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O.K.! Old Chittenden Forever!, 1840

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Extra from the Burlington Free Press, dated Tuesday, September 2. This appears to be an extract from the newspaper edition published Friday, September 4, 1840, indicating that the date is incorrectly printed. The announcement details the vote counts…

Letter to Voters from Redfield Proctor Jr., 1922

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Letter from Vermont gubernatorial candidate Redfield Proctor Jr. to voters, dated Proctor, VT, September 4, 1922, one week before the primary election reminding them that "every citizen, man and woman, having the right to vote, has with that right…

W. Arthur Simpson for Governor Flyer, 1930

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Campaign flyer for W. Arthur Simpson's bid for the Republican nomination for Governor, Tuesday, September 9, 1930. Like the Allen M. Fletcher leaflet elsewhere in this collection, this poster advertises the candidate's qualities, while also…

The Star Has "Sot," Newspaper Extra, 1853

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Extra from the Vermont Patriot & State Gazette, published in Montpelier, dated Friday, October 28 [1853]. The extra announces the selection of John S. Robinson as the state's Governor. Robinson (Democratic), ran against Erastus Fairbanks (Whig) and…

Campaign Song, 1904

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Lyrics to a song promoting the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles J. Bell. Bell won this election and served one term as Vermont's governor.

Double Dealing on Double Taxation, 1906

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Broadside issued by the Fusion State Committee calling into question Republican gubernatorial candidate Fletcher D. Proctor's criticism of his opponent, Percival W. Clement's tax policy proposal.

Corrupt Politics, 1906

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Campaign poster in the form of a sworn affidavit by New Hampshire resident H.A. Clark.

Letter from the John A. Mead Club of Rutland, June 7, 1910

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Typewritten letter from The John A. Mead Club of Rutland, dated June 7, 1910, addressed to Mr. E.M. Goddard of Montpelier, and signed by the club's president, Mayor H.O. Carpenter. The letter is typed in blue ink on club letterhead, which lists the…

They Were Promoted, 1910

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Flyer issued by The John A. Mead Club of Rutland promoting Mead's candidacy for Governor. Mead was the sitting Lieutenant Governor and the club lists eight other men who were previously "promoted by the People after apprenticeship in the Lieutenant…

Agan Club of Ludlow Materials, 1920

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Materials from the Agan Club of Ludlow promoting Frank W. Agan's candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor of Vermont in 1920. Included here are two leaflets and an envelope. The envelope [9 x 16.5 cm] is addressed to Harold Goddard Rugg,…

Questionnaire for Republican Gubernatorial Candidates, May 22, 1920

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Questionnaire addressed to the candidates for the 1920 Republican nomination for Governor: James Hartness, Frederick H. Babbitt, Curtis S. Emery, and Frank W. Agan. The questionnaire was circulated by H.S. Wardner, a resident of Windsor, VT, seeking…