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Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0971

Scope and Contents

The Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera spans nearly two centuries of primarily United States presidential politics and election. The collection includes campaign buttons and pins, a wide array of political artifacts, and paper ephemera.

Dates

  • Creation: 1832-2016

Creator

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec

Biographical / Historical

Gregory C. Wilson is a collector and dealer of antiquarian items. He is an alumnus of the University of Delaware (Class of 1960-1961) with a bachelor’s degree in history, as well as the University of Pittsburgh (Class of 1963) with a Master of Library Science degree.

Sources

Information provided by donor.

Extent

6.61 linear foot (5 record center cartons 3 shoeboxes 1 1" manuscript box 1 3" manuscript box 1 binder box)

2 oversize box

1 oversize folder

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Abstract

Gregory C. Wilson is a collector and dealer of antiquarian items. The Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera spans nearly two centuries of primarily United States presidential politics and election. The collection includes campaign buttons and pins, a wide array of political artifacts, and paper ephemera.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gregory Wilson, 2021-2023.

Related Materials in this Repository

MSS 0733, Delaware ephemera collection related to politics, policy, and government

MSS 0896, Jerome O. Herlihy political campaign ephemera collection

Processing Information

Encoded by John D. M. Caldwell, February 2024.

This collection is unprocessed, which means material has not been organized or housed archivally. Material in this collection has been surveyed (2022-2023) and a rough inventory is available on request.

Title
Finding aid for Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera
Status
Unprocessed
Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Date
2023 February 19
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository

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