Scope and Contents The second half of the 20th century was a tumultous time for the Southern African region. The instability was mostly due to racial segregation and the marginalization of ethnic groups. It was a time of military coups and political assassinations. Many outsiders were outraged over the injustices being committed and groups were formed in the United States. This personal collection of Ms. Santana's T-shirts and buttons represents one way that people voiced their opinions about the current...

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Materials in this collection include brochures, news clippings, local and midwest US conference and programs and T-shirts. An additional folder of materials donated by the Asian American Business Womens Association.

Scope and Contents The Chicano/Latino T-shirt and Textile collection consists draw upon many Midwest US related themes. Items included are a MSU ChiSPA team shirt for Las Comadres, Dia de la Mujer and other MSU Chicanx student and staff events; shirts from the campaigns of Elena Herrada for the Detroit City Charter Commission and Detroit School Board, the Tony Benavides Lansing Michigan mayoral campaign, and the imprisonment of Puerto Rican FALN member and political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera (President Obama...

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The Jennifer A. Shoub Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival collection consist of approximately 1.5 linear feet of ephemera and personal items from the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival dating approximately from 1981 to 1987.

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The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival records (1976-2015) contain crew guides and handbooks, maps, banners, t-shirts, programs, brochures, posters, meeting minutes, correspondence, inventories, press clippings, as well as recordings and photographs taken during the festival. The collection gives an insight of the intense effort and amount of coordination it took to make the festival possible, and how it evolved and grew more complex with each iteration.

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The Penny Gardner papers contain correspondence, photographs, clippings, pamphlets, t-shirts, and other ephemera relating to Gardner's activism on behalf of the Lesbian/LGBTQ+ community, including records documenting her participation in the 1991 Ride for Reproductive Freedom, her leadership within the Council on Aging, and other organizations.

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The Ralph Keyes bumper stickers and other materials consist of dozens of bumper stickers, buttons, and a t-shirt addressing American popular culture and politics in the 20th century.

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The South African political t-shirts and ephemera collection primarily contains t-shirts and other clothing items as well as CDs, printed cloths and campaign flyers, bulletins, and summaries of political platforms relating to the 2014 general election. Most materials refer to national politics, though some provinces such as the Western Cape are mentioned individually.

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The Wearing Gay History collection consist of approximately 3.5 linear feet of material dating approximately from 1972 to 2019. The collection includes T-shirts, research conducted by students in relation to the T-shirts, including correspondence and interviews, and publications related to the project.