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Other materials, 1889-1969

 Series
Identifier: Series 2:

Scope and Contents

This series contains those materials in the collection that are not postcards. The materials include include prints of Colmar, Paris, and Strasbourg in France, as well as engraved and photographic plates removed from printed books (often cut down to 4" x 6"), including John Preston Neale, Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, 2nd series (London: Jones, 1829); Francis Orpen Morris, ed., A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (London: William Mackenzie, c1880); English Scenery : one hundred and twenty chromo views (London: T. Nelson & Sons, n.d.); Aymer Vallance, Art in England during the Elizabethan and Stuart periods (London: Offices of the Studio, 1908); and unidentified works on Munich and Vienna. Printed materials and ephemera include business cards, guidebooks, information on various hotels and restaurants, wrappers from postcard sets, and a program for the fourth annual exhibition of the Argonaut Society of Penn College, dated June 13, 1889. Personal materials include an undated letter from a patient to Dr. Herman, and a 1934 telegram to Frances M. Green from her mother.

Dates

  • Creation: 1889-1969

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

Collection open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.4 Linear Feet (8 shoeboxes, 1 document box)

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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