Log of bonnets of yesteryears (now on exhibit)
Scope and Content of the Collection
The Olive Percival Collection contains commercially-produced and handmade valentines dating from the 1820s to the 1930s, handmade paper dolls, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, miniature hats, doll clothes, antique dolls, antique toys, miniature tea sets, textile samples, clothing, decorated boxes, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, and advertisements from the late 1800s through the 1930s. The collection covers the years from the 18th Century to the 1930s with the bulk of the material ranging from the mid 1800s to the late 1930s.
This collection, with the exception of Series 1, 2, and 11, consists primarily of nontextual materials.
The collection is organized into 13 series:
Series 1. Biographical and Related Material, 1901-present and undated
Series 2. Ephemera, 1848-1938 and undated
Series 3. Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes (Ferrotypes) and Related Material
Series 4. Dolls and Related Material
Series 5. Doll Clothes
Series 6. Doll Furniture
Series 7. Doll Dishes and Tea Sets
Series 8. Miniature Hats
Series 9. Paper Dolls and Related Material
Series 10. Toys and Related Material
Series 11. Valentines and Related Material
Series 12. Decorated Boxes including Cheese Boxes
Series 13. Textiles
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Percival, Olive (Collector, Person)
Language of materials
Languages represented in the collection: English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 67 boxes
Repository Details
Part of the 02 - Ella Strong Denison Library Repository