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Abijah Holabird will
Item
Identifier: Modern-MS-56
Abstract
Manuscript last will and testament of Vermont resident, Abijah Holabird, signed and dated, March 15, 1825, with attached printed form completed in manuscript showing the will was submitted and approved by the Fairhaven Probate District Court on January 2, 1826. The will describes who Holabird declares the executors of his will and possessions he has left to his wife, son-in-law, brother, and grandchildren.
Dates:
1825 March 15-1826 January 2
Advertising Trade Cards
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-ZC 3-885
Abstract
Advertising materials including cards and booklets issued by retail stores, product manufacturers, and providers of services. Geographic areas covered include the United States (primarily Minnesota, Illinois, and New York) and London.
Dates:
1860s-1890s
Alan Calavano Collection of World's Fair Postcards and Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: Modern-MS-Calavano
Abstract
Includes postcards, postcard albums, and other ephemera relating to World's Fairs and Expositions beginning with the 1878 Exposition Universelle Paris and continuing to 1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans. There are significant collections of postcards from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, the 1910 Exposition de Bruxelles, the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition, and the 1939 New York World's Fair. Also included are trade cards from...
Dates:
1876-1990s
American Advertising Cards
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-ZC 3-018
Abstract
American advertising cards issued by product manufacturers and retail stores. Geographic areas covered include Cleveland, Ohio, Painesville, Ohio, Algoma, Wisconsin, and South Bend, Indiana.
Dates:
1880s-1905
American Type Founders Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-Z250-A2 A44
Abstract
Various materials including photographs, internal publications, type specimens, and documents relating to the American Type Founders Company. The Company was founded in the late 19th century when 23 type foundries in North America merged.
Dates:
1899-1950
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Wing oversize-ZP 983-K344
Abstract
Posters, paper fans, broadsides, and other ephemera created by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Dates:
approximately 1990-2012
Blinc Publishing Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-Z232-B65 B55-1997
Abstract
23 items produced by Blinc Publishing between 1997 and 2015. Includes promotional posters, letterpress prints, compact discs, and other printed ephemera.
Dates:
1997-2015
Burton Cherry Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-ZC 1-183
Abstract
Materials designed and collected by Chicago designer and typographer Burton Cherry, between approximately 1929 and approximately 1962. The collection includes correspondence to and from Cherry, items he designed or which were produced under his supervision, items possibly designed by Cherry, articles containing information about his work, and ephemera he collected.
Dates:
approximately 1929-approximately 1962
Chicago Advertising Cards
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing-ZC 3-166
Abstract
Advertising cards issued by product manufacturers and retail stores. Geographic areas covered include primarily Chicago, Illinois with a small number from Minnesota and Nebraska.
Dates:
1880-1899
David C. Meyer Collection of Letterheads and Stationery
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing-NC1002-L47 D38
Abstract
Collection of letterheads and stationery from David C. Meyer, owner of Meyerbooks and its imprint David Meyer Magic Books. Collection consists of single sheet letterheads, envelopes, stationery packets, and advertising materials originally issued by hotels, businesses, organizations, and performers.
Dates:
1861? to approximately 2013; Majority of material found within 1915 - 2000
Franklin and Penelope Rosemont Collection of IWW Publications and Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: Case-folio-HD-8055
Abstract
Publications, official documents, song books, and other materials created by and related to the Industrial Workers of the World, an historic union and labor organization.
Dates:
1905-2005; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1935
Geller Collection of Hotel Postcards and Luggage Labels
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing oversize-NC1875-U6-G45
Abstract
Collection of hotel postcards and hotel luggage labels primarily issued in North America, South America, and Europe between 1900 and 1992.
Dates:
1900-1992; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1970
Gertrude Lueneburg Carrier Prayer Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-BX4651.2-C37-1919
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1919 to approximately 1980
Gintautas Vezys Bookplate Collection
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Vezys
Abstract
Collection of more than 4700 bookplates and related ephemera assembled by Lithuanian–American publisher and scholar, Gintautas Vezys. Bookplates were individually designed and hand-printed, and were executed by primarily Lithuanian artists.
Dates:
approximately 1958-approximately 2006
Harris-Seybold Company Publications
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-Z249-M457
Abstract
113 various Harris-Seybold Company publications and advertising materials created and collected by account executive John A. McKinven, between 1945 and 1956. The Harris-Seybold Company was a leading manufacturer of lithographic and letterpress printing equipment, and was located in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dates:
1945-1956
Helaine Victoria Press Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-Z232-H433 H45-1973
Abstract
102 items created by Helaine Victoria Press between 1973 and 1995. Includes postcards, bookmarks, catalogs, newsletters, promotional materials, broadsides, and other printed ephemera.
Dates:
1973-1995; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1989
Indian Council Fire Records
Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Indian Council
Abstract
Papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and publications of the Indian Council Fire, a Chicago-based organization supporting educational, legislative, and social services for urban and reservation Indians.
Dates:
1923-1988; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1988
Italian Religious Broadsides
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing oversize-ZC 93-185
Abstract
Collection of 154 religious broadsides printed in Italy between 1611 and 1697. These broadsides were issued for various Catholic feast days and other religious occasions; the majority of items feature sonnets related to these topics. Many broadsides were commissioned by confraternities or trade guilds and most were dedicated to clerical or noble patrons of these organizations.
Dates:
1611-1697
Jerry Nedwick Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Nedwick
Abstract
Jerrold (Jerry) Nedwick (1895?-1966) was a Chicago native who owned and operated Nedwick’s Book Store for over forty years. He married Rhoda Katz in 1925 and wrote to her almost daily during her two extended stays at sanatoriums, one in Winfield, Illinois, the other in Denver, Colorado. Both Jerry and Rhoda were originally from Illinois and active in the Chicago Jewish and literary communities. This collection is mostly his letters to her about his life while she was away, and contains no...
Dates:
1918-1928; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1928
John M. Wing Foundation Printing Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Ephemera-File
Abstract
Printed ephemera from a variety of companies, organizations, and individuals, mostly concerned with printing, publishing, graphic design, and related book arts. Geographic coverage includes North America, Great Britain, Europe and East Asia.
Dates:
Approximately 1750-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1999
Letterhead and Stationery Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-NC1002-L47-L48
Abstract
This is a growing collection of letterheads, envelopes, and stationery sheets. Geographic coverage includes the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The bulk of materials come from Illinois, particularly the Chicago region. Most items were issued between approximately 1900 and approximately 1925.
Dates:
approximately 1900-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1925
Maude Maury Lawrence Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lawrence
Abstract
Ephemera collection related to the college and music career of soprano Maude Maury Lawrence, an Illinois signer and performer who formed a traveling troupe during the World War I era. Includes correspondence, travel itineraries and ephemera, programs, state fair passes, tickets, and business cards.
Dates:
1912-1946; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1928
Meisterschule für das graphische Gewerbe zu Leipzig Collection of Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing-oversize-ZA 3 .498
Abstract
A collection of 179 miscellaneous specimens of work executed at the Meisterschule für das Graphische Gewerbe zu Leipzig, including booklets, broadsides, school announcements, commercial advertisements, and book jackets. Creation dates range from approximately 1920 to approximately 1938.
Dates:
approximately 1920 to approximately 1938; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1938
Mendicant Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Case-folio-HV4493 .N49
Abstract
Collection of printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. Geographic coverage is focused primarily on the United States but also includes Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Spain.
Dates:
approximately 1850-2018
P22 Type Foundry ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: Case Wing folio-Z250-P88-1991
Abstract
Various ephemera including promotional pieces, letterheads, catalogs, decals, booklets, font discs, product packaging, and other material and objects relating to or produced by P22 Type Foundry.
Dates:
1991-2014
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