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Dexter Press, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Modern-MS-Dexter

Identification Note

Postcards in this collection include the prefix "DX" before the item number.

Dates

  • Creation: 1934-approximately 1992

Creator

Language

Materials are 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

105.6 Linear Feet (37,000 postcards in 46 boxes, 3,600 art files in 43 boxes, 5 additional boxes and 1 volume)

Abstract

Dexter Press Inc. founder Thomas A. Dexter began printing postcards in 1934 in New York and New Jersey. The collection, donated by Tommie Dexter Reardon, daughter of the founder of the company, includes job printing files; black and white, linen finish, and chrome postcards; and a box of black and white photographs used to make the black and white postcards. A later addition includes photographs and negatives, postcard samples, framed photographs, 3-D postcards, and other assorted postcards. Rounding out the collection are photographs of the interior and exterior of the Dexter Press offices, and a scrapbook with articles, photographs, and brochures from the 1920s to the 1990s.

Stack Location

B 1A 3-5, BA far aisle left

Provenance

Donated by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as part of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection at the Newberry Library.

Title
Dexter Press, Inc. records, 1934-approximately 1992
Status
Unprocessed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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