Albert and Angela Feldstein collection
Scope and Contents
The Albert and Angela Feldstein collection consist of thousands of political buttons, posters, pamphlets, stickers, bumper stickers, hats, tote bags, drinkware, conference swag, photographs, t-shirts, and other ephemera from U. S. political events such as conventions, marches, and demonstrations for Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights, Republican and Democratic conventions, and other events.
Dates
- Creation: 1912 - 2020
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1965 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored off site. Please request 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Albert Feldstein began collecting political buttons in 1967 as a political science student at the University of Maryland. Feldstein is a former program manager of the Maryland Department of Planning, retiring in 2014 after 38 years of service. Feldstein was interested in the "cause" and "protest" of topics and attended marches, rallies, campaigns, protests, and demonstrations and collected ephemera from opposing viewpoints. Feldstein would say "To me, these buttons are a colorful and graphic depiction of our First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly and petition." (Quote from Larry, Greg. "Local man collecting political memorabilia for 50 years." Cumberland Times-News. November 7, 2016. https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/local-man-collecting-political-memorabilia-for-50-years/article_7d701f09-69ca-5812-93a1-29144c29fc4a.html)
Extent
approximately 35 Linear Feet (46 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Al Feldstein in 2019.
Processing Information
Lydia Tang processed this collection in 2020.
Sources consulted in the creation of this finding aid include:
https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/feldstein-donating-memorabilia-collection/article_15466bd8-a08a-5d25-88db-009a3215af54.html
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Albert and Angela Feldstein collection
- Status
- 2 Draft Or Revision In Progess
- Author
- Lydia Tang
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository