Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0263
- Creators:
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Paige, Susie (bookseller)
- Dates:
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1900-1984bulk 1960-1984
- Languages:
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EnglishEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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0.3 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
31 greeting cards, 76 postcards, and other items, such as political literature, a Martin Luther King greeting card, and a high school diploma. All of the material has images or information concerning African Americans. The bulk of the material was produced after 1960, but some events and personalities portrayed date back to the turn of the 20th century.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Susie Paige, a Philadelphia bookseller, collected these materials over three decades. She sold them to the National Museum of American History in 1985. The collection is notable for the wide range of African American personalities, holidays and events depicted.
The collection includes a single card (circa 1918) and a rhyme book donated by Mr. Russell C. Carey.
Administration
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
This collection was purchased from Susie Paige, of the Corner Store, 1985.
Using the Collection
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
Susie Paige Afro-American Greeting Card Collection, 1900-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political literature | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Postcards | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Diplomas | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Greeting cards | Type | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Corey, Russell C. | Personal 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