{"id":7323,"date":"2012-09-18T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=7323"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:12:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:12:42","slug":"political-memorabilia-on-display-at-lupton-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/09\/political-memorabilia-on-display-at-lupton-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Political memorabilia on display at Lupton Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As this year\u2019s election race heats up, voters see politicians plugging in everywhere, including social media sites. This has some wondering what the political scene was like before the explosion of campaign ads and political Twitter updates.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7324\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/pins2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" data-attachment-id=\"7324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/09\/political-memorabilia-on-display-at-lupton-library\/pins2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/pins2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"796,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-GF3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347973707&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pins2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Buttons from past political campaigns displayed at the Lupton Library&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/pins2.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7324\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/pins2-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/pins2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/pins2.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buttons from past political campaigns displayed at the Lupton Library<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This fall semester, the Special Collections of the UTC Lupton Library is offering people the chance to stroll through some of America\u2019s political history. The library is featuring an exhibit of political memorabilia from the 20<sup>th<\/sup> and 21<sup>st<\/sup> centuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery four years during election season, we display political memorabilia from our Special Collections,\u201d said Steve Cox, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist. \u201cWe have large photographs from Associated Press photographer John Rous and personal letters from past presidents. We also have buttons and stickers from various political campaigns throughout the years given to us by a former professor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit is displayed on the first floor of Lupton Library and in the Special Collections office on the second floor. For those who enjoy the virtual experience, the library also offers a digital exhibit that can be viewed at <a href=\"http:\/\/cdm16053.contentdm.oclc.org\/cdm\/landingpage\/collection\/p16053coll4\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As this year\u2019s election race heats up, voters see politicians plugging in everywhere, including social media sites. 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