Texas Political Campaign Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UASC.MS.010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Campaign materials found in this collection range from county to national elections. Promotional materials for legislative, executive, and judicial offices are found in the form of pin-back buttons, matchbooks, lapel stickers, bumper stickers, flyers, brochures, and yard signs. The collection provides a glimpse into the evolution of campaign material design in Texas.

Dates

1908-2012
Majority of material found in 2000-2010
Other: Date acquired: 2011-11-21

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions.

Extent

211.00 Items

52.00 Items

4.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains an assortment of Texas political campaign memorabilia. Items include buttons, matchbooks, bumper stickers, lapel stickers, brochures, flyers, and yard signs which promote local, state, and national campaigns from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Arrangement

No original order discernible. Buttons, matchbooks, pens, and miscellaneous objects are housed in glass-front display cases roughly grouped chronologically. Stickers, brochures, and flyers are housed in folders in an archival box, while yard signs are stacked on an archives shelf. Some yard signs have been placed in plastic sleeves due to mold damage. Yard signs located on oversized materials shelf.

Subjects

Campaign paraphernalia--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Judges--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Legislators--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Politicians--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Presidents -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings