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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Archives Center Scrapbook Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0468
- Creators:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Dates:
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circa 1880s-2002
- Languages:
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Some materials inGerman.
- Physical Description:
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13 Cubic feet51 boxes
- Repository:
Collection consists of miscellaneous late nineteenth/early twentieth century scrapbooks containing postcards, trade cards, greeting cards, decals, and other ephemera.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous late nineteenth/early twentieth century scrapbooks containing postcards, trade cards, greeting cards, decals, and other ephemera. Included are: (1) trade cards for thread, tobacco, barbers, sewing machines, toiletries and shaving products, tobacco, undertakers and patent medicine; (2) images of women, children, pets, and flowers; (3) greeting cards celebrating Christmas, birthdays, Halloween, and St. Patrick's Day; and (4) postcards from the United States and around the world. Some of the items in the scrapbooks are comical or picturesque. Most of the scrapbooks were created by women. Also included are several twentieth century diaries, including two travel diaries written by women.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Administration
Author
Anne Jones and Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Scrapbook donated by Mike Blakeslee on September 19, 1997. The collection continues to add accruals.
Accruals
Additonal scrapbooks were donated by Patricia A. Moddow (2002); Dennis K. Doane (2006); Noelle B. Beatty (2011); John R. Anderson (2013); and Eric and Deanna Hartley (2013).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Anne Jones, volunteer.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Preferred Citation
Archives Center Scrapbook Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu