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postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Cards on which a message may be written or printed for mailing without an envelope, usually at a lower rate than that for letters in envelopes.

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

A Note from Omaha: Effa Ellis Famous Illustrated Music Class, circa 1908

 Item — Box 4
Identifier: 2020-065
Scope and Contents

Postcard was addressed to Behharn (?) Curry in St. Paul, Minnesota and includes a brief message from Mrs. Gamel (?).

Dates: circa 1908

Actual Speech at Woman Suffrage Meeting / Omaha, Neb., circa 1900

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 2019-047
Scope and Contents

An unsent postcard with the header "Actual Speech at Woman Suffrage Meeting / Omaha, Neb." The purported speech is anti-suffrage in tone. No publisher or author is identified.

Dates: circa 1900

American Music Hall, Omaha, Neb. Postcard, circa 1910

 Item — Box 4
Identifier: 2020-066
Scope and Contents

Postcard was never mailed.

Dates: circa 1910

Campaign Mailers, 2017-2018

 File — Box 6, Folder: 2018-053.1-4
Scope and Contents The campaign mailers are political literature such as postcards, fliers, letters, and related items received from local and statewide Nebraska campaigns for public office. Most of the material is from the 2018 general election with a small number of items from the 2018 primary and 2017 campaigns. Races contested include: governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. House of Representatives, Nebraska Unicameral, University of Nebraska Board of Regents, MUD Board, OPPD Board, Omaha Public School Board, and...
Dates: 2017-2018

Campaign Mailers, 2019-2021

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-013
Scope and Contents

The campaign mailers are political literature such as postcards, fliers, letters, and related items received from local, statewide, and national campaigns for public office from the 2020 primaries, 2020 general election, and 2021 primaries and general election for Omaha races. Races contested include: U.S. Senator, U.S. House of Representatives, Nebraska Unicameral, Omaha City Council, Omaha Public School Board, and others.

Dates: 2019-2021

Campaign Mailers, Primary, 2022

 File — Box 8
Identifier: 2022-004
Scope and Contents

The campaign mailers are political literature such as postcards, fliers, letters, and related items received from local, statewide, and national campaigns for public office from the 2022 primary election for Omaha races. Races contested include: U.S. House of Representatives, Nebraska Unicameral, Governor, Omaha Public School Board, and others.

Dates: 2022

Charles O. Mathews, Military Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0314
Scope and Contents The Matthews correspondence is composed mainly of letters written during World War I by Charlie to his family. Folders 1-6 contain original correspondence to Mathew's father Lewis, his sisters Laura and Helen, his brother Lawrence, Helen's husband and Edith Sullivan, a childhood friend. Correspondence during wartime was read by army censors. Matthews could not divulge his exact location to his family and often began his letters with "Somewhere in France." Of the sample of envelopes in folder...
Dates: 1917-1937

Charles Russell Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0039
Scope and Contents

The items comprising the Russell Collection were gathered by R.D. Warden.  The collection consists of approximately 7,000 items, among which are 900 books.  Exhibit and gallery catalogs, advertisements, and news articles about the "cowboy artist" Russell and his colleagues are included in the collection. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln acquired the collection in 1977.

Dates: 1901-1977

Ephemera -- Postcard for 1968 Exhibition, 1968

 File — Box 3, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents

Postcard advertising "THE CUMMINGTON PRESS // AN EXHIBITION // BOOKS PAMPHLETS EPHEMERAS // May 6th through June 1968 . . ." held at The Book Club of California in San Francisco, California.

Dates: 1968

Frank and Charles Sadílek, Czech Heritage Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0275
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the newspaper clippings and photographs related to Frank Sadílek. It also contains speeches by Charles Sadílek.Includes postcards published by the Czech Heritage Foundation of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a record of funeral orations of Frank J. Sadílek from 1907 to 1933 that includes articles, a letter of condolence to Mrs. Sadílek, and photographs of Sadílek with the monument erected to honor Czech pioneers in Saline County. Aldditional materials includes...
Dates: 1907-1933

Frank Cather, Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0060
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of postcards Frank Cather received from friends and family between 1905 and 1911. The postcards illustrate the Cather family's ties with its native Virginia as well as the close relationship between Cather and his brother G.P. There are 165 postcards arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1905-1911

Hartley Burr Alexander, Philosophy Papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0241425512]
Identifier: RG-12-17-12
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials, as well as books and reprints of articles by Alexander.  A list of articles is available.

Dates: 1899-1940

Jimmy Barnett and His Orchestra Postcard, 1937

 Item — Box 4
Identifier: 2020-068
Scope and Contents

A photo postcard of Jimmy Barnett and His Orchestra. The music group is composed of ten white men. Caption on front of photo postcard reads: Jimmy Barnett and His Orchestra. The Midwest's greatest doubling band. Management- Vic Schroeder, 729 Insurance Bldg., Omaha, Nebr. The postcard was addressed to Rosita Malson in St. Joseph Missouri, but does not include a message nor was it canceled. Also includes a handwritten note that the photo was taken in 1937.

Dates: 1937

MacDonald Family, Military Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0022
Scope and Contents There are two sections in the MacDonald correspondence, the first being Alice's letters to her family describing life in the Philippines (1903-1924, undated). The second section includes Kenneth and Margaret's letters to their family (1905-1967). In this second section, Kenneth writes about Alice's death and its aftermath. Also included in this section are letters written by both Kenneth and Margaret during their imprisonment during World War II and early retirement. Lastly, Margaret keeps...
Dates: 1903-1967

Music Box Postcard, circa 1945

 Item — Box 4
Identifier: 2020-062
Scope and Contents

Postcard of the Music Box was never mailed.

Dates: circa 1945

Omaha LGBTQ+ Ephemera, June 2019-June 2021

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2021-016
Identifier: 2021-016
Scope and Contents

The addition to the Queer Omaha Archives Ephemera Collection includes a variety of miscellaneous printed material such as brochures, fliers, postcards, and other promotional material from various Omaha LGBTQ+ organizations gathered or received by library employees between June 2019 and June 2021.

Dates: June 2019-June 2021

Omaha LGBTQ+ Ephemera, Circa 2006-2019

 File — Box 1, Folder: 2019-029
Scope and Contents

The addition to the Queer Omaha Archives Ephemera Collection includes a variety of miscellaneous printed material such as brochures, fliers, postcards, and other promotional material from various Omaha LGBTQ+ organizations gathered or received by library employees between December 2017 and May 2019. Also included are pins and memorabilia from Tom Mahoney Pride Prom from 2006-2015.

Dates: Circa 2006-2019

Omaha LGBTQ+ Ephemera, June 2021-June 2022, circa 1990-2022

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2022-010
Identifier: 2022-010
Scope and Contents

The addition to the Queer Omaha Archives Ephemera Collection includes a variety of miscellaneous printed material such as brochures, fliers, postcards, and other promotional material from various Omaha LGBTQ+ organizations gathered or received by library employees between June 2021 and June 2022. The material was created before and during that time period.

Dates: circa 1990-2022

Orin Goodrich, WWI Military Records

 Collection — Oversize OSB 5: [Barcode: R0240273857]
Identifier: MS-0343
Scope and Contents The collection consists of letters to his parents in Nelson, Nebraska, throughout the duration of his deployment (Sept. 1917 through May 1919), as well as letters from his brothers, Richard and Harold, to their parents. A set of postcards includes notes on the back of each card that provides additional description about the location on the front of the postcard, written by Goodrich. Other postcards are those Goodrich may have purchased while in Europe, many of which were placed in a photo...
Dates: 1917-1919

Rose Marie Eisner, Collection on Quilts

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0289
Scope and Contents

The collection includes published patterns and handmade copies of patterns for quilts and applique. There are magazine and newspaper articles on quilt patterns, quilts and quilt makers. Additional items include quilt show flyers and product catalogs, information on quilt shop classes, quilt shop newsletters, and items such as postcards and a calendar with quilt images.

Dates: 1931-1992

Susan J. and James R. Rosowski Cather Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0228
Scope and Contents The Rosowski Cather Collection is named in honor of University of Nebraska–Lincoln Professor Susan J. Rosowski. The collection includes materials relating to Willa Cather and her family, such as her parents and particularly her sister Elsie Cather. Included are letters to Isabelle McClung and letters about her health. In addition, the collection documents the friendship between Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, and Stephen Tennant. The majority of Tennant correspondence is comprised of letters...
Dates: 1861-1992; 1879-1928

The Vigil of Venus -- Announcement, 1943

 File — Box 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents Announcement for "The Vigil of Venus: Pervigilium Veneris, the Latin poem with a new translation and note by Allen Tate." (Cummington, Mass.: The Cummington Press, 1943). This announcement is printed in black and red on a tan postcard, measuring 14 x 8.5 cm. The postcard also notes that a second edition of Wallace Stevens' Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction is available for purchase. The reverse of the postcard is printed with one-cent postage and the Cummington Press as the return address, with...
Dates: 1943

The Wedge -- Announcement, 1944

 File — Box 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Announcement for The Wedge, by William Carlos Williams, and The Land of Unlikeness, by Robert Lowell (both Cummington, Mass.: The Cummington Press, 1944). This announcement is printed in black on a green postcard, measuring 14 x 8.5 cm. The postcard is pre-addressed to the Gotham Book Mart in New York, N.Y., with an order form and instructions to supply a one-cent stamp.

Dates: 1944

The Winter Sea -- Announcement, 1944

 File — Box 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Announcement for The Winter Sea: A Book of Poems, by Allen Tate (Cummington, Mass. : Cummington Press, 1944). This announcement is printed in burgundy on a tan postcard, measuring approximately 14 x 8.5 cm. The reverse of the postcard is printed with one-cent postage paid and blank space for the recipient's address.

Dates: 1944

Walter B. Kiener, Botany Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-12-07-16
Scope and Contents The collection consists of Kiener’s personal and professional papers arranged into ten series and includes oversize materials. The series include Personal Effects, Correspondence, Kiener’s Writings, Research Files, Maps, Writings about Kiener, Newspapers, Negatives and Photographs, Postcards, and Articles and Reprints. Work on the Kiener papers included the incorporation of three smaller collections into a single collection. Kiener organized his research files alphabetically and this...
Dates: 1848-1959; Majority of material found in 1912-1959