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postcardcoll Inventory of the Postcard collection, 1893-2000s Processed by: Rubenstein Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Noah Huffman David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 001776948

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: October 2012Processed by Rubenstein Staff, ; finding aid encoded by Noah Huffman, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, October 2012 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Postcard collection, 1893-2000 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Postcard collection, 1893-2000s Material in English 85.0 Linear Feet 65,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Collection contains postcards acquired at various times by the Rubenstein Library at Duke. Collection is organized into three main categories--International, United States, and Miscellaneous. The International postcards are arranged by country and include cards from France, Italy, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, Spain, and Russia. The United States postcards cover many states, with large numbers from North Carolina and Virginia. Subjects represented include ships, food, African-Americans, agriculture, heads of state, flowers and plants, advertising, love and friendship, Confederate memorials, poetry, and animals. There are also many cards of a humorous nature. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Postcard collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Postcard collection was assembled by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library through gifts and purchases from 1939 to 2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Staff

Encoded by Noah Huffman, October 2012

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 1939, 1998-0133; 2000-0223; 2002-0166; 2002-0167

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Collection Overview

Collection contains postcards acquired at various times by the Rubenstein Library at Duke. Collection is organized into three main categories--International, United States, and Miscellaneous. The International postcards are arranged by country and include cards from France, Italy, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, Spain, and Russia. The United States postcards cover many states, with large numbers from North Carolina and Virginia. Subjects represented include ships, food, African-Americans, agriculture, heads of state, flowers and plants, advertising, love and friendship, Confederate memorials, poetry, and animals. There are also many cards of a humorous nature. Also included is a series of postcards with images relating to European artists.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

African Americans--Southern States. Canada--Description and travel. Courtship--United States--History. England--Description and travel. France--Description and travel. Germany--Description and travel. Harbors. Italy--Description and travel. Japan--Description and travel. North Carolina--Description and travel. Popular culture--History--19th century. Popular culture--Illustrations. Postcards. Postcards--Europe. Postcards--Japan. Postcards--Russia. Postcards--United States. Russia--Description and travel. Ships. Southern States--Description and travel. Tuck, Raphael, & Sons, ltd. United States--Description and travel. United States--Social life and customs. Virginia--Description and travel. Wit and humor, Pictorial. Contents of Collection International Postcards (70 boxes) Foreign 1Aden - Australia (A-B) Foreign 2Australia (C-Z) - Barbados Foreign 3Belgium -Bermuda Foreign 4Bolivia - Cambodia Foreign 5Canada (A-M) Foreign 6Canada (N-Q) Foreign 7Canada (R-Z) Foreign 8Canary Island - Colombia Foreign 9Congo - Curacao Foreign 10Czechoslovakia - Ecuador Foreign 11Egypt Foreign 12England (A-B) Foreign 13England ( C ) Foreign 14England (D-H) Foreign 15England (I - Llandudno) Foreign 16England (London - London B) Foreign 17England (London C-Z) Foreign 18England (Loo-O) Foreign 19England (P-So) Foreign 20England (St-V) Foreign 21England (W-Z) Foreign 22Austria - Vienna - Azores Foreign 23Estonia - France (Am) Foreign 24France (An-Az) Foreign 25France (B) Foreign 26France (C-Ch) Foreign 27France (Ci-D) Foreign 28France (E-J) Foreign 29France (K-L) Foreign 30France (M-O) Foreign 31France (P- Paris A) Foreign 32France (Paris B-M) Foreign 33France (Paris N-Z) Foreign 34France (Pau -R) Foreign 35France (S) Foreign 36France (T-Z) Foreign 37Germany (A-B) Foreign 38Germany (C-I) Foreign 39Germany (J-N) Foreign 40Germany (O-Z) Foreign 41Gabon - Greece (A) Foreign 42Greece (B-Z) Foreign 43Greenland - Indonesia Foreign 44Iran - Isle of Man Foreign 45Israel Foreign 46Italy (A-C) Foreign 47Italy (D-F) Foreign 48Italy (G-M) Foreign 49Italy (N-Ri) Foreign 50Italy (Rome A-E) Foreign 51Italy (Rome F-Z) Foreign 52Italy (S-Z) Foreign 53Ivory Coast- Japan (M) Foreign 54Japan (N-Z) Foreign 55Jordan - Mauritius Foreign 56Mexico (A-H) Foreign 57Mexico (I-Z) Foreign 58Monaco - New Hebrides Foreign 59New Zealand - Panama Foreign 60Peru -Puerto Rico Foreign 61Rhodesia - Scotland (E) Foreign 62Scotland (G-Z) - South Africa Foreign 63Spain (A-H) Foreign 64Spain (I-R) Foreign 65Spain (S-Z) Foreign 66Sudan - Switzerland (A-B) Foreign 67Switzerland (C-K) Foreign 68Switzerland (L-Z) Foreign 69Syria - Uganda Foreign 70Uruguay - Zimbabwe United States Postcards (75 boxes) USA 1Alabama USA 2Alaska - Arizona USA 3Arkansas - California (D) USA 4California (J-R) USA 5California (S - San Francisco) USA 6California (San Gabriel - Z) USA 7Colorado USA 8Colorado cont. - Connecticut USA 9Delaware - District of Columbia (A-I) USA 10DC (J-S) USA 11DC (T-Z) USA 12Florida (A-D) USA 13Florida (F-L) USA 14Florida (M-R) USA 15Florida (S-Z) USA 16Georgia (A) USA 17Georgia (B-Z) USA 18Hawaii - Idaho USA 19Illinois (A-C) USA 20Illinois (D-Z) - Iowa USA 21Kansas - Kentucky USA 22Louisiana USA 23Maine USA 24Maryland USA 25Massachusetts (A-B) USA 26Massachusetts (C-L) USA 27Massachusetts (M-Z) USA 28Michigan - Minnesota USA 29Mississippi - Missouri USA 30Montana - New Hampshire (A-K) USA 31New Hampshire (L-Z) USA 32New Jersey USA 33New Mexico - New York (A-B) USA 34New York (C-M) USA 35New York (N NYC[B]) USA 36New York (NYC C-M) USA 37New York (NYC N-W) USA 38New York (N-Q) USA 39New York (R-Z) USA 40North Carolina (A) USA 41North Carolina (B) USA 42North Carolina (C) USA 43North Carolina (D) USA 44North Carolina (E-F) USA 45North Carolina (G) USA 46North Carolina (H-K) USA 47North Carolina (L) USA 48North Carolina (M) USA 49North Carolina (N-Q) USA 50North Carolina (R) USA 51North Carolina (S-T) USA 52North Carolina (V-Wilmington) USA 53North Carolina (Wilson-Z) USA 54North Dakota- Ohio USA 55Oklahoma - Oregon USA 56Pennsylvania (A-O) USA 57Pennsylvania (P-Z) USA 58Puerto Rico - Rhodes Island USA 59South Carolina (A-Charleston) USA 60South Carolina (Cheraw-L) USA 61South Carolina (M-Z) - South Dakota USA 62Tennessee (A-L) USA 63Tennessee (M-Z) USA 64Texas (A-G) USA 65Texas (H-Z) USA 66Utah - Virgin Islands USA 67Virginia (A-B) USA 68Virginia (C-F) USA 69Virginia (G-L) USA 70Virginia (M-P) USA 71Virginia ( R ) USA 72Virginia (S-Z) USA 73Washington - West Virginia USA 74Wisconsin USA 75Wyoming Miscellaneous Postcards (14 boxes) Misc. 1Misc. (A)

Advertising; Agriculture; Airplanes; Animals; Art; Automobiles.

Misc. 2Misc. (B-Fl)

Birds; Buses; Causes; Circus+Animal Acts; Coat of Arms; Confederate Memorial; Dirigibles; Drawings; Embossed; Fire and fire fighting; Flowers.

Misc. 3Misc. (Fo-H)

Food; Friendship; Historical events; Humor.

Misc. 4Misc. (I-M)

Indians; Lakes/seas; Machinery/Road/Street; Maps; Men; Military Uniforms; Mills; Miscellany; Monuments/statues; Motorcycles; Mountains; Museums; Music.

Misc. 5Misc. (N-P)

Nature; Negroes; Panoramic scenes; Patriotism; People; Famous People; Pharmacy; Plants, Poems; Political.

Misc. 6Misc. (Q Ships and Boats)

Quotations; Ships+Boats.

Misc. 7Misc. (Ships and boats)

Ships+boats military; Ships+boats sailing; Sports; Stamps; Streets; Trains; US Postal Card Varieties.

Misc. 8Misc. (W-Z)

Western scenes, Women, World War I, World War II; Writers; Unidentified and Misc..

Misc. 9Greeting cards (A-Christmas)

Anniversary; Birth Announcement; Birthday; Christmas

Misc. 10Greeting cards (Christmas)

Christmas

Misc. 11Greeting cards (E-M)

Graduation; Easter; Fourth of July; Halloween; Military greeting cards; Mother's day

Misc. 12Greeting cards (N-Z)

New Year's day; St Patrick's day; Sympathy; Thanksgiving; Valentines; Washington's birthday.

Misc. 13People

A-Z

Misc. 14Special types: Cloth, Feathers, Leather, Mechanical, wood.

Cloth; Cloth with silk flowers; Feathers; Feathers - Turkey; Leather; Mechanical; Mechanical postcard; Wood; 3 Dimensional

European Artists (3 boxes) Artists 1European artists: A-Pu Artists 2European artists: R-Ho Artists 3European artists: Ho-G Oversize Postcards (3 boxes) Ovsz. 1Oversized postcards Ovsz. 2Oversized postcards Ovsz. 3Oversized postcards Additions (3 box) 1Accession 2000-0223; 2002-0166; 2002-0167 1Accession 2002-0352 1Accession 1998-0133