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Button, Event

Object number2018.156.5

MediumMetal; Plastic; Paper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Thomas Schmidt

DescriptionOrange pinback button. Button is circular, and the orange paper has a drawing of a cartoon tiger sitting against a palm tree while holding a green drink with a stirrer in its left hand. There is a handwritten name across the middle of the button overtop the palm tree and a printed date beneath it; date is split in half on either side of the tiger. The paper is covered with clear plastic, and the back is metal with two small, rectangular cutouts near the top for a metal pin.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.938 x 0.313 in. (10 x 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsBlack, handwritten name across the middle of the button: "SCHMITTY / SCHMIDT".

Black, printed date near the bottom: "19 [tiger] 26".
Historical NotesPinback button from a Princeton University reunion attended by Adolph Schmidt Part of a collection of Princeton-themed memorabilia collected and worn by Adolph Schmidt at class reunions he attended throughout the 1950s-1970s. A financial and foundation executive and native of McKeesport, Pa., Adolph William Schmidt graduated from Princeton University and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He was Vice President and Governor of T. Mellon and Sons, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, President of The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, and a Trustee and Treasurer of the Old Dominion Foundation. He married Helen “Patsy” Mellon (great-granddaughter of Thomas Mellon) in 1936. In World War II, Schmidt served as an intelligence officer with the Army and OSS in Africa and Europe from 1942 until 1946, and was discharged as Lieutenant Colonel. He was awarded the Bronze Star and two battle stars.

Previous owner Adolph William Schmidt (1904 - 2000)

Related institution Princeton University

Related institution United States Army

Related institution Harvard University

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