Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Mattie Keel Riner Postcard Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0629
Creators:
Riner, Ed
Riner, Novie Ocy, 1890-1964
Riner, Mattie Keel, 1896-1980
Dates:
1912-1932
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Boxe
30 items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the surviving postcards sent to Mattie Keel by Mr. Riner on a 1932 trip, plus cards sent to Ms. Keel by earlier suitors, 1912-1915.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is divided into two series.
Series 1: P0stcards, 1912-1915
Series 2: Postcards, 1932-09 to 1932-10

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Novie Ocy Riner was a mail carrier in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. On September 1, 1932, Novie Ocy Riner and his friend Roscoe Hatch set off for the National Association of Letter Carriers' Convention in Portland, Oregon. After the convention, the two men drove down the Pacific Coast, presumably in Hatch's Model A Ford, stopping in San Francisco, then to Los Angeles, San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. After September 26, 1932,they began the trip home again. On each day of his trip, Novie sent a ostcard to Mattie Keel, his future wife, Mattie Keel, who was in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Their courtship lasted nearly ten years, having been delayed by the Depression, and illness. They eloped in 1937.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated to the Archives Center, December 10, 1997 by Edward Riner, son of Mattie and Novie Riner. The cards remained in the family for years, and the donor used them in school work, losing or destroying some in the process.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jennifer Synder, intern, July 1997.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Mattie Keel Riner Postcard Collection, 1912-1932, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Tourist trade -- 1910-1940 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Picture postcards -- 1910-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards -- 1900-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Courtship -- 1910-1940 -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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