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NAVA NewsNewsletter of the North American Vexillological Association December 2016 Bulletin de l’Association nord-américaine de vexillologie Décembre 2016

No. 229No. 22

By Steven A. Knowlton

From October 14-16, 2016, 47 members of the Association, along with thirteen of their compan-ions, gathered in San José, California area for the 50th Annual Meeting. The program committee for NAVA 50 consisted of James Croft, chair, and members Christopher Bedwell, Pete Loeser, Ken Reynolds, and John M. Hartvigsen. The NAVA 50 local arrangements committee consisted of Pete Loeser, chair, and members Peter Ansoff, James

Ferrigan, Ted Kaye, and Bill Trinkle. The local arrangements committee found a number of vexillological activities for the weekend.

Upon arrival at the cozy Doubletree Hotel Campbell, attendees were greeted by a panoply of historic California flags flying from the portico. Inside, the atrium was festooned with past NAVA annual meeting flags that could not fit into the meeting room, giving all the hotel’s guests a sense of the occasion. The welcome packets prepared by the local arrangements committee

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President’s Column 2

editorial musings 3

naVa 50 list of Presentations 10

ICV 27 overview 10

naVa 50 Photo montages 11

2015–2016 naVa awards and Honors 13

2015–2016 naVa officers, Committees, & Boards 13

dr. Whitney smith, 1940–2016 15

Welcome messages: san Jose mayor & California Governor 16

naVa 50 Contributors 16

2016 new naVa members 17

naVa 50 Group Photo of attendees 18

Top left: Nighttime flag display at entrance to the Doubletree Hotel Campbell

Top right: Jim Ferrigan hangs the NAVA 50 flag overlooking hotel lobby

Bottom right: Hotel lobby, Sunday morning prior to NAVA 50 group photo shot

Bottom left: Bear Flag Talk by Bill Trinkle at podium during the Whitney Smith Dinner, with Steve Knowlton holding flag

Center left: Lee Herold and Cristina Victor

ALL pHOTOS: TeD KAye

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NAVA News No. 229 December / Décembre 2016 Volume 49, Issue 3 / fascicule 3 ISSN 1053-3338 (print) ISSN 2372-1332 (online)Newsletter of the North American Vexillological Association / Bulletin de l’Association nord-américaine de vexillologie. Please submit correspondence and submissions to / Veuillez envoyer toute correspondance à l’adresse suivante: NAVA News, Post Office Box 55071 #58049, Boston, Mass. 02205-5071 USA; [email protected] / Rédacteur en chefByron DeLear

Editorial Board / Comité de rédactionKenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. Chair / Directeur (2015–2018 term)James A. Croft, (2015–2018 term)John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Publications Committee / Comité des publicationsKenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. Chair / DirecteurKenneth J. Hartvigsen, Ph.D.Anne M. Platoff, M.S., M.A., FF

John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)Luc V. Baronian, Ph.D. (adviser / conseiller)

North American Vexillogical Association-Association nord-américaine de vexillologie Founded / Fondée en 1967John M. Hartvigsen President / PrésidentJames A. Croft First Vice President / Premier vice-présidentKenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. Second Vice President / Second vice-présidentCindy Williams Secretary / SecrétaireChristopher P. Bedwell Treasurer / TrésorierWhitney Smith+, Ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FFI, FVAST President Emeritus / Président émériteHugh L. Brady, J.D., FF Past President Consultant / Président sortant consultant

© 2016 North American Vexillological Association-Association nord-américaine de vexillologie. All rights reserved / Tous droits réservés. All images used by permission / Toutes les images sont utilisées avec autorisation. The opinions expressed by individual articles in this newsletter belong to their authors and do not necessarily represent those of the editor or the Association / Les opinions exprimées dans le présent Bulletin n’engagent que leurs auteurs et ne sont pas nécessairement celles de l’éditeur ou de l’Association.

As I have frequently related, my interest in flags stretches back to childhood. I often explain that I was born with the “flag gene.” When I learned of Whitney Smith’s virtual creation of vexillology as a new academic discipline it changed and enriched my life. Quite frankly, I cannot imagine my life without the opportunities and personal enrichment that vexillology and NAVA have afforded me. I have seen the Association grow from its infancy to a strong and vital organization.

My involvement with vexillology, like the study itself, has many facets. I have completed original research and published in all of NAVA’s publications, The Flag Bulletin and other journals and publications. I have shared my results in

print and broadcast media.Nevertheless, my interest has been manifest in other aspects

of vexillology.• I have collected a large number of actual flags in many

sizes and enjoyed the tactile and visual impact of flags.• I have collected a large library of books, pamphlets, and

ephemera telling the fascinating stories of flags. NAVA’s publications are an essential part of this collection.

• I have designed flags that I have been thrilled to see displayed and flown. Expanding the experience of flag designing, I have made diagrams and patterns that my wife has used in sewing actual flags. I have worked with flag manufactures on the production of flags offered commer-cially. I have worked with my state legislature to pass flag design legislation.

• I have been part of flag ceremonies for the military, univer-sity and schools. My study of flag etiquette has enabled me to make a greater contribution as a planner and participant.

• I have worked with a private non-profit foundation to bring flag displays to communities all around the United States.

I am completing my last year as President of the Association. In all I have served five years as a NAVA elected officer. This has been a very rewarding and yet challenging opportunity.

It has been rewarding to become associated with some of the finest individuals I have known. The strong friendships forged are treasured associations. So many volunteers contribute to NAVA’s projects. Significant contributions of time and finances make our Association’s progress possible. Members contribute countless hours, limited by work, family and other assignments. Financial contributions may be monetary or in kind. Difficult to calculate, NAVA has received many thousands of dollars in multiple contributions during the last few years alone.

Service in NAVA also has its challenges. Difficult issues have been handled by several boards, with which I have served. Additionally, there are always disagreements. NAVA’s members

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have strong opinions. I do not use my presi-dent’s column to express partisan opinions about Association politics because it is both the executive board’s and my belief that this is not an appropriation use of the Association’s serial publications and website. As expressed to me by many members, we all need to work in an

atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie. Since I am term limited, I will end my term

as NAVA’s president this coming October. As I continue my future membership, I desire to be able to look back with fondness on my service and on those who have served with me.

John

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Greetings fellow vexillologists! NAVA News 229 marks our last issue for 2016 which is traditionally reserved for coverage of our Association’s annual meeting. Although I was not able to attend the 2016 annual meeting as I was a candidate for public office, thankfully, several folks who were in attendance have stepped up to provide some

great content. We’ve taken a slightly different approach for this issue and are featuring a more visual depiction of our annual gathering. Once again, Ted Kaye has volunteered to provide photographs of the event and many excellent shots are included in this issue. I’d also like to give a special thanks to our former Association secretary, Steven Knowlton, who has authored our lead story summarizing the entire weekend’s festivities. Ted’s and Steven’s contributions are very much appreciated and speak to the unselfish nature of those of us who have contributed to this organization. NAVA is built upon our shared passion for vexillology and the lifeblood of our Association is the work of many volunteers along many different fronts to advance our interest in flags. Our capacity to appreciate vexillology is augmented by the diversity of this group. The many and varied pursuits that contribute to our collective success include researchers, historians, conservators, government officials, flag retailers and manufacturers, writers, designers, and flag aficionados of all stripes. Like many volunteer organizations and social groups, one can only expect to get out of NAVA what one puts into it.

As NAVA News editor-in-chief since 2014, I’ve been fortunate to have been exposed to

the broad range of our Association and breadth of our field, and there’s always fascinating vexillological stories to report. In fact, one story just hit my desk that I know many of you will find compelling from a vexillological and socio-political perspective. At a recent Conservative political Action Conference (CpAC) in Washington D.C., 1000 “Trump flags” were distributed to attendees. Supporters of president Trump eagerly waved the red, white, and blue tricolor flags with the word “TRUMp” emblazoned in gold lettering. But the flags were a clever and insidious political prank—they were really Russian national flags. It was

a commentary on the ongoing allegations of Russian cyber hacking into the recent U.S. election and potential collusion between the hackers and American political operatives. It’s important to note that as vexillologists we do not promote partisan agendas but seek to examine an action such as this for its intrinsic value as a crafty deployment of vexillographic ingenuity. I’m happy to report the next issue of NAVA News will feature an interview with the “poli-vexillographers,” and I know you will find the story riveting!

Byron DeLear editor-in-Chief, [email protected]

Right column: “A political prankster passed out small Russian flags emblazoned with president Trump’s name at the annual Conservative political Action Conference — where Trump supporters blindly waved the banners during his Friday morning speech [Feb. 24, 2017]until they were confiscated, according to online reports.”. CApTION & pHOTOS: NEW YORK POST/RE-POSTED TWITTER: DivaKnevil/FAIR USe

editorial MusingsByron DeLear

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included the usual list of attendees and schedule for the meeting, but also literature on the history of San José and California’s flags, along with souvenir patches and temporary tattoos of the California state flag (affectionately called the Bear Flag), and “hand-waver” copies of the Bear Flag and the swallow-tailed meeting flag designed by Tony Burton.

The first event of the annual meeting took place Friday afternoon in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on the

campus of San José State University (SJSU), which also serves as a branch of the San José Public Library. The George Henry Preble Lecture, co-spon-sored by the SJSU Department of History and open to the public, began with an introduction by Jim Ferrigan in which he unveiled a full-sized reproduc-tion of the seven-foot tall unit flag of the Evergreen Home Guard held in the Zaricor Flag Collection. (The original may be seen at https://perma.cc/X78R-9DMK).

Dr. Tamara Venit-Shelton, a historian at Claremont McKenna College, then presented a lecture on “The 1861 Settlers’ War,” in which the Evergreen Guards

Flag made its debut. Her lecture was related to her book A Squatter’s Republic: Land and the Politics of Monopoly in California, 1850–1900, and demonstrated how conflicts arose between landowners who had

received grants from the Mexican government prior to the 1848 cession of California to the United States and squatters who came to the San José area in the wake of the 1849 gold rush. In one such conflict, in 1861 a group of squatters formed in irregular militia unit and literally wrapped themselves in the giant Evergreen Home

Guards flag in protest of government actions to support landowners’ rights. A lively question period followed, and was concluded with the presentation of the Association’s thanks to Dr. Venit-Shelton by President John Hartvigsen.

A full evening of social activities commenced with the Presidents’ Reception held in the Orchard Room of the Doubletree Hotel, where the intimate space made it easy for all the attendees to say hello over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Following the reception, many attendees joined a group dinner at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, whose capacious patio allowed for al fresco dining on a temperate evening.

The evening concluded with a session of Vexi-Bits, which allows for attendees to share newly acquired flags and other items of interest in brief talks. Lee Herold showed a rare example of a gopher-shaped finial used on flagpoles in the office of the late Senator Hubert Humphrey. Annie Platoff shared her Soviet Air Force ensign and gave a primer on distinguishing genuine flags made in the former U.S.S.R. during the Soviet era from more recent reproductions. Phil Allen displayed some flags he designed and had custom-sewn, including a Fourth of July-themed banner with fireworks and a University of California football team flag. He also showed a truly gigantic swallow-tailed Swedish flag, which Jim Ferrigan identified as a

Left column top: Installing display of historical flags of the United States at entrance to hotel

Left column, 2nd from top: Jim Ferrigan oversees outside flag display

Left column, 3rd from top: Tamara Venit-Shelton was the speaker for the George Henry Preble Lecture

Left column bottom: Evergreen Home Guards flag during Preble Lecture

Right column top: Tamara Venit-Shelton and Jim Ferrigan with obverse side of Evergreen Home Guards flag

Right column middle: John Hartvigsen & Tamara Venit-Shelton, with note of appreciation from the Association

Right column below: Bill Trinkle leads Vexi-Bits in hotel lobby

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courtesy ensign flown by U.S. naval vessels in Swedish ports. Jack Lowe shared two Israeli army unit flags, including one from the Golani brigade which saw action in the 2006 war in Lebanon. Scott Mainwaring showed his personal flag and a proposal for the Oregon state flag. Bill Trinkle, who served as master of ceremonies for Vexi-Bits, pulled from his vast collection of California Bear Flag varieties a banner of the bear at a sunny beach. Peter Ansoff shared two house flags from sailing vessels: the ship’s flag of the Legacy, which conducts cruises on the Columbia River, and a mysterious house flag that may have been Japanese. Ted Kaye concluded by showing a new book by Željko Heimer on Vexillology, Sociology, and Croatian military flags (which Ted helped edit).

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Top row left: Scott Mainwaring’s huge swallow-tailed Swedish flag shown at Vexi-Bits

Top row right: Ted Kaye with his personal flag at Vexi-Bits

Second row left: Lee Herold at Vexi-Bits

Second row right: phil Allen at Vexi-Bits with one of his flags he personally designed and had custom-sewn

Third row left: Jack Lowe at Vexi-Bits with an Israeli army unit flag

Third row right: Annie platoff at Vexi-Bits holding a Soviet air force ensign

Bottom row left: Jim Brown at Vexi-Bits

Bottom row right: peter Ansoff at Vexi-Bits showing a house flag from a sailing vessel



The opening cere-mony of the annual meeting on Saturday morning kicked off with a touching address by John Hartvigsen in which he expressed not only the thanks of the Association to the local arrangements committee, but also to all the members of NAVA whose companionship and shared enthusiasm for flags has enriched his life. In place of the usual procession of flags (foregone due to the low ceiling), the playing of the Association’s official musical composition, “Winchester Fanfare,” written by Mason Kaye, was accompanied by a PowerPoint slide show of national and Association flags.

The first morning featured five presentations on historical, social, and psychological aspects of vexillology, including three talks from first-time presenters—Hipolito Rafael Chacón, Rodney Deal, and Scott Mainwaring. All the presentations that were eligible for the Captain William Driver Award for the best paper were given on the first day, so that the award could be presented at the Whitney Smith Dinner Saturday night.

Steve Knowlton presented an overview of flags used by black nationalist organizations including the Universal Negro Improvement Association, the Moorish Science Temple of America, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

Hipolito Rafael Chacón, in his Driver Award-winning paper, showed the connections between Cuba’s “Estrella Solitaria” (“Lone Star”) flag and later revolutionary, anti-colonial flags, including those of the Philippines, Catalonia, and a number of flags used in African independence movements.

Rodney Deal discussed a flag he has designed

and marketed, which commemorates the end of the Civil War and emancipation, and symbolizes African American empowerment.

Amy Langston presented some of the many flags used within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender communities, and discussed the findings of an innovative survey she performed to assess the relationship between religious observance and attitudes about flags for sexual orientations; her talk earned an Honorable Mention for the Driver Award.

Scott Mainwaring discussed a number of ques-tions revolving around visual perception of flags, such as which way the flag appears to be moving (in a stiff breeze, is the hoist edge moving “into the wind” or is the fly end moving “away from the pole”?)

Michael Green gave a graphic designer’s perspec-tive on flags as “branding” for the entities they represent, and introduced the concept of a “pride funnel,” in which inadequate or unattractive symbolism for a political entity causes citizens to transfer their emotional allegiance to an entity lower in the hierarchy but with better branding—such as when New Yorkers with their seal-on-blue flag embrace the New York Yankees logo to represent their state, but Coloradans eagerly embrace their state flag.

Following a lunch break, the attendees enjoyed a silent auction of flags donated by NAVA members. The most popular item was Pete Van de Putte’s offer for Dixie Flag & Banner Company to design and custom-make a personal flag for the top bidder. Throughout the meeting, attendees also participated in a silent auction of a number of flags, flag books, and related items. John Hartvigsen then give his talk on the flag of the Third Reich, in which he traced the aesthetically striking swastika design beyond the account presented in Mein Kampf to a series of earlier German writers who embraced the ancient sun symbol as (probably incorrectly) attributed to the Aryan race of pre-history.

Left column top: John Hartvigsen at opening ceremony Saturday morning

Left column bottom: Hipolito Rafael Chacón at podium delivers his Driver-award winning presentation Saturday morning

Right column top: Saturday lunch

Right column bottom: Ben Zaricor and ed Mooney during Saturday afternoon’s “Tour of the Collections”



Often, NAVA annual meetings will involve a trip to a nearby museum to view a flag collection. This year, the flag collec-tions came to NAVA, for a display called Tour of the Collections. Inside the Doubletree, six NAVA members who are also flag collectors displayed the highlights of their collec-tions. Peter Ansoff had a number of shipping house flags and merchant ensigns which were salvaged by shipbreakers worked in Alang, India. Bill Trinkle allowed the attendees to inspect some of the early examples and variants of the California Bear Flag. Annie Platoff showed a number of Soviet-era flags, regional flags from post-Communist Russia, and NASA flags that have actually flown in outer space. Ben Zaricor and his daughter, Tanya, kindly brought rarely-seen early flags, including a 1780 thirteen-star flag with single ring and center

star, a mid-Federal period U.S. merchant ship ensign, a 1876 Centennial patriotic U.S. flag, and a 1896 Semi-Centennial Bear Flag that came from the collection of Judge John Ball of San José. Jim Ferrigan’s flag collection featured many novelty flags he designed, including an “earthquake” pattern for the U.S. flag in which all the stars fell to the bottom of the canton. Phil Allen also displayed his designs, including a “tie-dye” U.S. flag, and a U.S. flag with rainbow colors in place of the red stripes.

The biggest disappointment of the weekend was the biggest relief to everyone else in San José. California had been suffering a drought throughout 2016, making it seem safe to plan Saturday night’s Whitney Smith Dinner for the hotel’s outdoor dining area. Alas, for the first time in months, it rained! Following a group photograph in the hotel lobby, a Mexican dinner was served in the Harvest and Orchard Rooms of the hotel.

After a round of toasts, the keynote address was presented by Bill Trinkle, proprietor of the online Bear Flag Museum (http://bearflagmuseum.org). Trinkle recounted the tumultuous days of 1846 when the Bear Flag first made its appear-ance over a fort in Sonoma occupied by Americans rebelling against the Mexican government, and went to tell of its adoption as the state flag in 1911. The address was full of details regarding eyewitness accounts of the flag’s appearance and use, legisla-tive history, and design specifications. Californians have embraced their flag and use it widely on homes, places of business, and schools—to the extent that parodies, adaptations, and variant designs abound. Trinkle attributes its popularity to the air of rebellion and individualism embodied by the flag, which appeals to many Californians’ self-image. He concluded the talk by displayed a large

Left column top and middle: “Tour of the Collections” Saturday afternoon

Left column, 3rd from top: Annie platoff with Soviet-era and regional flags from post-Communist Russia

Left column bottom: Group reviews Ben Zaricor’s 1780 thirteen-star flag.

Right column top: phil Allen and Steve Knowlton

Right column bottom: Bill Trinkle gives the keynote address with his Bear Flag talk


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number of Bear Flag variations he has collected over the years.

The Whitney Smith Dinner often includes the presentation of awards, and this year’s festivities concluded with several. Hartvigsen presented the thanks of the Association to two Board Members, Secretary Cindy Williams and Treasurer Chris Bedwell, who are rotating off the board, along with First Vice President James Croft and Second Vice President Ken Reynolds, who were unable to attend and sent their regrets. The Kevin Harrington Award, conferred upon the author of the best article about flags published in a non-vexillological periodical, was presented to Carlos A. Morales-Ramirez, whose article “Learning Geography Through Flags” was published in The Pennsylvania Geographer, volume 53, number 2 (Fall/Winter 2015). The John Purcell Award, presented for an exemplary contri-bution that promotes public understanding of vexillology in North America, was given to Scott Mainwaring, who originated and promoted World Vexillology Day. The Captain William Driver Award was presented to Hipolito Rafael Chacón, and an Honorable Mention was given to Amy Langston.

President Hartvigsen also announced

that Annie Platoff would received the a Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr. Grant for Research in Vexillology. She plans to use the grant to research Soviet flags in the Whitney Smith Flag Research Center Collection, which is part of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin.

The evening concluded with an announce-ment from Scot Guenter. As a director of The Flag Research Center, Guenter informed the gathering that The Flag Bulletin will resume publishing in the fall of 2017. To the end of recruiting authors for The Flag Bulletin, The Flag Research Center has named a class of Fellows, who are distinguished vexillolo-gists who have agreed to contribute to The Flag Bulletin on a regular basis.

The annual business meeting was conducted on Sunday morning. FIAV Secretary-General Charles Spain visited Association Founder Whitney Smith the day before coming to NAVA 50, and with the permission of Smith’s family shared that Dr. Smith has advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Sadly, Dr. Smith died shortly thereafter, on November 17, 2016 (https://perma.cc/9CRH-WVZ8).

President Hartvigsen shared his thoughts about NAVA being a three-legged stool, comprising annual meetings, publications, and presentations, with the unifying seat being a passion for flags among

Left column top: Bill Trinkle in upper left delivers his Bear Flag presentation

Left column, 2nd from top: Scott Mainwaring accepting the John purcell Award

Left column, 3rd from top: Hipolito Rafael Chacón accepts the Captain William Driver award from John Hartvigsen

Left column bottom: Annie platoff

Right column top: Scot Guenter discusses publication resumption of The Flag Bulletin

Right column middle: Charles Spain updates attendees on Dr. Whitney Smith

Right column bottom: 2015-2016 NAVA executive board members, from left: John Hartvigsen, Cindy Williams and Chris Bedwell at NAVA 50 business meeting Sunday morning


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NAVA members. He noted that, as in any organiza-tion, there are occasional disagreements despite great camaraderie among the members. With that in mind, he urged NAVA members to not speak ill of the organization, but rather encourage new members to contribute and participate in the orga-nization’s work.

The nominating committee presented the following slate of candidates for the 2016–2017 executive board: for president, John Hartvigsen; for first vice president, Luc Baronian; for second vice president, Edward (Ted) McNabb; for secretary, Lee Herold; and for treasurer, John Adcock CPA. The slate was elected without opposition. There was a contested election for the 2016–2017 nominating committee, and Scot Guenter, Jim Ferrigan, and Hugh Brady were elected. Congratulations to the new executive board and nominating committee members!

The meeting concluded with two presentations. Carlos Morales-Ramirez summarized the work he published in his Harrington Award-winning paper on teaching geography through the study of flags.

Annie Platoff and Scot Guenter presented some-thing new to NAVA: a scholarly dialogue. They spoke on “civil religion”—the use of religion-like activities to form a sense of national identity—as practiced in the Soviet Union and the United States.

Because Flag Research Quarterly 11 will be about the NAVA Flag Collection, which consists of the indoor annual meeting flags, the officer flags, and the NAVA, FIAV, U.S., and Canada flags, a preliminary color draft written by Charles Spain was printed and distributed at NAVA 50 so attendees could look at the actual flags and comment on the draft. This crowd sourcing for information about the Association’s flags allowed attendees a unique opportunity to participate in vexillological research on NAVA’s half century of flags.

The annual meeting’s last presentation featured President Hartvigsen inviting NAVA members to attend the fiftieth anniversary annual meeting

in Boston next fall. Boston is an especially appropriate site to celebrate the end of a half-century of NAVA meetings, as the June 3–4, 1967 organizational meeting was held there.

Although the last official event of NAVA 50 was the formal investiture of the newly elected executive board members, many members spent the evening sharing meals, drinks, and one another’s company.

Left column top: Incoming and outgoing NAVA executive board members, from left: Lee Herold, Cindy Williams, John Hartvigsen, Chris Bedwell, and Luc Baronian

Left column bottom: Scot Guenter and Annie platoff

Right column top: John Hartvigsen and peter Ansoff promote next annual meeting in Boston and hold NAVA 51 flag

Right column middle: Vanessa Van de putte and Gedi Kiflezgi fold up meeting flags as NAVA 50 concludes

Right column bottom: Al Cavalari leads Sunday dinner as NAVA 50 wraps up


Flags of NAVA

A review of the flags of the North American Vexillological Association

on the occasion of its 50th year.

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NAVA 50 Presentations / Communications The Global Legacy of the Estrella Solitaria, Cuba’s Lone Star Flag Hipolito Rafael Chacón, Ph.D., Montana

Flag of Rembembrance 1865 Rodney D. Deal, Michigan

Branding the Nations Michael Green, Texas

The Flag of the NSDAP and the Third Reich: The Impact of a Well Designed Flag John M. Hartvigsen, Utah

Show Me the Race of the Nation Without a Flag, and I will Show You a Race of People Without Any Pride: Flags of Black Nationalist Organization Steven A. Knowlton, M.L.I.S., M.A., New Jersey

The Intersectionality of Flags, Religion, and the Gay Pride Movement Amy J. Langston, North Carolina

Which Way Forward? Directionality in Flag Perception and Design Scott D. Mainwaring, Ph.D., Oregon

Geographies of Vexillology: Learning Geography Through Flags Carlos A. Morales-Ramirez, M.S., M.A., Singapore

An Introduction to Comparative Civil Religion: The United States and the Soviet Union Anne M. Platoff, M.S., M.A., FF, California Scot M. Guenter, Ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FVAST, California

Left: Hipolito Rafael ChacónRight: Rodney Deal

Left: Michael GreenRight: John Hartvigsen

Left: Steven KnowltonRight: Amy Langston

Top left: Scott MainwaringTop right: Carlos Morales-RamirezBottom left: Anne M. PlatoffBottom right: Scot Guenter

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The Twenty-Seventh International Congress of Vexillology will be held 7–11 August 2017 at Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London, UK. Additional information and registration is available at http://www.icv27.co.uk

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NAVA 50 montage1 John Hartvigsen

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3 NAVA 50 and evergreen Home Guard flags fly outside entrance to hotel

4 Bill Trinkle and Ben Zaricor

5 Jim Ferrigan and Annie platoff

6 Bea Jones

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8 Deanna Hartvigsen and Mary Ansoff

9 Vanessa Van de putte

10 Lee Herold

11 Ben Zaricor and Rodney Deal

12 Mary Ann Docktor-Smith and John Hartvigsen

13 Gary Randall and Jeff Spain

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18 Jack Lowe’s toast to the Queen of Canada

19 Lee Herold, Al Cavalari and pete Van de putte

20 Bill Trinkle and Cindy Williams

21 Mary Ann Docktor-Smith offers her toast to absent friends

22 Scot Guenter delivers his toast to the Association

23 Friday evening dinner at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery

24 Steve Knowlton and peter Ansoff

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26 Mary Ann Docktor-Smith and Randy Smith, accepting the 2015 Doreen Braverman Award given to Advertising Flag Co. and them

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North American VexillologicalNorth American VexillologicalNorth American Vexillological Association / Association nord- américaine de vexillologie2015–2016 Awards and Honors / Prix et honneursCaptain William Driver Award / Prix Capitaine-William-Driver1

Hipolito Rafael Chacón, ph.D., for “The Global Legacy of the Estrella Solitaria, Cuba’s Lone Star Flag”

Amy J. Langston, “The Intersectionality of Flags, Religion, and the Gay Pride Movement” (Honorable Mention / Mention honorable)

Kevin Harrington Award / Prix Kevin-Harrington2 Carlos A. Morales-Ramirez, M.S., M.A., for ”Learning Geography Through Flags”, The Pennsylvania Geographer, volume 53, number 2 (Fall/Winter 2015)

John Purcell Award / Prix John-Purcell3 Scott Mainwaring ph.D., for originating and promoting World Vexillology Day

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2015–2016 Officers, Committees, and Boards / Officiers, conseils et comitésExecutive Board / Conseil d’administration1 President / Président

John M. Hartvigsen

First Vice President / Premier vice-président James A. Croft

Second Vice President / Second vice-président Kenneth W. Reynolds, ph.D.

Secretary / Secrétaire Cindy Williams

Treasurer / Trésorier Christopher P. Bedwell

President Emeritus / Président émérite Whitney Smith+, ph.D, LF, FF, WSF, FFI, FVAST2

Past President Consultant / Président sortant consultant Hugh L. Brady, J.D., FF2

Nominating Committee / Comité des mises en candidature3

Scot M. Guenter, ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FVAST Chair / DirecteurHugh L. Brady, J.D., FF

H.P. (Pete) Van de Putte, Jr., FVAST

Appointed Officers / Les officiers désignés4

Archivist / Archiviste John A. Lowe, M.D., FF

Auditor / Vérificateur vacant

Parliamentarian / Parlementaire Hugh L. Brady, J.D., FF

Registered Agent / Représentant légal Ernest E. Aitchison, J.D.

Above: NAVA 50 business meeting

Right column top: Hipolito Rafael Chacón accepting the Captain William Driver Award.

Right column middle: Carlos Morales-Ramirez, winner of 2016 Kevin Harrington Award

Right column bottom: John Hartvigsen presents the John purcelll Award to Scott Mainwaring

Below: Tour of the Collections



Flag Research Quarterly Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Kenneth J. Hartvigsen, Ph.D. (2013–2018 term)5

Flag Research Quarterly Editor / Rédacteur Steven A. Knowlton, M.L.I.S., M.A.

Raven: A Journal of Vexillology Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. (2013–2018 term)5

Appointed Officers / Les officiers désignés6

Director of the Digital Library / Directrice de la bibliothèque numérique Anne M. Platoff, M.S., M.A., FF

Media Relations Officer / Directeur des relations avec les médias James J. Ferrigan III

NAVA News Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Byron DeLear (2014–2017 term)7

Protocol Officer / Agent du protocole James J. Ferrigan III

Shopkeeper / Responsable des ventes Al Cavalari

Standing Committees / Comités permanents9

Budget Committee / Comité du budget Christopher P. Bedwell Chair / Directeur Hugh L. Brady, J.D., FF Lee L. Herold Cindy Williams John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Flag Design Committee / Comité de vexillographie Christopher P. Bedwell Chair / Directeur James L. Croft Edward B. Kaye, FF John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Membership Committee / Comité d’adhésion Cindy Williams Chair / Directeur Vanessa Van de Putte Catherine Wright John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio) Edward B. Kaye, FF (adviser / conseiller) Collin Simpson (adviser / conseiller) William J. Trinkle, J.D. (adviser / conseiller)

Program Committee / Comité de programme James A. Croft Chair / Directeur9 Christopher P. Bedwell Peter A. Loeser Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Publications Committee / Comité des publications Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. Chair / Directeur Kenneth J. Hartvigsen, Ph.D. Anne M. Platoff, M.S., M.A., FF John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio) Luc V. Baronian, Ph.D. (adviser / conseiller)

Special Committees / Comités spéciauxAwards & Honors Committee / Comité des prix et

honneurs10 Scot M. Guenter, Ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FVAST Chair / Directeur Kevin Harrington, M.A. (T.), FF Charles A. Spain, J.D., WSF H.P. (Pete) Van de Putte Jr., FVAST John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Award Judges / Juges des prix11 Christopher P. Bedwell Hugh L. Brady, J.D., FF James A. Croft Scot M. Guenter, Ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FVAST John M. Hartvigsen Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. Dean C. Thomas Cindy Williams

Grants Committee / Comité des bourses12 Scot M. Guenter, Ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FVAST Chair / Directrice Perry Dane, J.D. Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. John Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Flag Conservation Committee / Comité de conservation des drapeaux12 Laura K. Kidd, Ph.D. Chair / Directrice James J. Ferrigan III Kenneth J. Hartvigsen, Ph.D. Gwen Spicer, M.S. John Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Organizational Members Advisory Committee / Comité consultatif des membres de l’organisation12 H.P. (Pete) Van de Putte Jr., FVAST Chair / Directeur Paul B. Swenson, M.A. John Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Bottom left: Luc Baronian and Richard Hobart

Bottom right: Peter Ansoff

ALL PHOTOS: TED KAYE


NAVA 50 Local Arrangements Committees / NAVA 50 comité local des préparatifs13

Peter A. Loeser Chair / Directeur Peter A. Ansoff James J. Ferrigan III Edward B. Kaye, FF William J. Trinkle, J.D.

Editorial Boards / Comités de rédaction14

Raven: A Journal of Vexillology Editorial Board / Comité de rédaction Scot M. Guenter, ph.D., LF, FF, WSF, FVAST Chair / Directeur (2013–2016 term) Perry Dane J.D. (2013–2016 term) Anne M. Platoff, M.S., M.A., FF (2013–2016 term) John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

Flag Research Quarterly Editorial Board / Comité de rédaction Kenneth W. Reynolds, ph.D. Chair / Directeur (2015–2018 term) Steven A. Knowlton, M.L.I.S., M.A., (2013–2016 term) John A. Lowe, M.D., FF (2013–2016 term) David B. Martucci (2013–2016 term) John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

NAVA News Editorial Board / Comité de rédaction Kenneth W. Reynolds, ph.D. Chair / Directeur (2015–2018 term) James A. Croft (2015–2018 term) John M. Hartvigsen (ex officio)

1 Bylaws § 5.02(a). 2 Nonvoting; title conferred by the executive board based on

Bylaws § 5.16(a). 3 Bylaws § 6.02(a). 4 Bylaws § 6.04(a). 5 Bylaws § 6.16(a); five-year term for editor-in-chief established by

Bylaws § 6.16(b) and executive board policy 2013-001 (publications policy) § 3.5.

6 Offices created by the executive board under Bylaws § 6.04(a). 7 Three-year term for editor-in-chief established by publications policy

§ 3.6. 8 Bylaws § 7.01; majority of voting members on standing committees

must be corporate directors pursuant to Illinois General Not For profit Corporation Act of 1986 § 108.40(a).

9 executive board policy 2014–001 (Annual Meetings policy) § 2.2.10 Bylaws §§ 7.02(a), 7.12.11 Bylaws §§ 2.05(e), 2.06(c).12 Committee created by the executive board under Bylaws § 7.02(b).13 Committee created by the executive board under Bylaws § 7.02(b) and

executive board policy 2014–001 (Annual Meetings policy) § 3.14 Committee created by the executive board under Bylaws § 7.02(b)

and executive board policy 2013–001 (publications policy) § 5.1; three-year terms for editorial boards established by publications policy § 5.2.

NAVA’s founder, Whitney Smith of Winchester, Massachusetts, the preeminent scholar on all aspects of the history, symbolism, and significance of flags, died on 17 November 2016.

The Flag Bulletin from November 2016 contains a full obituary on Dr. Smith. He will be very missed by all at NAVA who were fortunate to know him.

The Smith family has conveyed Dr. Smith’s request that Secretary-General Charles Spain conduct public memorial services, which will be held in conjunction with ICV 27 in London and NAVA 51 in

Boston. The Association will publish selected remarks and remembrances after NAVA 51.




Joel Anderson, Anderson Design Group

Luc V. Baronian, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Anthony C. Burton for designing the NAVA 50 flag

Robert R. (Bob) Caggiano, Annin Flagmakers

Dr. Patricia Evridge Hill and the San José State University Department of History

Clay J. Moss

Randolph Smith, Advertising Flag Co.

Paul and Elizabeth Swenson, Colonial Flag Co.

William Trinkle Photography

William J. Trinkle, Bear Flag Musuem

Rick Wyatt, CRW Flags

Advertising Flag Co. for the NAVA 50 large flags

Annin Flagmakers for the NAVA 50 table flags

Bear Flag Museum for the California state flag table flags

Colonial Flag Co. for underwriting the George Henry Preble Lecture honorarium

CRW Flags for underwriting the Presidents’ Reception

Dixie Flag & Banner Company for storing and caring for the NAVA Flag Collection

The Flag Research Center for underwriting the Captain William Driver Award honorarium

The Middlesex Institute for underwriting the Kevin Harrington Award honorarium

The Vexillological Association of the State of Texas for donating the engraved recognition

certificates and the presentation folders embossed with NAVA’s name and flag

Philip A. Allen, Peter A. Ansoff, James J. Ferrigan III, John Middleton, Annie Platoff, William J. Trinkle, and

Ben Zaricor for sharing their flag collections

ThanksThe program committee and the Association’s executive board wish to thank the following

for their help in organizing and underwriting NAVA 50. / Le comité de programme et le conseil d’administration tiennent à remercier les personnes suivantes pour leur aide

dans l’organisation et envers le financement de NAVA 50:

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN JR. • SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 • (916) 445-2841

October 14, 2016

North American Vexillological Association Welcome to the Vexillologists of the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA). Founded in 1967, the North American Vexillological Association is a non-profit, scholarly organization dedicated to the study of flags and their cultural, historical, political, and social significance. NAVA is one of the oldest and largest vexillological associations in the world. It oversees a vigorous publications program; organizes an annual meeting at which its members meet and showcase their research; and recognizes excellence in flag studies. NAVA is proudly hosting its fiftieth annual meeting. The state of California welcomes the members of the North American Vexillological Association as they return to our golden state.

Sincerely,

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

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WELCOME �BIENVENUETHANKS �REMERCIEMENTSThe Program Committee and the Association’s Executive Board wish tothank the following for their help in organizing and underwriting NAVA50. / Le Comité de programme et le Conseil d’administration tiennent àremercier les personnes suivantes pour leur aide dans l’organisation etenvers le financement de NAVA 50:

Joel Anderson, Anderson Design GroupLuc V. Baronian, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Robert R. (Bob) Caggiano, Annin & Co.Dr. Patricia Evridge Hill and the

San José State University Department of HistoryClay J. Moss

Randolph Smith, Advertising Flag Co.Paul and Elizabeth Swenson, Colonial Flag Co.

William Trinkle PhotographyWilliam J. Trinkle, Bear Flag Musuem

Rick Wyatt, CRW Flags

Advertising Flag Co. for the NAVA 50 large flagsAnnin & Co. for the NAVA 50 table flags

Bear Flag Museum for the California state flag table flags

Colonial Flag Co.for underwriting the Preble Lecture honorarium

CRW Flags for underwriting the Presidents’ Reception

Dixie Flag Mfg. Co.for storing and caring for the meeting flags collection

The Flag Research Centerfor underwriting the Driver Award honorarium

The Middlesex Institutefor underwriting the Harrington Award honorarium

Philip A. Allen, Peter A. Ansoff, James J. Ferrigan III,John Middleton, Anne M. Platoff,

William J. Trinkle, and Ben Zaricorfor sharing their flag collections

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our rich history to the explorations of NAVA. While you stay in

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Thomas Lane Oakwood, Ohio Rick Lasky Lewisville, Texas Mark Leedom Durham, N.C. Joseph Lindstrom Washington, D.C. Jim Madden World Ridge, N.J. David Maloney plainfield, Ind. Bradley Marchant St. pete Beach, Fla. Jack Martin Tucson, Ariz. Ashley May Austin, Texas Maya Misra Astoria, N.y. Steve Moakley Austin, Texas Caroline Mooney Redding, Calif. Adam Moran Tallahassee, Fla. Stephen Muncie Freport, Maine Bill Neckrock Rochester Hill, Mich. Nehemiah Nelson Forest City, Iowa William Norwood Louisville, Colo. Dabney Oakley Henrico, Va. Reagan phillips Newport Beach, Calif. portland Flag Association portland, Ore. Vincent prinzivalli Bristow, Va. Bob pritchett Bellingham, Wash. Chase Quarterman Austin, Texas Madeline Queener Ossian, Ind. Wesley Roy Jackson, Miss. Grayson Rushing Lake Oswego, Ore. Rohan Sahu Singapore SaratogaFlag.com Gansevoort, N.y. Robert Sarwark Atlanta, Ga. Jacob Schanzenbach Alexandria, Va. William Schein Midway, Ky. eric Sheffey Lynchburg, Va. paul Sierzulski Chicago, Ill. Curt Sonnet River edge, N.J. edward Standridge Maryville, Tenn. Martha Stennis Jackson, Miss. James Stokes Carbondale, Colo. Kurt Stutt Troy, N.y. Dennis Swaney Oroville, Calif. Talbot publishers Ltd Co Austin, Texas Tyler Tallent Spring City, Tenn. USA Flags Forum Annandale, Va. Danny Vargas Rahway, N.J. Vexicool Flags portland, Ore. Vexillum Dioramas Chiliwack, B.C. Joseph Vittorelli Hope Mills, N.C. Nicholas Vranizan Seattle, Wash. R. M. Walsh Montchanin, Del. edward White Oak park, Ill. Ian Williams Marina del Rey, Calif. Brice Wilson Atwater, Calif. Dennis p. Wood Lexington, Va. Glenda Wylie Hempstead, Texas Madhusudhan Sagar yedati Hyderabad, India Jordan yelinek San Francisco, Calif. Caleb yount Canal Winchester, Ohio


50th Annual Meeting / 50e Réunion annuelle San José, California • 14–16 October 2016

1 Alan Cooper 2 Cindy Williams 3 John Hartvigsen 4 Chris Bedwell 5 Luc Baronian 6 Ben Zaricor 7 Rich Monahan

8 Michael Green 9 Deanna Hartvigsen10 Mary Ansoff11 Peter Ansoff12 Amy Langston13 Kevin Harrington14 Scott Mainwaring

15 Ted Kaye16 Al Cavalari17 Michael Platoff18 Annie Platoff19 Mary Ann Docktor-Smith20 Carmen Barcena21 Janene Eller-Smith22 Chris Smith23 Randy Smith24 Pete Van de Putte25 David Ott26 Steve Knowlton27 Cristina Victor28 Tanya Veninga-Zaricor29 Jim Ferrigan30 Charles Spain31 Jackie Pfeiffer32 Vanessa Van de Putte33 Phil Allen34 Rodney Deal35 Ed Mooney36 Henriette Patricia Essapo37 Carrie Mooney38 Maxime Meka Meka

39 Marianne Loeser40 Bea Jones41 Richard Hobart42 Jim Brown43 Jeff Spain44 Roger Eriksen45 DeVaughn Simper46 John Adcock47 Carlos Morales-Ramirez48 Jack Lowe49 Gedi Kiflezgi50 Bill Trinkle51 Gary Randall52 Scot Guenter53 Lee Herold54 Hugh Brady55 Larry Soucier56 Pete Loeser57 Federico Drews58 Hipolito Rafael Chacón59 Parker Lewis60 Greg Slayden

Left: NAVA 50 attendees.

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