The Cornell University Collection of Political Americana is comprised of Presidential promotional and commemorative items dating from 1789 to 1980. The collection contains political materials in a variety of formats, including cartoons, prints, and posters; lapel buttons, ribbons, textiles; hats, and other costume items; ballets, broadsides, leaflets, and other ephemera; pamphlets and other formal publications; sheet music and songbooks; and three-dimensional items. Elections from 1832 to 1960 are particularly well represented.

There are approximately 2,278 images in the collection.