Extensive collection of American political and presidential election ephemera spanning the 1840s through the early 2000s, including printed ballots, party tickets, campaign advertisements, convention materials, memorial pieces and related documents. Featured figures include Henry Clay, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Martin Van Buren, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and George H. W. Bush, with Republican, Democratic and Union Party material represented. The early paper pieces exhibit varying degrees of toning, staining, creasing, folds and edge wear consistent with age.