Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0126
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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circa 1920
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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- Container:
Pocket sample case of stationary products offered by the Ohio Card Company, Cadiz, Ohio.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
A pocket sample case of greeting cards and postcards offered for sale by the Ohio Card Company of Cadiz, Ohio.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The Ohio Card Company was a dealer in postcards, namecards, fine art pictures, games, novelties, etc. The company offered a way of ordering namecards and postcards via the mail using sample books. Acquired in the 1920s (probably in Atlanta, Georgia) by Charlene J. Burris's grandparents (Milton and Mary Lola Johnson) to hold a lock of hair from Ms. Burris's mother (Ouida LaRuth Johnson, b. 1918).
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Jeanne and Charles Burris and James and Kathryn Byrd and Family, date unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by C.A. Orr, 1989
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Burris and Byrd Family Card Sample Case,1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Jeanne and Charles Burris and James and Kathryn Byrd and Family.
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
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-3270
Fax Number: Fax: 202-786-2453
archivescenter@si.edu
