Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.001.012 |
Object Name |
Button, Campaign |
Collection |
Bill Cohen Collection |
Title |
Elect Kenneth R. Cox / Treasurer of State |
Date |
1982 |
Description |
Campaign Button has black and white mottled background with black letters: "Elect / Kenneth R. / COX [underline] Treasurer of State" |
Dimensions |
Dia-2.25 inches |
Material |
Metal |
Notes |
Democrat Kenneth Cox lost the primary race for state treasurer for which this button was made. He was a former state senator who was appointed by Governor Dick Celeste to head the division of savings and loans in 1985 just before the savings and loan crisis hit. |
Inscription Text |
BADGE A MINIT LaSalle IL 61301 |
Provenance |
Bill Cohen, a long-time Ohio Statehouse News Bureau reporter, donated a collection of political memorabilia and ephemera to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2012. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Cox, Kenneth R., 1928- |
Search Terms |
Ohio General Assembly |
Subjects |
Campaign insignia Elections Financial panics Political campaigns Political candidates Treasuries |