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Bell

Small bell on leather strap with buckle. Bell says "Ring for Coolidge". Bell is brass colored, strap is medium brown color.

1976.17.8

Produced for the presidential campaign of Calvin Coolidge of Plymouth, Vermont

Campaign Badge

Part of a campaign badge - probably hung on a ribbon originally. Reads "Taft and Sherman 1908"

1971.46

According to Encyclopedia Britannica online, "(Outgoing President Theodore) Roosevelt threw his support behind William Howard Taft in early 1907. Taft was Roosevelt’s secretary of war and a trusted adviser, and the two had similar political ideas. Having been handpicked by the president, Taft easily won the Republican nomination on the first ballot when the Republican convention met in June 1908 in Chicago, defeating, among others, Vice Pres. Charles W. Fairbanks , Speaker of the House Joe Cannon , and Sen. Robert La Follette . New York Congressman James S. Sherman was chosen as his running mate." Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan on Nov. 3, 1908 to become President.

Campaign Button

Round metal button. There is a border around the pin that has become yellowed with age. At the top of the pin, in this border "FOR GOVERNOR" is written in black and at the bottom of the pin "PERCIVAL W. CLEMENT" is written in black as well. In the center of the pin is a black and white photo of Clement. The reverse side has a paper backing which reads: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N.J./ Allied Printing/ Newark, N.J./ Patented July 17, 1894/ April 14, 1898/ July 21, 1898."

2006.12.16

Percival W. Clement of Rutland, Vermont, ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1902 and 1906. He ran successfully in 1918.

Campaign Button

Rectangular campaign button. The background is a wide band of red at the top, a wide band of dark blue at the bottom, and a thin stripe of white in the middle. On the left middle of the button is a white oval outlined in dark blue with "VoTe" printed in letters alternating dark and light blue. The "V" and "T" are in a larger font size than the "O" and "E". In the center is "CLINTON" written in white on the red section, "DEAN" in dark blue on the white section directly beneath, and "RACINE" in white on the blue section directly beneath. On the middle right side "96" is printed in light blue. There is a small logo at the bottom edge.

1997.13.2

Democratic campaign button for presidential candidate Bill Clinton, Vermont gubernatorial candidate Howard Dean and Vermont lieutenant governor candidate Doug Racine. Clinton was running for re-election and so was Dean. This was Racine's second try for lieutenant governor, having lost to Republican Barbara Snelling in 1994. He would go on to win re-election three more times, as would Dean, both leaving these offices in 2003.

Campaign Button

Round, metal button. The background is a sky blue with an image of a bald eagle in flight in the center. Along the top edge of the button are the words "2004 PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT" in black with thin white outlining. In the center, above the eagles' face is "HOWARD / DEAN" also in black with thin white outlining. At the bottom of the pin, below the eagle, "MON JUNE 23 2003 / BURLINGTON / VT" is written in black.

2004.9.2

A button from Howard Dean's campaign for president in 2004. Dean, a Democrat, was governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2002. From the Encyclopedia Britannica, "Dean began his political career in 1982 as a state representative in the Vermont House of Representatives. He was then elected lieutenant governor in 1986. Dean became Vermont’s governor on August 14, 1991, after the death of Gov. Richard Snelling."

"On May 30, 2002, Dean mailed the FEC papers establishing Dean for America, a presidential campaign committee. Dean for America is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The campaign started in a small office in Montpelier, moved to offices in downtown Burlington at the beginning of September 2002, and moved to other offices in Burlington in early May 2003." (Source: http://p2004.org/dean/deanorg.html)

He withdrew from the presidential race in February of 2004 after a series of disappointing finishes in early caucuses and primaries.

Campaign Button

Round white button with safety clasp. At the very top of the pin is a waving American flag printed in blue. Underneath the flag, in the center of the pin, are the words "VERMONT / RIGHT / WITH REAGAN" in blue. At the very bottom in tiny print are the words "By Barbara Cummings, Springfield, Vt."

2012.50.23

Produced for the presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan

Campaign Button

Round red pin. In the center is the word "Kunin!" written in white with a bold white underline.

2000.32.27

"MADELEINE M. KUNIN was born in Zurich, Switzerland. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1956 and received a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1957. She earned another master’s degree from the University of Vermont, and worked as a journalist, author, and college professor. She was first elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1972, and was selected Democratic Whip in her second term. In her third term, she chaired the Appropriations Committee. She was elected lieutenant governor in 1978 and won reelection in 1980. During the spring of 1983, she taught at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Governor Kunin also taught at Middlebury College and St. Michael’s College. She was elected the first woman governor of Vermont in 1984. (serving through 1991) During her tenure, she focused on education and the environment and chaired the New England Governors’ Association. She founded the Institute for Sustainable Communities and served as its first board chair from 1991 to 1993. During the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, she served as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. From 1996 to 1999, she was U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland. Kunin went on to become a Distinguishing Visiting Professor at the University of Vermont and St. Michael’s College."
Source: National Governors Association

Campaign Button

Round white button. The word "Leahy" is printed with a blue outline four times going down the center of the pin. The third Leahy is filled in with "For U.S. Senator" written underneath.

2000.32.29

Produced for one of the senatorial campaigns of Patrick Leahy.

Campaign Button

Round button. The button has a blue background with an illustration of a dark green hill with a tree on the center right edge, and a light green hill offcenter in the middle of the button. In the top third "BEV / MAJOR" is written in white. On the bottom of the pin, in the dark green mountain, "VERMONT SENATE" is printed in white.

2022.5.9

Campaign Button

Round red button. In the center "Amestoy / ATTORNEY GENERAL" is written in white. There is a thin green line underlining Amestoy.

2013.13.1

Made for one of Jeffrey Amestoy's campaign for Attorney General of Vermont.

Campaign Button

Round red button. In the center is a yellow stripe with the word "GARLAND" written in it in red. Printed along edge in yellow letters is the label "Garland for Senate Campaign Committee Horn Co., Phila., PA 19126".

2013.13.3

Made for the senatorial campaign of Margaret "Peg" Garland. Margaret P. Garland was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1980, and lost to Democrat Madeleine Kunin.

Campaign Button

Round orange pin. Written in the center of the pin, in black, are the words "Fred for / U.S. Senate / from / Vermont". A maker's mark is stamped on the back and reads, "BADGE-A-MINIT / 1-800-223-4103".

2011.70.1

Made for the campaign of Fred Tuttle for US Senate in 1998.

Campaign Button

Round green button. Taking up the center of the pin is the name "TOM / SALMON" written in black.

2005.9.3

Tom Salmon was governor of Vermont from 1973-1977.

From https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-p-salmon/

"Born in Cleveland, Ohio, THOMAS P. SALMON graduated from Boston College in 1954 and received a J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1957 and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 1958. He went on to serve on the Rockingham, Vermont Town Counsel from 1959 to 1972 and as a Municipal Court Judge in Bellows Falls from 1963 to 1965. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1965 to 1970, serving as Minority Leader for two years. As governor, he chaired the New England Governors’ Conference for two years and was a member of the National Governors Association’s Executive Committee. In 1976, he made an unsuccessful bid for a U.S. Senate seat, but went on to become president of the University of Vermont."

Campaign Button

Round white button. In the center of the pin "Snelling" is written in red with "DICK" written in blue directly above the n and e letters in Snelling. The bottom half of the pin reads "...working for / Vermont's / Future" in blue.

2005.9.10

In 1986, Richard Snelling, a Republican, challenged the Democratic incumbent, Patrick Leahy, for his U.S. Senate seat and lost. Snelling is best known as a former Vermont governor. Below is his bio from https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-a-snelling/

"RICHARD A. SNELLING was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor’s degree in government and economics from Harvard University in 1948. He was in the U.S. Army Infantry in Europe from 1945 to 1946. He founded Shelburne Industries, Inc., and chaired several companies. His business affiliations include the Young Presidents’ Association, the Chief Executives Organization, and the World Business Council. He was director of Ski Industries of America and Associated Industries of Vermont and was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. He served six terms in the legislature, where he was the majority leader from 1975 to 1976. He also served on the Governor’s Commission on the Environment, and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, and chaired the Vermont Aeronautics Board. He was first elected as Governor of Vermont in 1976 and served four consecutive terms. He was appointed to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations by President Jimmy Carter and was reappointed by President Ronald Reagan. He chaired the National Governors Association (1981-1982), the New England Governors’ Conference, and the Republican Governors Association. Snelling won an unprecedented fifth term as governor in 1990 but died suddenly eight months after taking office."

Campaign Button

Round, white button. In the center of the pin "for Congress... / Jeffords" is written in light blue.

2005.9.15

Produced for Jim Jeffords' congressional campaign. This is a campaign button for James M. Jeffords, Republican/Independent, in his race for the seat as Vermont's Representatives in the House of Representatives. The button is white with blue text reading, "for Congress...Jeffords." The button is steel and the pin is copper.

Campaign Button

A campaign pin for Richard W. Mallary, in the race for United States Senate of 1974. The button's upper half has a white background with blue lettering that reads, "I say what I think." The lower half of the button has a red background with white text that reads, "Mallary for Senate." On the lower edge of the button in white text is the maker's name. The pin was made by Votes Unlimited of Ferndale, NY. The button itself is steel with a copper pin.

2005.9.16

Richard Mallory, (1929-2011)
He was a graduate of Bradford Academy and Dartmouth College, ran a dairy farm for 20 years, then moved into politics and government.

In 1961, he began his rise through Vermont politics. He served eight years in the Vermont House, two of them as speaker. He moved on to the state Senate and then won election to Congress, where he served for two terms.

Mallary lost a U.S. Senate election to Patrick Leahy in 1974. He served in the Cabinet and in other positions under three governors. In 1999, he decided to run again for a seat in Vermont’s House. He won and served four more years.

Besides his long political career, Mallary also was an executive at a bank, two different utilities and a heating company. He was vice president of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and president of Vermont Electric Power Corp., which oversees transmission lines throughout the state.

Campaign Button

Round white button. There is a blue ring around the edge of the pin that has a break in the center of the pin due to the word "MEYER" that is written in red. Along the top edge of the button, in the blue, "RE-ELECT" is written in white. Along the bottom edge of the button, in the blue, "CONGRESS" in written in white. In the center of the pin above MEYER is a stamped logo and the year 36 and below MEYER is "TO" written in blue.

2022.5.11

Campaign Button

Round white pin. In the center, written in cursive, is "Madeleine!" in red.

2010.11.44

Produced for one of the gubernatorial campaigns of Madeleine Kunin

Campaign Button

Small, white, round button with blue lettering. "SIMPSON" is printed and underlined in the center of the pin. Along the top edge "GOOD ROADS" is printed and along the bottom edge "ECONOMY" is printed.

1992.87.7

A campaign pin for W. Arthur Simpson (1888-) of Lyndon, who ran for governor four times -- 1930, 1932, 1944 and 1960 -- and lost each time in the Republican primary. One of his campaign promises was to improve roads, pave roads and provide funding for rural roads without raising taxes. He served in the Legislature and served as on the social welfare commission and the state highway board and was well-liked by Democratic as well as Republican politicians.

Campaign Button

Round, red button. In the center of the pin "PAUL / POIRIER" is written in white lettering with "FOR / UNITED STATES / CONGRESS" written in blue beneath.

2011.70.8

In 1988 Republican Peter Smith won the U.S. House seat with 41%. In that election, independent Bernard Sanders had 38%, and Democrat Paul Poirier received 19% with a bit over 2% divided among the remaining three candidates.
This was Poirier's sole run for statewide office, but he has run legislative races starting with an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in 1986. He ran several times for the state senate in the early 1990s, won election to the House in 1996 and again in 1998. He tried again for the state senate in 2000 and lost. He tried unsuccessfully to return to the House in 2006, and was successful in 2008, winning re-election in 2010, 2012 and 2014 before losing in 2016.

Campaign Button

Round white button. Along the top edge of the button are the words "TAKE BACK VERMONT" printed in blue. In the center there is an image of the Republican elephant, top half blue with three white stars and the bottom half red, and the word "VOTE" written in red directly beneath the elephant. Along the bottom edge "REPUBLICAN" is written in red.

2011.70.10

Made for the 2000 election in opposition to Civil Unions.

Campaign Button

Round white button. In the center of the pin is a light-green silhouette of an evergreen tree. Written on top of the tree are the words "Hogan / for / Governor" in dark green. Along the bottom edge of the button, in very tiny print are the words "Paid for by Hogan for Governor, P.O. Box 466, Barre, VT Douglas Hull, Treasurer" in dark green.

2011.70.11

Made for the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of Cornelius "Con" Hogan in 2002. He ran as an independent, having previously identified as a Republican. The Republican candidate and eventual winner was Jim Douglas with 103,436 votes. The Democrat, Doug Racine, received 97,565 votes and Hogan received 22,353.

Campaign Button

Round white button with a narrow green border. In the center of the pin is a color photograph of a man in an indigenous American feathered war bonnet. Around the top half of the image is the inscription "HOMER ST. FRANCIS" in red. Along the bottom of the image is the inscription "FOR GOVERNOR" in blue. The button is formed by two sheets of plastic sandwiching a round piece of paper.

2011.70.12

Made for the gubernatorial campaign of Homer St. Francis in 1990, but the Vermont Secretary of State doesn't list him as a candidate in any primary or the general election that year. In fact, he isn't listed as a candidate in any election in that state database.

Campaign Button

Round, metal button. The button is solid red with "BERNIE" written in white in the center and "'86" in white beneath.

1988.28.16

Produced for the 1986 campaign of Bernie Sanders for mayor of Burlington, Vermont

Campaign Button

Round white metal button. Printed in the center is an image of a bald eagle carrying a United States flag and a large marijuana leaf. Above the image are the words "DENNIS LANE / for / GOVERNOR" printed in black and below the image are the words "VT. GRASSROOTS / PARTY" also printed in black.

2021.24.7

Made to promote the unsuccessful 1994 or 1996 campaign of Dennis Lane for Governor of Vermont

Campaign Button

Round, metal button. The top third of the button is red with "FOR" written in white along the edge. The middle third is white with "DEWEY" written in navy blue. The bottom third is navy blue with "PRESIDENT" written in white along the edge.

1965.14.18c

From www.britannica.com: “Thomas E. Dewey, in full Thomas Edmund Dewey, (born March 24, 1902, Owosso, Mich., U.S.—died March 16, 1971, Bal Harbour, Fla.), vigorous American prosecuting attorney whose successful racket-busting career won him three terms as governor of New York (1943–55). A longtime Republican leader, he was his party’s presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948 but lost in both elections.”
One pin has the names “Dewey” and “Bricker.” John W. Bricker, the governor of Ohio, was the vice presidential nominee on the Republican ticket in 1944. In 1948, Dewey teamed with Earl Warren, the governor of California to try again to defeat Roosevelt and his vice presidential choice, Harry S. Truman.
To see more on Dewey, go to https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-E-Dewey.

Campaign Pin

Box of miscellaneous Civil War and GAR materials.
a) envelope of "Badge Ribbons"
b) cufflinks and gold buttons in white and pink box
c) top of a badge, a rampant eagle
d) string of buttons
e) brass tag Roosevelt and Fairbanks
f) string of Mass. buttons
g) souvenir GAR badge
h) V.N.G. pin
i) Vt. GAR badge
j) Mil. Order of Loyal Legion medal
k) watch chain/fob
l) cufflinks
m) cufflinks
n) ribbon cufflinks, collar stays in white box
o) folding mother of pearl button hook
p) key
q) brown buttons
r) assorted buttons/cuff links
s) mourning ribbon

1986.18.74e

From a collection of historic objects assembled by Civil War veteran and UVM trained physician Charles F. Branch.

From the finding aid for the Charles F. Branch collection in the Vermont Historical Society Library:

"Charles Franklin Branch, the son of Orson Smith and Rodilla (Felton) Branch,
was born on 9 December 1845 and grew up on a farm in Orwell, Vermont. In 1862, he
enlisted with the 9th Vermont Volunteers at age 16 and remained in the service until he
was mustered out on 1 December 1865. Charles F. Branch rose in rank from private to
major and was cited for meritorious conduct at the capture of Richmond.
After the war he worked on his father’s farm. In 1875, he resumed his education
which had been interrupted by the war, graduating from the medical school at the
University of Vermont in 1879. That same year he set up practice in Coventry, Vermont,
before later moving to Newport in 1887. Dr. Branch also taught at the University of
Vermont and was surgeon-general of the state from 1886 to 1888. In 1895, he was
president of the Vermont State Medical Society. He removed his practice to Amherst,
Massachusetts, in 1896, where he also served as medical examiner for 11 years.
An active member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Charles Branch
served as commander of Department Vermont and was “esteemed one of the best
speakers on the subject of war in the state” (Ullery, Men of Vermont). Charles Branch
died in Amherst, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1907. He had a son and three daughters
and was married four times: Emma Cook (d. 1876); Ida Burbank (1858-1889); Martha J.
Stewart (d. 1894); Clara Bell Greenwood (1872-1956)."

Commemorative Button

Round button. The button has a photo of Barbara Snelling printed on it.

2015.47.28

This pin was given out at the Memorial Service for Barbara W. Snelling on November 13, 2015, at the State House.
From her obituary in https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/name/barbara-snelling-obituary?pid=176339872

"Barbara W. Snelling, a Vermont icon, died peacefully on November 2, 2015 at her home in So. Burlington surrounded by her family. Barbara Tuttle Weil was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 22, 1928 to the Reverend F. Taylor and Hazel (Russell) Weil. Barbara was the former Lt. Governor of Vermont and was the wife of former Governor Richard A. Snelling."
She was also a state senator.

Nail File

Red white and blue emery board, or nail file, printed with the words, "ELECT '92 / PETER BERG / VERMONT SENATE".

1992.80

Peter H. Berg, a Democrat, ran for the Vermont Senate from the Rutland district four times -- 1990, 1992, 1994 and 2000 -- but never won a seat.

Pin, Campaign

Round, blue pin. In the center of the pin is the image of an elephant. The elephant has a blanket on its back that is red in the top third, white in the middle, and blue on the bottom third. "COOLIDGE" is written in white on the red part of the blanket, "AND" written in blue on the white, and "DAWES" written in white on the bottom blue third.

2019.20.4

Calvin Coolidge, a Republican, became president in 1923 when President Warren Harding died suddenly. In 1924, Coolidge ran for president with Charles Dawes as his vice presidential running mate. They won and served one 4-year term.

Pin, Campaign

Round, metal button. The top third of the button is red with "RE-ELECT" printed in white lettering. The middle third is white with "HOFF / DALEY" printed in navy blue. The bottom third is navy blue without any lettering.

2019.20.5

Philip Hoff, a Democrat, won election for governor in 1962, the first Democrat elected to that position in Vermont. In 1964 John J. Daley ran for lieutenant governor as a Democrat and was elected. The pair ran for re-election in 1966 and won. Daley ran for governor in 1968 when Hoff didn't seek re-election, but lost to Republican Deane Davis.

Plate, Commemorative

Smokey gray glass "Governor" Aiken plate with artwork by the donor. The designs and writing is applied to the front of the plate with white paint(?). Central to the design is a bust of George Aiken with the following written around the plate in two rows (starting at top, clockwise): "UNITED STATES SENATOR.GOVERNOR.LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.SPEAKER VERMONT HOUSE. MEMBER VERMONT HOUSE. THANK YOU, "GOVERNOR" AIKEN / VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS / 1974 TOWN FAIR" The plate is in its original box.

2011.56

Political Button

Round blue button. Along the top edge "DEMOCRATS" is written in white and along the bottom edge "CARE" is written in white. In the center of the button is the image of the state of Vermont in green with the words "ARE / PEOPLE / WHO" in white written on top of the image.

2000.32.32

No date associated with this button.

Political Button

Round pink button. Written on the pin "NOT RUNNING FOR LT. GOVERNOR !!". The word "NOT" is underlined.

2023.24.2

No information as to when this "joke" pin was created or why.

Political Flyer

Political flyer for republican candidates George Aiken, Win Prouty, and more

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Political Flyer

Political flyer supporting Max L. Powell for Governor

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Political Pamphlet

Political pamphlet supporting Ernest Gibson for Governor

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Political Ribbon

White satin-woven silk ribbon printed in black with a bust of Abraham Lincoln between two American flags with an eagle. The image is labeled "HONEST ABE." Above the image is the inscription, "National Republican Nominee for OUR NEXT PRESIDENT." Below the image is a poem that reads, "The "Slaveocrats" must "pull up stakes" / Before the LINCOLN "Wide Awakes;" / For ABE'S the man whom we intend / Next Spring to WASHINGTON to send ; / Then "DEMOCRATS" and "UNION" men / May rest four years--THEN TRY AGAIN." The name "William" is handwritten in pencil at the top of the ribbon. The name "Cas gilchrist" is written on the reverse.

1946.15.12

Made for the 1860 Republican National Convention, during which Abraham Lincoln was given the presidential nomination. Worn by James Richardson of Warren, Vermont.

Sticker

4 strips of stickers, printed in red, white & blue: "Keep Cool-idge" Printed for 1972 Coolidge Centennial Celebration & official opening of Coolidge Visitor Center at Coolidge birthplace, Plymouth, Vt.

1972.56.2

From https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/calvin_coolidge_homestead.html:
"At 2:47am on August 3, 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States when he took the oath of office in the sitting room of this modest frame and clapboard farmhouse. President Harding had died only a few hours earlier. Coolidge’s father, a notary public, administered the oath by the light of a kerosene lamp; he refused to install such modern conveniences as electricity. Located in the tiny community of Plymouth Notch in the beautiful hill country of Vermont, the house where he took the oath of office was also Calvin Coolidge’s boyhood home."