Seek a political archivist

Post date: 2019-07-16 08:15:08

A dear friend died late last year, and he left behind a huge collection of political memorabilia, spanning the years from Eisenhower to Obama. It includes buttons, pamphlets, press releases, badges, ephemera—what we'd call "campaign swag" today, of all sorts. What sort of person can help us make sense of it all?

I'm working with my friend's daughter to figure out how best to manage this collection, which is largely disorganized and sits in about a dozen boxes. Some of the materials might be of interest to historians or collectors; other stuff might just be junk. We don't have the time or knowledge to sift through it all ourselves, so we'd like to hire someone with experience in this sort of thing.

If you know someone who might be able to help (the collection is located in the Philadelphia area), that would be awesome. But even if you can help identify the type of person who would suited for this task, or where to find them, that would be great. Thank you!

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