Japan
Scope and Content of the Collection
Collection of 289 religious items, consisting primarily of holy cards, as well as memorial cards, calendars of feast days, prayer booklets, and thank you cards from Europe, Japan, and the United States, produced between 1919 and approximately 1980. The bulk of the cards were produced in the United States, and a significant number come from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Japan, and Italy. Includes engravings and lithographs depicting various saints and religious figures including the Holy Family, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Jesus, St. Mary, angels, and St. Dymphna.
Collection includes items published by various religious groups and organizations including Maredret Abbey, Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Joseph’s College Seminary, St. Benedict's Convent, the Society of the Divine Savior, Passionist Missions, the Missionary Fathers of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, and the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Further printers, publishers, and lithographers include Gregor Fischer, St. Norbertus, Beuroner Kunstverlag, B. Kühlen, and Barton-Cotton, Inc.
Creator
- From the Collection: Carrier, Gertrude Lueneburg (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Gertrude Lueneburg Carrier prayer card collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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