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Darrell Bertness Postcard Collection

Donor:
Bertness, Darrell  Search this
Extent:
0.25 Cubic feet (1 box, 371 items)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Postcards
Date:
mid-20th century
Summary:
This is a small group of picture postcards.
Scope and Contents:
This collection of postcards consists primarily of birth announcements and birth congratulations, birthday greetings, and Valentine's Day cards. Also included are July 4th and Memorial Day greetings, postcards featuring George Washington and a group of Norwegian scenes. The postcards were manufactured in the United States, Germany and Norway; the texts are in English, with the exception of the Norwegian cards. The cards are printed in color, with the exception of the Norwegian cards.
Arrangement:
The postcards are arranged by type and subject matter as follows: birth announcements, birth congratulations, birthday greetings, friendship and good wishes, various holiday cards, Memorial Day and 4th of July, George Washington, and Norwegian scenes.
Provenance:
Donated by Darrell L. Bertness to the Archives Center in 2009.
Restrictions:
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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.
Topic:
Holidays  Search this
Greeting cards  Search this
April Fools' Day  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards -- 20th century
Postcards
Citation:
Darrell L. Bertness Postcard Collection, mid-20th century, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1190
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Darrell Bertness Postcard Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b6ac0a61-6341-4480-9ca9-9d874a27af9f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1190

Border fury : a picture postcard record of Mexico's Revolution and U.S. war preparedness, 1910-1917 / Paul J. Vanderwood, Frank N. Samponaro

Author:
Vanderwood, Paul J  Search this
Samponaro, Frank N. 1940-  Search this
Subject:
United States Army History  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 293 p. : ill. ; 20 x 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Mexico
Mexican-American Border Region
Date:
1988
C1988
Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916
20th century
Revolution, 1910-1920
Topic:
Postcards--History  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
F1234.V2 1988X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_384302

Divisional Records

Extent:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Transcripts
Picture postcards
Drawings
Color transparencies
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Audiotapes
Date:
1866, 1954-1997
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Uta C. Merzbach, Associate Curator and Curator, 1964-1988. Merzbach earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mathematics from the University of Texas, Austin in 1952 and 1954 respectively. She then completed her Ph.D. in Mathematics and the History of Science at Harvard University in 1965.

Merzbach was the Smithsonian's first curator of mathematical instruments and collected primarily objects made and used in the United States, but also collected objects from outside of the United States. The research and collections of the Division of Physical Sciences principally focused on the history of astronomy, meteorology, chemistry, classical physics, geology, astrophysics, and mathematics. The Division of Mathematics and its predecessors were concerned with the history of mathematical calculating instruments, both domestic and foreign, collecting such artifacts such as planimeters, slide rules, mechanical calculators, digital electronic computers, and astrolabes.

These records document Merzbach's collecting activities for the division; her interactions with researchers, museums, corporations, and the general public; her work on mathematics symposia held at the National Museum of American History (NMAH); and her research and publications. Of note are the materials related to Merzbach's work on the cooperative Computer History Project between the American Federation of Information Processing Societies and the Smithsonian Institution. The project started in 1967 and meant to collect and document the people and objects responsible for the development of the computer.

Some records date to when the division was previously known as the Section of Physical Sciences and Measurements, the Section of Mathematics and Antique Instruments, the Section of Mathematics, the Division of Mathematics, the Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences respectively; as well as from when the museum was known as the United States National Museum, the Museum of History and Technology, and the National Museum of History and Technology. Additionally, some records date to before and after Merzbach's time at the Smithsonian.

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, picture postcards, acquisition records, transcripts, reports, lecture and presentation records, symposia materials, timelines, publications and writings, bibliographies, images, an audiotape, ephemera, and clippings.
Topic:
Women museum curators  Search this
Science -- History  Search this
Museums -- Acquisitions  Search this
Museums -- Public relations  Search this
Computers -- History  Search this
Mathematicians  Search this
Women mathematicians  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Mathematical instruments  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Mathematics -- History $y 19th century  Search this
Mathematics -- History $y 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Manuscripts
Transcripts
Picture postcards
Drawings
Color transparencies
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Audiotapes
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-126, National Museum of American History. Division of Physical Sciences, Divisional Records
Identifier:
Accession 20-126
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Divisional Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa20-126

Old New York in picture postcards, 1900-1945 / Jack H. Smith

Author:
Smith, Jack H  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 207 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
New York (State)
New York
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
1999
20th century
1898-1951
Topic:
Architecture--History  Search this
Postcards  Search this
History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_567724

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