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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.
Roosevelt Campaign Pin, 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Pin, 1936

Artifact IDMO 1999.42
Object Type Pin, Political
Maker (American, founded ca. 1930)
Date1936
Mediumenamel on sterling silver, cardstock
Dimensionsobject (pin) H 5/8 in x W 1/2 in (1.6 cm x 1.3 cm )
 overall (backer) H 2 5/8 in x W 1 5/8 in (6.7 cm x 4.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA sterling silver pin from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. The shield-shaped patriotic pin has a solid blue section at the top, plain silver at the center, and red and silver vertical stripes in the bottom section. Silver and blue text on the pin reads: MEMBER / L★A★Co★ / ROOSEVELT / CAMPAIGN COM. The pin is attached to a small, white cardstock backer printed with the manufacturer's name, logo, and information. Vertically written in ink on the left side of the backer: Exhibit #4.

Historical NoteThis pin was issued by the Los Angeles County Roosevelt Campaign Committee.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: Series 190, 1936 Fl-Fu (Ford), FDR Library Archives, 1999.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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