50,000 ALA Members in 1976

50,000 ALA Members in 1976 Cause Button Museum
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Cause
Club
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50,000 ALA Members in 1976 button back Cause Button Museum
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Libraries
Text on Button: 
50,000 1976
Image Description: 

White text on a light blue background

Curl Text: 

BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.

Back Style: 
Unlocking pin
The Shape: 
Circle
The Size: 
2 inch
Year / Decade Made: 
1976
1970s
The Manufacturer: 
Bastian Bros. Co.
Additional Information: 

The ALA membership committee during the organizations centennial year, 1976, was managed by Fred Glazer of West Virginia who had the ambitious goal of reaching 50,000 member for the association that year.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

Source: American Library Association. (Winter 1984-1985). Buttons Tell It All!!! HQ Review, 14-16.

Catalog ID: 
CA0339
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