Do you own vintage University of Michigan pins (or buttons, as they were called)? Email me at mail[at]mvictors.com or find me at MVictors on Twitter or MVictors on Facebook with a photo. I’d love to see what you have, suggest a value, or answer your questions. Here is the complete history of these antique pins:
I’ve always had an interest in the evolving culture on campus at Michigan. Much has changed over our 200-year history and many once-popular Ann Arbor traditions have faded away.
One lost tradition is the wearing of “Union buttons” around campus and at alumni events.