Presidents--Election

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Russell G. Benedict Polemical Literature Collection spans the years 1920 to 1980 and documents Benedict's efforts to collect and disseminate materials on controversial social and political issues. The collection includes research notes, speeches, and indices related to the publication "Top Secret," which examined both liberal and conservative extremist groups. Of particular interest is a hand printing press, gifted to Benedict by Clark Smith from the Berkeley Department of Rhetoric,...

Scope and Contents This collection largely consists of convention materials held and handled by Sanders and Clinton delegates on the convention floor. Materials include protest signage, official DNC rally signs, campaign buttons, and official delegate items. Also included are four Los Angeles Times newspapers that cover the convention. The significance of this collection is ofund in the two major unprecedented aspects of the convention. First, the spontaneously printed/crafted protest signage organized by both...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Russell G. Benedict Polemical Literature Collection spans the years 1920 to 1980 and documents Benedict's efforts to collect and disseminate materials on controversial social and political issues. The collection includes research notes, speeches, and indices related to the publication "Top Secret," which examined both liberal and conservative extremist groups. Of particular interest is a hand printing press, gifted to Benedict by Clark Smith from the Berkeley Department of Rhetoric,...