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Alpha Delta Phi Badge Pin
Object numberMO 1941.39.30
Name
Pin, Fraternal
Maker
L. G. Balfour Co.
(American, founded 1913)
Date1904
Mediummetal (14 karat gold), glass (enamel)
Dimensionsobject (pin) H 5/8 in x W 1/2 in x D 3/8 in (1.6 cm x 1.3 cm x 1 cm )
box/case (empty) H 1 7/8 in x W 1 3/4 in x D 3/8 in (4.8 cm x 4.4 cm x 1 cm )
box/case (empty) H 1 7/8 in x W 1 3/4 in x D 3/8 in (4.8 cm x 4.4 cm x 1 cm )
Descriptiona) A 14k gold Alpha Delta Phi Harvard Fly Club fraternity badge pin. On the front of the pin is a vertical oblong field of black enamel with rounded corners on which is a green enamel Star with a gold center, a white enamel crescent bearing the Greek letters AΔΦ, and the date "1832".
On the reverse, the pin has a relief image of a monument with a crossed sword and spear. Beneath the image is engraved text that reads: F.D. ROOSEVELT / HVD. '04 / 14K.
b) A small, black leather four-fold soft case, with a snap closure, for the pin. The manufacturer's information is embossed on the cover of the case: L.G. BALFOUR CO. / ATTLEBORO, MASS. The case is original to the pin.
Label TextHarvard undergraduate life revolved around a number of social clubs. FDR got a bid to Alpha Delta Phi, otherwise known as the "Fly Club." For the rest of his time at Harvard he was an active and enthusiastic member of "Fly."On the reverse, the pin has a relief image of a monument with a crossed sword and spear. Beneath the image is engraved text that reads: F.D. ROOSEVELT / HVD. '04 / 14K.
b) A small, black leather four-fold soft case, with a snap closure, for the pin. The manufacturer's information is embossed on the cover of the case: L.G. BALFOUR CO. / ATTLEBORO, MASS. The case is original to the pin.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
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