Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Lillian Pease Card Company Records

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1251
Creators:
Pease, L.F.
Dates:
1908-1936; undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.33 Cubic feet
7 boxes
Repository:
The collection consists of samples of primarily greeting cards designed and created by the Lillian Pease Card Company.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of samples of cards designed and created by the Lillian Pease Card Company. Although most of the materials are greeting cards, there are also some postcards. Most of the cards have stock numbers and only a few of them are dated. Copyright applications and information pertaining to copyright registration are also found among these materials. In addition, there are two catalogues that list favorite message cards and a list of publications of the Sandford, Pease and Prince companies. The Sandford and Prince Card Companies were owned by Mary Elizabeth Sandford and Georgina Prince, sisters of Lillian Pease.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Greeting Cards and Postcards, 1910-1936; undated
Series 2: Copyright Materials, 1908-1912; undated

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Lillian Frances Kennedy Pease was born February 3, 1855 in New York. She worked as a teacher until her marriage to Alvah W. Pease, a jeweler from Buffalo, New York (1855-1925) in 1883. Shortly after her marriage she started a greeting card company on Laurel Street in Buffalo. Her sister, Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Sandford, also created a greeting card company in Danville, New York in 1907. Pease used the Sandford Card Company as a distributor for some of her greeting cards. Aside from her greeting card business Lillian was very involved in the Temperance Movement. On one occasion Pease went to Ireland to take part in the Women's Christian Temperance Union convention. Mementoes of this trip are in the Sandford Card Company Collection. Pease died in 1933 and the company closed shortly after her death.

Administration

Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 2011 to the Archives Center by the great-grandchildren of Lillian F. Pease: Katherine Pease Leers, Barbara Pease Gruppo, Rodney W. Pease III, and Elizabeth Pease Piotrowicz.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, January 2012.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Lillian Pease Card Company Records, 1908-1936; undated, 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. Users must receive written permission from appropriate rights holders prior to obtaining high quality copies.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.

Related Materials
The Archives Center holds the records of the Sandford Greeting Card Company and Family Papers (AC1252).

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Holidays Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greeting cards Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greeting card industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gruppo, Barbara Pease Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rodney W. Pease, III Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Piotrowicz, Elizabeth Pease Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women's Christian Temperance Union Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Leers, Katherine Pease Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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