Box 1

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2 coins

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"One of the pens used by the President, September 30, 1965, in signing S. 1588, An Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to undertake research and development in high-speed ground transportation, and for other purposes.

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3 medals with portraits of the presidents of the four unions which united to form the UTU: N. P. Speirs, Charles Luna, H. E. Gilbert, C. F. Lane

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Special guest medal from the 26th Convention of the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, held in Miami Beach, Florida, May 3-7, 1971.

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2 guest medals for the 25th Convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America, Kansas City, Missouri, July 30-August 11, 1973

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Two guest medals from Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employs conventions. One is from the 36th Regular Convention, Detroit, Michigan, 1970; the other is from the 37th Regular Convention, Denver, Colorado, 1974

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

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Conventions: San Francisco, California, 1959; New York, New York, 1963; San Francisco, California, 1965 (2 badges); Bal Harbour, Florida, 1967; Los Angeles, California, 1977

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Member badge (front) Maple Leaf Lodge No. 84, Switchmen's Union of North America, Oelwein, Iowa (back) In Memoriam, Maple Leaf Lodge No. 84, Switchmen's Union of North America, Oelwein, Iowa; Vice-president badge and Delegate badge from 6th Quadrennial Convention, June, 1959; 2 pin-back buttons;

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pin-back and enamel buttons; 3 buttons from the NRU. See collection 6215 P, box 1 folder16, for a photograph of their visit to SUNA headquarters in Buffalo, NY