Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera
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
- Wilson, Gregory C. (Collector, Person)
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.
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