Celia K. Erskine Scrapbook of Valentines, Advertising Cards, and Postcards
Creator:
Baker, Lester R., 1879-1884 (donor's cousin) Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 scrapbook)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertising cards
Postcards
Scrapbooks
Valentines
Place:
Vineland (N.J.)
Wildwood (N.J.) -- History
Wildwood Crest (N.J.) -- History
Date:
1882-1883
Summary:
One scrapbook of Valentines, postcards, and advertising materials assembled by Lestor R. Baker, who died in 1884 at age five.
Scope and Contents note:
A scrapbook containing Valentines, advertising cards, and postcards.
Biographical/Historical note:
Lester R. Baker, the only child of Eloise and Latimer R. Baker, owned the scrapbook and evidently assembled it as a young boy in the 1880s. He died at age five in 1884 and is buried in the Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, New Jersey. Celia K. Erskine, a much younger cousin, donated the scrapbook in 1983. Lester's father, Latimer, was the brother of Philip B. Baker, New Jersey state senator, and J. Thompson Baker, U.S. Congressman; according to Mrs. Erskine, the brothers founded Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, ca. 1905.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Celia K. Erskine, 1983, June 13.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site.
Rights:
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.