Postcard collection
Collection
Identifier: P071
Scope and Contents
This collection includes postcards and souvenir postcard packets, both blank and used as correspondence, from Indiana and other locations in the United States in ranging from circa 1880 to circa 2010 regarding historic sites, buildings, scenes, people, and topics, mostly in Indiana. Most of the postcards are paper, but there is also a leather postcard.
Postcards in postcard boxes are separated by dividers labeled with subject headings, rather than in folders as is indicated in the collection organization.
Postcards in postcard boxes are separated by dividers labeled with subject headings, rather than in folders as is indicated in the collection organization.
Dates
- circa 1880-circa 2010
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.
Extent
6.1 Cubic Feet (10 postcard boxes, 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as multiple donations.
Accruals
The repository continues to add materials to this collection on a regular basis.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2018/12/28 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2019/01/02 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Postcard 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
