A Guide to the Shenandoah County Election Collection, 2015-0023
Compiled by Zachary Hottel
December 20, 2017
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia, USA
Title: Shenandoah County Election Collection
Date Range: 1919-2017
Collection Number: 2015-0023
Extent: 2 boxes
Language: English
Abstract: A collection of items from local elections or local items produced for state or national elections. It includes pamphlets, documents, signs, and other ephemera produced as part of election campaigns.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Shenandoah County Election Collection, 1919-2017, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Acquisition Information: Items acquired through various donations, especially when only a small number of items were donated. Newer items dating to 2017 and forward were typically acquired by library staff and volunteers directly from campaigns.
Processing Information: The original disposition of many of these items is unknown. All have been processed together according to their connection with local elections. They are stored in the appropriate document boxes. Items too large for document storage have been placed in oversize folders in the archives map case.
Biographical/ Historical Note
The first local election in what is now Shenandoah County most likely occurred in 1772 when the county was formed and its first local officials had to be selected. Since then, many thousands of individuals have stood for offices on a local, state, and national level in hundreds of elections that occurred in Shenandoah County. To help sway voters these individuals have often produced campaign materials including newspaper broadsides, pamphlets, signs, buttons, and other ephemera.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of approximately 2 linear feet of materials. This includes approximately 12 folders of documents, six items related to local campaigns, and a single oversize folder containing campaign signs.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Inventory
Box 1, 38758101394343, Stack 8, Shelf 6
Folder 1.1, Republican Primary Materials, August 9 1919
Folder 1.2, Republican Primary Materials, August 16 1927
Folder 1.3, Republican Guide to the Voters of Shenandoah County with Handwritten Returns, 1959
Folder 1.4, Karen Whetzel for School Board, District 1, 2009-2017
Folder 1.5, Bob Goodlatte MIA Protest Town Hall, March 3 2017, Chartrhouse School, Edinburg Virginia [Video]
Folder 1.6, “The Independents”, Marsha Shruntz and Cindy Bailey for Supervisor, October 2017
Folder 1.7, District 1 Election Forum, Shenandoah County Board f Supervisors, October 19 2017
Folder 1.8, District 4 Election Forum, Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors and School Board, October 19 2017
Folder 1.9, District 5 Forum, Shenandoah County School Board, October 19 2017
Folder 1.10, District 5 Candidate Forum, Board of Supervisors, October 19 2017
Folder 1.11, Elect Dick Neese, Supervisor District 1, 2017
Folder 1.12, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
Box 2, 38758101471174, Stack 8, Shelf 6
Item 2.1, Campaign Stickers, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
Item 2.2 Campaign Chap Stick, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
Item 2.3, Campaign Bracelets, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
Item 2.4, Campaign Sunglasses, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
Item 2.5, Campaign Button, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
Item 2.6, Campaign Button, Karl Roulston for District 4 Board of Supervisors, 2017
OVERSIZE: 2017 Local Governmnt Election Campaign Signs, Dick Neese, Karl Roulston, and Karen Whetzel 38758101471166 Map Case Drawer B, Folder 16
Updated December 20, 2017