Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2005.9.3

Description

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

Context

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."

Acquisition

Accession

2005.9

Source or Donor

Simson, John

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1965 - 1976

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Campaign

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

Dimensions

Width

1-3/16 in

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Material

Steel, Copper, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Salmon, Thomas Paul (b. 1932)