Name/Title
PlaqueEntry/Object ID
2024.8.1Description
Framed printed plaque honoring Robert T. Stafford's joining of the United States Senate. The award is printed both on paper within the frame and reverse-printed on the glass. The paper features a watermark image of the Senate Chambers at the top and the lines, "ROBERT T. STAFFORD / of Vermont," "17th day of September, 1971," and the signatures and titles for both Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, and Spiro T. Agnew, President of the Senate. There are also gold foil leaf-motif outlines for the first letter of each word "The Senate of the United States" and the red and green backing for the United States Senate seal in the lower left corner. The words, "THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES / Acknowledges and honors the membership of," "Who being duly selected by the people of his state was first sworn to office this" before the lines printed on the paper. The plaque resides within a heavy molded wooden frame with bronze interior edging.Context
Robert Theodore Stafford (1913-2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont (1959-1961), a United States Representative (1961-1971), and a U.S. Senator (1971-1989). A Republican, Stafford was generally considered a liberal, or "Rockefeller" Republican.
Stafford is best remembered for his staunch environmentalism, his work on higher education, and his support, as an elder statesman, for the 2000 Vermont law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.
The Federal Stafford Loan Program for high education is named in his honor.Acquisition
Accession
2024.8Source or Donor
Middlebury CollegeAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Plaque, AwardNomenclature Primary Object Term
AwardNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
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OverallHeight
13 inWidth
16 inDepth
1-3/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Stafford, Robert Theodore (1913-2006)