Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0109
- Creators:
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Norcross Greeting Card Company (New York (N.Y.))Norcross Greeting Card Company (West Chester (Pa.))Prang, Louis, fl. 1880-1900Rust Craft Greeting Card Company (Dedham (Mass.))Rust Craft Greeting Card Company (West Chester (Pa.))Tuck, Raphael, fl. 1880sWard, Marcus, fl. 1880sDomestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
- Dates:
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ca. 1854-1975.
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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6 Cubic feet18 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Includes greeting cards primarily filed by season or occasion and by name of designer/manufacturer, e.g., Valentines, Christmas cards, and cards by Louis Prang, Raphael Tuck, Marcus Ward, and a number of 20th century designers and manufacturers. Includes mechanical, hand-drawn, cutout, and fringed cards. Also other types of material, such as postcards, calling cards, and scrapbooks of cards.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series. Arranged roughly by type.
Administration
Processing Information
Collection processed by Catherine Keen, 1995
Author
Catherine Keen
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These cards are from a variety of donors and accessions, from the 1960s through the 1970s.
Digital Content
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Preferred Citation
Division of Domestic Life Greeting Card Collection, ca. 1854-1975, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Ownership and Custodial History
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Domestic Life.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Greeting cards -- 1850-1980 | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Valentines | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scrapbooks | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Holidays in art -- 1850-1980 | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Holidays | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI). | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu