Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

Berkeley Historical Society & Museum

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.019.006

Description

Clay campaign button in the shape of a star: "GUS." Campaign button for Eugene (Gus) Newport who served as mayor 1979-1986. Button probably made by Julius Seitz. Gus Newport had the backing of Berkeley Citizens Action—progressives, radicals and reformers. He had ties to the Socialist Workers Party and Communist Party. He went on to serve as U.S. Peace Council Co-Chairperson 1983-85 and was elected honorary chair of Democratic Socialists of America in 1999. He spoke at the Conference on Perspectives for Democracy and Socialism (held in 1992 in Berkeley). He was active in the Progressive Alliance of Alameda Co. (1996-), the anti-Iraq war movement (2002-), Free Mumia Abu-Jamal (2008-) and many other organizations.

Made/Created

Date made

1979 - 1984

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Newport, Gus

Dimensions

Diameter

3 in

Location

Other

A5-8