Pinback button for York College: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button for York College. The background of the button is white. Large blue text at center reads: [Save York College]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture’s information and a union stamp in blue ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1975
• Manufactured by: Columbia Advertising Company, American
• Subject of: York College / CUNY, American, founded 1966
• Subject of: The City University of New York, American, founded 1847
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2013.68.90
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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