William O. Field postcard collection
Identification Note
Postcards in this collection include the prefix "WOF" before the item number.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1895-1950s
Creator
Language
Materials are primarily in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed and is available by appointment only. Please contact reference@newberry.org at least 5 business days in advance to request an appointment.
Extent
10.7 Linear Feet (7,000 postcards in 9 boxes, 4 volumes)
Abstract
A personal collection of Dr. William O. Field and his father, it consists of approximately 7,000 postcards documenting Europe and America from around 1895 to the 1950s. Strengths include steamships, railroads, travel related images, pre-World War I European politics, and views of European cities in the early twentieth century. One of the five original postcard albums in the collection was copied and the copies were made into a volume; it documents the European "Grand Tour" of Dr. Field's parents between 1899 and 1902.
Stack Location
2 39 7, 2 40 6
Provenance
Donated by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as part of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection at the Newberry Library.
Subject
- Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection (Newberry Library) (Organization)
Source
- Lake County Forest Preserve District (Ill.) (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- William O. Field postcard collection, approximately 1895-1950s
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org