Greeting card collection
Scope and Content
This collection is wholly comprised of greeting cards from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some are bound in scrapbooks. The greeting cards are divided by occasion, with a collection of unknown cards. The collection also includes research done on the card collection, including online sources and handwritten notes. The collection is not dated other than a note citing the acquisition of the collection being February 28, 1948 . The greeting cards have not been identified by designer or date.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1950
Creator
- Hudson Library & Historical Society (Organization)
- Prang, Louis, 1824-1909 (Person)
- Tuck, Raphael, 1821-1900 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use
The collection is open for research use.
History of Greeting cards collection
This extensive collection of early and unusual greeting cards was originally donated to librarian Janet Reed. The collection included 1 letter, 10 misc. cards and 20 valentines. The collection was a gift from Mrs. Jessie Hodge. Other acquisitions have increased the collection, including a donation of cards by Beebe Brewster. The collection is comprised mainly of cards designed by Louis Prange and Raphael Tuck.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is wholly comprised of greeting cards from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Statement of Arrangement
The greeting cards have been arranged by occasion into ten series: 1. Background 2. Birthday Cards 3. Christmas Cards 4. Easter Cards 5. Mother's Day/Father's Day 6. Reunion Letters and Regrets 7. Unknown cards 8. Valentine's Day cards 9.Scrapbooks 10. Card box
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Jessie Hodge to Janet Reed, Librarian of Hudson Library and Historical Society, February 28, 1948. Some also donated by Beebe Brewster. Other part of the collection unknown.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Charlotte Blasier on December 3, 2004
- Title
- Finding aid for the Greeting card collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Charlotte Blasier
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hudson Library & Historical Society Repository