Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

1992.87.7

Description

Small, white, round button with blue lettering. "SIMPSON" is printed and underlined in the center of the pin. Along the top edge "GOOD ROADS" is printed and along the bottom edge "ECONOMY" is printed.

Context

A campaign pin for W. Arthur Simpson (1888-) of Lyndon, who ran for governor four times -- 1930, 1932, 1944 and 1960 -- and lost each time in the Republican primary. One of his campaign promises was to improve roads, pave roads and provide funding for rural roads without raising taxes. He served in the Legislature and served as on the social welfare commission and the state highway board and was well-liked by Democratic as well as Republican politicians.

Acquisition

Accession

1992.87

Source or Donor

Vermont State Archives and Records

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1960

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

1/2 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Simpson, Wilder Arthur