Presidents of the United States portrait collection
Collection — Folder: S3353
Identifier: S3353
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 36 nine-by-twelve-inch lithographic prints of the portraits of the Presidents of the United States made from reproductions of the steel engravings in the U.S. Archives (undated). The collection includes a "Presidential Fact Finder Wheel" that offers basic information regarding the presidents (copyright 1968) and an "Illustrated Chart of American Flags" (copyright 1963) that is approximately 35 inches x 48 inches when unfolded. All items in the collection were published by Book Enterprises, Inc. of New York.
Dates
- 1963-1968
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Article II of the Constitution of the United States states that "executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States. Including Washington, 44 men have been elected to the presidency, with one, Grover Cleveland, serving two nonconsecutive terms as the 22nd and 24th President. At the time of publication of the portraits in this collection, Richard Nixon had just been elected the 37th President in 1968.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Sherry Boyle on 2013/09/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2018/06/25 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/25 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Presidents of the United States portrait collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
