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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Division of Domestic Life Greeting Card Collection
Summary
![Honey how your eyes do shine / Won't you be my Valentine ... [greeting card]](/img/loading-large.gif)
- 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. 1880s
- 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
Author
Catherine Keen
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These cards are from a variety of donors and accessions, from the 1960s through the 1970s.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Domestic Life ((now Division of Cultural and Community Life).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Catherine Keen, 1995
Using the Collection
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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Greeting cards -- 1850-1980 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Valentines | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Holidays in art -- 1850-1980 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Holidays | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
