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Dottie Schick Collection of Political Memorabilia, 1926-2004 (bulk 1968-2002). Accession 42676. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
Gift of Adolph Schick, 18 April 2006.
Dorothy (Dottie) Schick (1930-2005) was the daughter of Bertha and Albert Wasserman of Arlington, Virginia. The Wasserman's owned the landmark Al's Motors, the oldest Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Northern Virginia. Dottie Schick graduated from Washington and Lee High School, received her bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma, and studied at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. Mrs. Schick was a longtime Northern Virginia Democratic activist and served as a member of the Democratic National Committee and chairwoman of the Fairfax Democratic Committee. For 38 years, Dottie and her husband, Adolph (Sonny) Schick, hosted the annual Mason District Democratic Committee Crab Feast, attended by hundreds of elected officials, candidates, lobbyists, and supporters. Guests ranged from former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton to former governors Charles S. Robb and L. Douglas Wilder, along with many local officials and candidates.
Collection, 1926-2004 (bulk 1968-2002), of Dottie Schick, longtime Northern Virginia Democratic activist. Throughout her career in politics, Mrs. Schick collected a variety of Democratic artifacts and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection includes materials collected during her tenure, 1968-2004, although she collected materials dating to 1926. The collection includes campaign brochures and posters, correspondence, inaugural invitations and programs, Democratic Committee and Democratic Party of Virginia convention materials, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks. Also included are numerous artifacts including bumper stickers, campaign buttons, commemorative coins, lapel pins, hats, and pens. Campaign materials are included for Leslie Byrne, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry Howell, John F. Kennedy, George McGovern, Harold Miller, J. Sargeant Reynolds, Charles Robb, Franklin Roosevelt, Mary Sue Terry, Harry F. Truman, Mark Warner, and L. Douglas Wilder, among others. Although the majority of the collection relates to the Democratic Party, included are some artifacts and papers relating to the Republican Party.
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I. Papers, 1926-2004 Series II. Campaign Buttons, 1937-2004 Series III. Artifacts, 1963-2002 Series IV. Bumper stickers, ca. 1970-2000 Series V. Clippings, 1976-1992 Series VI. Oversize, ca. 1970-2000 Series VII. Scrapbooks, 1968-1992Papers, 1926-2004, including campaign and inauguration papers, convention materials, correspondence, directories, invitations, newsletters, photographs, and publications. The papers mainly consist of campaign and inauguration papers for various local and national political figures and are arranged alphabetically by last name of politician. The campaign and inauguration papers include biographies, correspondence, committee lists, inaugural invitations and programs, newspaper clippings, press releases, publications, and resumes. Papers relating to Presidential campaigns include those of Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry. Papers relating to local campaigns include those of Gerald Baliles, Henry Howell, Henry MacKall, Dorothy McDiarmid, John Melnick, Andrew Miller, Harold Miller, John Milliken, J. Sargeant Reynolds, Charles Robb, Mark Warner, and L. Douglas Wilder.
Also included are brochures, invitations, guides, programs, official proceedings, and tickets, from conventions held by the Democratic Party of Virginia and Democratic National Committee. Minutes, committee lists, finances, and reports relating to the Democratic Party of Virginia are also included, as well as The Fairfax County Democrat newsletters, 1972-1989.
The correspondence, 1968-1998, mainly includes campaign letters asking for Mrs. Schick's support or thanking her for her support, purchase of tickets and comments about the Crab Feast, and candidates announcing bids for election. Included are letters from many prominent local and national politicians. Photographs include presidential and local inaugurations, Crab Feasts, campaign fundraisers, and miscellaneous political figures. The collection also includes several programs, 1970-1990, from Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners held by various chapters of the Democratic Party of Virginia.
Of note are Dottie Schick's campaigns for Democratic National Committeewoman, including announcements, correspondence, clippings, flyers, and resumes. Also of note are the attendees lists, clippings, flyers, guest book, tickets, photographs, and invitations for the Mason District Crab Feasts and Schick Seafood Extravaganza, 1973-1996.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Inauguration of Governor George F. Allen, Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Beyer, Jr., and Attorney General James S. Gilmore, III.
Campaign for Governor.
Campaign for Governor.
Campaign for Governor Gerald Baliles, Lieutenant Governor L. Douglas Wilder, and Attorney General Mary Sue Terry.
Inauguration as Governor.
Inauguration as Governor.
Inauguration as Governor.
Inauguration as Governor.
Campaign and inauguration for Lieutenant Governor.
Campaign for U.S. Senate.
Campaigns for House of Delegates and Lieutenant Governor.
Campaign and inauguration as President of the U.S.
Campaign and inauguration as President and Vice President of the U.S.
Campaign and inauguration as President and Vice President of the U.S.
Washington Roasts Mario Cuomo.
Campaign for Governor.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Miami, Florida
New York, New York
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
Miscellaneous membership lists and statements.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Miscellaneous membership lists and statements.
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Campaign for President of the U.S.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Program and ticket for inauguration as President of the U.S.
Program for Inauguration Ball as President of the U.S.
Campaign for President of the U.S.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Campaign for Governor of Virginia.
Campaign for National Committeewoman.
Newspaper article.
Inaugural program as President of the U.S.
Publications:
Publications:
Publications:
Publications:
Publications:
Campaign for President of the U.S.
Campaign for U.S. Congress.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Campaign for Vice-Chairman.
Campaign for President of the U.S.; McGovern for President Ecology Coloring Book.
Campaign for Attorney-General of Virginia.
Campaigns for Attorney General and Governor of Virginia.
Campaign for U.S. Congress.
Campaign for U.S. Congress.
Campaign for President of the U.S.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Literature.
The Nixon Yearbook.
Campaign for Vice President of the U.S.
1981 Democratic Convention (Va. Beach, Va.); Misc.
Fairfax County Democratic Committee.
Inauguration; State Central Committee; Crab Feast; Misc.
Wilder, Beyer, and Terry campaign; Crab Feast; Misc.
Democratic National Convention (Dukakis).
Governor Baliles and Lt. Governor Wilder; Women's Rights Pro-Choice Rally; Misc.
Inauguration; Martin Luther King Holiday at Israeli Embassy with Ron Brown, chairman of DNC.
Inauguration; Ron Brown; Misc.
Democratic National Convention; Crab Feast with Bill Clinton; Misc.
Inauguration.
Crab Fest; Mary Sue Terry for Governor.
Charles Robb for Senate; Crab Feast with Charles Robb and Lady Byrd Johnson.
Crab Feast; Charles Robb; Misc.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Campaign for U.S. Congress.
Campaign and Inauguration for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Northern Virginia Democratic Victory Gala.
Campaign for U.S. Senate.
Guestbook.
Campaign for President of the U.S.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
Inauguration as President of the U.S.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Campaign for Committee Chairman.
Campaign for Congress.
Campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Inauguration as Governor of Virginia.
Campaign for Virginia House of Delegates.
This series includes campaign buttons for various national elections (President, Vice President, U.S. Congress), state elections (Attorney General, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sheriff, Supervisor, Virginia House of Delegates), and campaigns for Democratic National Convention Delegates. Also included are political statement, general Democratic Party, and various social organization buttons. Included are buttons for the campaigns of: Dick Bagley, Joe Biden, Leslie Byrne, Jimmy Carter, William Clinton, Howard Dean, Michael Dukakis, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joe Fisher, John Glenn, Al Gore, Herb Harris, Gary Hart, Henry Howell, Hubert Humphrey, Lee Iacocca, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, George McGovern (and Shriver), John Melnick, Andrew Miller, Harold Miller, Johun Milliken, Jim Moran, Walter Mondale (and Ferraro), Buck Morton, Richard Nixon, Nancy Pelosi, Rufus Phillips, Owen Pickett, J. Sargeant Reynolds, Charles Robb, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Terry Sanford, Dottie Schick, Paul Simon, Mary Sue Terry, Harry F. Truman, Bob Wallenberg, Mark Warner, Douglas Wilder, Carrington Williams, and Lynn Yeakel, among others.
Of note are the inaugurations buttons/ribbons for Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry F. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter. Also include is a button for the transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh, New York to Paris. Most of the buttons are arranged alphabetically, although a large sash is included which contains a number of the more visually interesting buttons. (Box 45)
Arranged alphabetically by candidates last name, with miscellaneous buttons arranged to the rear.
This series includes a variety of Democratic party artifacts collected by Dottie Schick. Included are license plates, stuffed animals (donkeys), commemorative coins for Presidents Clinton, Johnson, and Kennedy, convention paperweights, pens, saxophone lapel pin, and campaign cups and hats. Included are various plaques, including one with a piece of carpet from the Watergate Offices of the Democratic National Headquarters, 1972. [Note: There is no box 51]
This series includes bumper stickers for various Democratic candidates. [Note: There is no Box 51]
Arranged alphabetically by candidates last name, with miscellaneous bumper stickers and name tags arranged to the rear.
This series includes loose newspaper clippings on the various Democratic conventions and inaugurations.
This series includes oversize certificates, invitations, photographs, and posters.
This series includes scrapbooks for the 1968-1969 and 1981 national and state conventions; photographic scrapbook for the Harold O. Miller campaign 1969-1970; and a scrapbook for the 1992 election of President William Clinton, including photographs of Clinton at the Mason District Annual Crab Feast with Dottie Schick.