |
The Man from Hope
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1996 |
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Scope and Contents
>Part of the Clinton/Gore campaign
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| Box 29 | V-9813 |
Hillary
|
2000 |
| Box 29 | V-9814 |
Team Hillary "Garbage"
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2000-11-04 |
| Box 29 | ZD-82 |
NY Times Clinton Book review
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Undated |
| Digital |
The digital preservation copy may be made available on request if a delivery copy is not already online.
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| Box 36 | tr-16728 |
Reclaiming America, a political profile of Robert F. Kennedy, 1 of 2
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Undated |
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Audio cassette
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| Box 36 | tr-16729 |
Reclaiming America, a political profile of Robert F. Kennedy, 2 of 2
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Undated |
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Audio cassette
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| Box 36 | tr-16730 |
Robert F. Kennedy, in his own words/Address to the DNC
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1964 |
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Audio cassette
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| Box 36 | tr-16731 |
The toughest job in the world
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Undated |
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Scope and Contents
Coalition for America's children
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Audio cassette
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| Box 36 | V-10464-10465 |
The toughest job in the world
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Undated |
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Scope and Contents
Coalition for America's children
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Video cassette
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| Box 36 | V-10466 |
Bob Schultz Cornell Club presentation
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Undated |
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Video cassette
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| Box 36 | SR-20851 |
"What a Wonderful World", "America the Beautiful"
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1989 |
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Scope and Contents
Environmental Defense Fund
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45 rpm record
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