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One-of-a-kind political collection now on display at Oglethorpe | Reporter Newspapers

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Oglethorpe University now is home to thousands of pieces of political and campaign memorabilia dating back to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The James and Camilla Comerford Collection opened Sept. 19 on the second floor of the Weltner Library after Sen. Johnny Isakson spoke at the university’s celebration of Constitution Day. Since he was a small boy, Comerford has collected political buttons, posters and literature, and over nearly 50 years has amassed a collection of 20,000 pieces. Read more….

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