UTU pins, tie clips, golf divot tool, golf ball markers

Inclusive date range: 1953-1977, undated

Bulk dates: 1953-1977



This collection contains memoribilia collected by Neil P. Speirs over the course of his career. Numerous pins, both pin-back buttons and enameled stick pins, from SUNA are located in this collection. These pins either mark important milestones of Speirs' membership in SUNA or publicize SUNA initiatives and camapigns. Other SUNA memoribilia found in this collection include a commemorative plate and a zippered vinyl pouch. Because of his position as the president of SUNA and as assisstant president of UTU, Mr. Speirs also collected numerous guest badges and medals for the conventions of other unions. Also found in this collection are three enamel pins from the National Railway Workers' Union of Japan [NRU], given to Mr. Speirs during a visit NRU members made to SUNA headquarters in Buffalo, NY. A medal commemorating the founding of the UTU, with a portrait of Mr. Speirs on the front, is found in this collection. Finally, a pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign an act to facilitate research into high-speed ground transportation.