National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life Search this
Extent:
6 Cubic feet (18 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Greeting cards
Valentines
Scrapbooks
Date:
ca. 1854-1975.
Scope and Contents note:
Includes greeting cards primarily filed by season or occasion and by name of designer/manufacturer, e.g., Valentines, Christmas cards, and cards by Louis Prang, Raphael Tuck, Marcus Ward, and a number of 20th century designers and manufacturers. Includes mechanical, hand-drawn, cutout, and fringed cards. Also other types of material, such as postcards, calling cards, and scrapbooks of cards.
Arrangement:
1 series. Arranged roughly by type.
Provenance:
These cards are from a variety of donors and accessions, from the 1960s through the 1970s.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Avery Dennison Corp. ; Avery Adhesive Products, Inc. ; Search this
Notes content:
Crepe, tissue paper. Instructions for decorating with crepe and tissue paper for parades, weddings, holidays ; artificial flowers, etc. Place cards, greeting cards, decorations, confetti, napkins, game pieces. Tags, labels, eyelets, punches, boxes, paper clips, card holders, sealing wax sets, adhesives, etc. Party book with games, decorations, etc. ; unique pieces (?)
