Material related to the 1936 Republican national convention - Collection Gallery

Collection # 00896 (Front)

Type: Pamphlet 

Size: 5"x7.5" 8 pages"

Manufacturer: Passenger Department of the Boston & Albany Railroad

State: Ohio

Union# N/A

Description: 5"x7.5" 8 pages, died with blue cord "Itinerary Massachusetts Delegation and Guests to Republican National Convention Cleveland June 1936 Railroad related

Acquisition Date: 1/13/2026

Collection # 00896 (Back)

Type: Pamphlet 

Size: 5"x7.5" 8 pages"

Manufacturer: Passenger Department of the Boston & Albany Railroad

State: Ohio

Union# N/A

Description: 5"x7.5" 8 pages, died with blue cord "Itinerary Massachusetts Delegation and Guests to Republican National Convention Cleveland June 1936 Railroad related

Acquisition Date: 1/13/2026

Collection # 00905

Type: Envelope 

Size: 7.5"x5"

Manufacturer: Unknown

State: Ohio

Union# N/A

Description: 7.5"x5" cream with brown lettering, dancing elephant Happy Evening To You- believed to be from the republican national convention 

Acquisition Date: 6/15/2026

Collection # 00897

Type: Pinback Button

Size: 2.5"

Manufacturer: Whitehead & Hoag

State: N/A

Union# Unknown 

Description: 2.5" Land In Cleveland Ohio in '36 Orange/blue pin

Acquisition Date: 2/10/2026

Collection # 00881

Type: Pinback Button 

Size: 1.75"

Manufacturer: N/A

State: Michigan/ Cleveland, OH 

Union# N/A

Description: 1.75" Michigan Gold and Blue- REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION MICHIGAN 1936

Acquisition Date: 11/15/2025

Collection # 00850

Type: First Day Cover 

Size:4"x6.5"

Manufacturer: Westmont Cover Club Westmont, IL

State: Cleveland Ohio

Description: 6.5"x4" FDC Opening Day Republican National Convention with photo of a pin- Opens The Door to Better Times.  This cover proves that this button was used during the 1936 campaign.

Acquisition Date: 5/3/2025