MATT EXAMPLE
If the object has a title, use that title. If not, briefly describe the object: "Campaign Button for Lyndon Baines Johnson."
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MATT EXAMPLE
If the object has a title, use that title. If not, briefly describe the object: "Campaign Button for Lyndon Baines Johnson."
If the object has a title, use that title. If not, briefly describe the object: "Campaign Button for Lyndon Baines Johnson."
Subject
Think broadly here--"California Democratic Politics," "Election Ephemera," and "Campaign Hat."
Description
Here is where you can be specific--"A bottle of whiskey depicting Governor Patrick Brown used as marketing material for his campaign for re-election in 1968"
Creator
This is not you--although you photographed the object, this refers to the creator of the original object. Often, you will not know. But think--who is this object related to. So, I might say Jane Talmach for a Jane Talmach sign, even if it was in fact created by Acme Poster Company.
Source
Please use this language--The Jane Talmach Collection housed at the John Spoor Broome Library, CSU Channel Islands
Publisher
Almost always this will be the campaign associated with your object--but if is a printed page, like a newspaper ad, try to determine which newspaper and use that name as the publisher. In these instances, neither you nor CI are the publisher
Date
As you become more familiar with your objects and collection, you will probably be able to better date your pieces--for instance, if you have a button from the 1968 Democratic Convention, you can use "1968." We don't need granularity down to the day, just the year. If you have no way of knowing which campaign an object is associated with, say "circa 1965," or something similar
Contributor
Please use this language--The Jane Talmach Family
Rights
Please use this language--All rights reserved by CSU Channel Islands.
Relation
Please use this field to "relate" an individual object with your exhibit. Something like, "Losers in Politics." Wasn't that one of the group's titles?
Format
Keep in mind that this can be very helpful for researchers. We want the format to reflect the object, not your photograph of it. So, it might look like this--metal button with pin on back, depicting Lyndon Baines Johnson on front. 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches.
Language
This will almost always be English
Type
Generally, we will employ the Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials, which assigns the subject "Political Campaigns," to our materials. Unless your object is a newspaper or some other non-Political thing, in which case talk to Matt about it.
Identifier
This field allows libraries to assign a unique number to an object for retrieval and physical access. Please just leave this blank.
Coverage
In instances where we know the locale, like Oxnard in the case of Jane's campaign for city council, use "Oxnard, California." No abbreviations. If we know the state, employ "California." In some instances, we won't know, in which case it is acceptable to leave this blank. Don't say "United States," as that is too general and not helpful.
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Citation
This is not you--although you photographed the object, this refers to the creator of the original object. Often, you will not know. But think--who is this object related to. So, I might say Jane Talmach for a Jane Talmach sign, even if it was in fact created by Acme Poster Company., “MATT EXAMPLE
If the object has a title, use that title. If not, briefly describe the object: "Campaign Button for Lyndon Baines Johnson.",” The Jane Tolmach Collection, accessed October 19, 2026, https://seankelly.cikeys.com/TolmachCollection/items/show/66.
If the object has a title, use that title. If not, briefly describe the object: "Campaign Button for Lyndon Baines Johnson.",” The Jane Tolmach Collection, accessed October 19, 2026, https://seankelly.cikeys.com/TolmachCollection/items/show/66.