[Speaker Emerita National AIDS Memorial Pinback Button; Design Variants]

Jewelry

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Badge Of Pride

Name/Title

[Speaker Emerita National AIDS Memorial Pinback Button; Design Variants]

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.08

Tags

Events, HIV/AIDS Activism

Description

Four circular pinback buttons with different design variants of the Speaker Emerita pin for Nancy Pelosi at the National AIDS Memorial event on June 17, 2023. Pin 01 features a Progress/Philly Pride flag background, with Nancy Pelosi's name opaque against it. Along the border in white text reads "Speaker Emerita, National AIDS Memorial; June 17, 2023." In the center reads "A legacy of love, action, & leadership." Pin 02 features a white background, the same border style/type in green, the motto and Nancy Pelosi's name in black, along with three graphics for a tree, red ribbon, and the National AIDS Memorial quilt logo. Pin 03 features a red background with Nancy Pelosi's name opaque against it, the same border style/type and motto in white, along with a green graphic of a tree/plant branch and a red ribbon. Pin 04 features a green background with Nancy Pelosi's name opaque against it, the same border style/type and motto in white, along with a green graphic of plant leaves.

Item Type

Pinback button

Use

Likely worn by attendees and/or by Nancy Pelosi at the National AIDS Memorial event on June 17, 2023, in San Fransisco, California.

Context

The National AIDS Memorial event on June 17, 2023, was to honor Nancy Pelosi, then the congressional leader of House Democrats, for her congressional involvement with the organization. The event consisted of working in the gardens of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park in San Fransisco, California (Sister Dana; National AIDS Memorial; "National AIDS Memorial honors Rep. Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park", "The Grove"). Links provided in this record.

Collection

Adrian J. Cardwell Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2024.01

Notes

Donor: Bill Wilson

Made/Created

Date made

2023

Time Period

21st Century

Place

City

San Fransisco

State/Province

California

Location

Pacific

Region

West

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

LGBTQ+, memorabilia, souvenirs, members of Congress, symbols, flags, leaves (plant components), AIDS (medical syndrome)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

AIDS memorial quilts, AIDS awareness, AIDS memorials, AIDS organizations, Red ribbons (AIDS), LGBTQ+ pride flags

Category

Homosaurus

Other Names

Name Type

Person Name

Other Name

Pelosi, Nancy

Name Type

Person Name

Other Name

Wilson, Bill

Name Type

Organization Name

Other Name

National AIDS Memorial

Color

Black, White, Pink, Blue, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green

Valuations

Valuation Type

Donor Estimate

Value

$10.00

Date

Sep 21, 2026

Web Links and URLs

National AIDS Memorial. "Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi Celebrated Her More than Three and a Half Decades of U.S. Congressional Service with the National AIDS Memorial." Poz, 1 July 2023. Accessed September 2026., "National AIDS Memorial honors Rep. Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park." NBC Bay Area, 18 June 2023. Accessed September 2026., Sister Dana. "Sister Dana sez, 'Welcome to the 53rd annual San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration and Parade!"" San Fransisco Bay Times, 22 June 2023. Accessed September 2026. , "The Grove." National AIDS Memorial. Accessed September 2026.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 21, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 10, 2026