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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Anti-War Student Strike Button
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Anti-War Student Strike Button

Artifact IDMO 1985.98.2
Object Type Button, Political
Maker (American, founded 1921)
Date1937
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback anti-war button. White text on a dark blue background reads: STRIKE / AGAINST / WAR / APRIL 22. The manufacturer is not indicated on the button, but it was made by the Offset Gravure Corporation, New York.
Historical NoteThis button refers to the student strike for world peace that took place throughout the United States on April 22, 1937. The strike, which had been held annually starting in 1934, was organized by the United Student Peace Committee.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the papers of Joseph Lash, FDR Library Archives, 1985.
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)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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