Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

button

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.13.10

Description

Round green button with the yellow inscription, "SEC OF Thomas STATE".

Context

Made for the campaign of Republican Richard Thomas (1937-1991) for Vermont Secretary of State. He served four terms from 1968-1977, and then lost to Democrat James Guest when he ran for re-election in 1976. He also ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1971, losing in a Republican primary.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.13

Source or Donor

Toby Knox & Associates LLC.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1968 - 1976

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

1 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas, Richard C. (1937-1991)

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America