Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Rocky Herosian Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0295
Creators:
Ryan, Francis Carroll (elementary school student)
Herosian, Rocky (National Museum of American History guard)
Dates:
1910-1943
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Container:
1

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Includes pictorial greeting cards for Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc., and picture post cards, some with written messages; and grade school report cards, health reports, perfect attendance certificates, a Routt College High School commencement program (1937), and other school documents. Most of the material relates to or is addressed to Francis Carroll Ryan, a schoolboy.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series. In 4 sections by type of material and date.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Papers and memorabilia of an Illinois family, especially a boy, (Francis) Carroll Ryan, who attended the Long Point and Little Hope schools, Morgan County, Ill., and graduated from Routt College High School), 1937.

Administration

Author
Dan Darroch
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Rocky Herosian, Febuary 1988.
Custodial History
Apparently this material was in the collection of the donor's family.
Processing Information
Processed by Don Darroch, volunteer, 1988; supervised by Archives Center, NMAH staff.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Rocky Herosian Collection, 1910-1943, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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
Collection is open for research.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Programs -- Graduation ceremonies -- 1930-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Report cards -- 1930-1940 -- Illinois Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Saint Valentine's Day -- 1910-1950 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
School records -- 1920-1940 -- Illinois Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Holidays -- 1910-1950 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Memorabilia -- 1910-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Picture postcards -- 1920-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards -- 1920-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Certificates -- School attendance -- 1930-1940 -- Illinois Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Education -- 1930-1940 -- Illinois Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greeting cards -- 1920-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Health reports -- 1920-1940 -- Illinois Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Valentines -- 1920-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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