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Earlham College stereograph cards

 Collection — Folder: SP067
Identifier: SP067

Scope and Contents

This collection includes stereograph cards from the Earlham College Cabinet Series Stereoscopic Views published by Mote Bros. in Richmond, Indiana during the mid- to late 1800s regarding specimens from their collection, including corals and other artifacts of natural history.

Dates

  • 19th century

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Administrative History

Earlham College is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. The college was established in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and has a strong focus on Quaker values. The items may have been from the Joseph Moore Museum, a natural history museum at the collection which started as a unique collection of curios and artifacts in the 1870s.

Sources:

"Joseph Moore Museum." Earlham College. Accessed October 8, 2021. https://earlham.edu/joseph-moore-museum.

"About JMM." Earlham College. Accessed October 8, 2021. https://earlham.edu/joseph-moore-museum/about-the-jmm.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2021/10/08 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2021/10/08 by Brittany Kropf.

Creator

Title
Earlham College stereograph cards
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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