Ephemera Collection Guide to the Ephemera Collection 01/Mss. 1.02

Guide to the Ephemera Collection 01/Mss. 1.02


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
01/Mss. 1.02
Title
Ephemera Collection 1800-2014
Quantity
5 Linear Feet
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Ephemera Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2009.015 is a gift received January 2009. Acc. 2009.175 was purchased May 2009. Acc. 2009.261 is a gift received June 2009. For technical reasons, accession information for items received after June 2009 are not displayed here. Please ask a staff member for assistance.2008.62 Purchased.  2006.45 gift from Hope Yelich.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2011.631 and Acc. 2011.632 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in October 2011. Acc. 2012.004 and Acc. 2012.007 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2012.Acc. 2012.248 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in June 2012.

Accruals:

Additions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis.


Scope and Contents

The Ephemera Collection contains material primarily acquired for teaching. It includes material in various formats, most of which have been previously published. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Advertising
  • Advertising blotters
  • Advertising cards
  • Advertising--United States--History
  • American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976--Virginia
  • American poetry--19th century
  • Assignats
  • Card games
  • Card games (game sets)
  • Catalogs
  • Checks (bank checks)
  • Chicago (Ill.)--Industries--Pictorial work
  • Cigarette cards
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Coupons
  • Desert Storm, Operation, 1991
  • England--Description and travel--20th century
  • Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
  • Invitations
  • Jamestown 400th Anniversary
  • Labor and laboring classes--Illinois--Chicago--Pictorial works
  • Lead arsenate
  • Logging--Maine--Pictorial works
  • Logging--Washington (State)--Pictorial works
  • Lotteries--United States
  • Lottery puffs
  • Methodist Church--Virginia
  • Methodist Church--Virginia--History--19th century
  • Miller and Rhoads (Richmond, Va.)
  • National parks and reserves--United States
  • Newsletters
  • Newspapers
  • Notebooks
  • Oysters--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
  • Oysters--Shucking
  • Oysters--United States--History--Pictorial works
  • Photographs
  • Poems
  • Postage stamps
  • Postcards
  • Postcards--Southern States
  • Presidents--United States--Inauguration
  • Price lists
  • Prices--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Prices--Washington Metropolitan Area.
  • Printed ephemera
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Religious texts
  • Richmond (Va.)--History
  • Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century
  • Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
  • Sears, Roebuck and Company
  • Sears, Roebuck and Company--Pictorial works
  • Stereoscopic photographs
  • Tags
  • Title pages
  • Tobacco industry--Massachusetts
  • Trading cards
  • United States. President (2009- : Obama)
  • Viewbooks
  • Virginia. State Lottery Dept.
  • Visiting cards
  • Whitehead and Hoag Company (Newark, N.J.)
  • Women--Employment--Pictorial works
  • World War, 1939-1945--Germany
  • Yellowstone National Park

Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:

The fragile nature of Mss. Acc. 2009.530 may limit handling.


Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Chicago (Ill.)--Industries--Pictorial work
  • England--Description and travel--20th century
  • Yellowstone National Park

Container List

id150061
Series 1: Ongoing Accessions
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id63959
    Box 1
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id50945
      Acc. 2009.015: Barack H. Obama Inaugural Invitation
      2009
      Scope and Contents

      Acc. 2009.015 is a commemorative invitation by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to the inauguration of Barack H. Obama and Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on January 20th, 2009.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id56675
      Acc. 2009.175: "Authors Improved" card game
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Card game "The New Game of Authors Improved, Illustrated Edition" published by Milton Bradley Co., Springfield Mass. Consist of 72 cards, instruction sheet and front and back cover of box.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id57938
      Acc. 2009.261: Paper Money
      1861
      Scope and Contents

      Acc. 2009.261 is a $ 5 bill issued by the Bank of Pittsylvania, Va.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id58696
      Acc. 2009.307: Songs compiled by the Delano Work Camp
      1941
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Acc. 2009.307 is a booklet: Songs: Compiled by the Delano Work Camp in 1941. The following description was provided by the seller: "Mimeo format. Plain brown paper covers. 4" x 7" tall. Not paginated. Stamp of Friends Center, Pasadena, California on the front and back cover. 99 different labor songs from many countries including a number of unattributed Woody Guthrie songs." "The Delano Work Camp located at Tulare County, California was the home to many migrant laborers."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id59303
      Acc. 2009.366: American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776
      1976
      Scope and Contents

      Newsletters, Newspapers, and other printed ephemera.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id60965
      Acc. 2009.451: F. S. Royster Guano Co. (Norfolk, Va.) pocket notebooks
      1929, 1940
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Includes 2 pocket-size notebooks from the F.S. Roster Guano Co. in Norfolk, Virginia. The following descriptions were provided by the seller: Notebook 1929: "This is a 1929 5 1/2" x 3" blue lined notebook of Green, White and Black. It was put out to advertise F. S. Royster Guano Company located in Norfolk, Virginia. There is a 1929 and 1930 calendar on both the front and back inside cover. The back has a list of Offices and Factories. There is also other information inside the book such as: Satisfactory Customer Comments, Information on what minerals do to plants (Nitrogen, Potash, Calcium, Magnesium)." Notebook, 1940: "This is a 1940 5 1/2" x 3" blue lined notebook of Red, White and Black. It was put out to advertise Royster Premium Fertilizers, distributed by the F. S. Royster Guano Company located in Norfolk, Virginia. There is a 1940 and 1941 calendar on both the front and back inside cover. The back has a list of Plants and Offices of this fertilizer company, as well as the Main Office located in Norfolk, VA. There is also other information inside the book such as: Satisfactory Customer Comments, Information on what minerals do to plants (Nitrogen, Potash, Calcium, Magnesium).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id64551
      Acc. 2009.572: Misc. Ephemera: Tucker note cards, Christmas booklet, APVA newsletters
      1967-1975, and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1
      Acc. 2010.010 Game of Triads or Chords
      1898English
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id65575
      Acc. 2010.052: Home History Game
      1909
      Scope and Contents

      By Milton Bradley, Springfield, MA. Card game teaching historical events and dates.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id65689
      Acc. 2010.081: Game of Yellowstone
      1898
      Scope and Contents

      Card game: "Game of Yellowstone, Descriptive of Yellowstone National Park." Copyright 1989 by the Fireside Game Company, Cincinnati, USA.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id65690
      Acc. 2010.084: Tobacco cards "From Plantation to Smoker"
      1926
      Scope and Contents

      Set of 25 John Player & Son tobacco cards illustrating the processing of tobacco from planting to manufacturing.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id66426
      Acc. 2010.108: Postcard: Oyster Fleet at West River, Maryland
      circa 1910
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id66577
      Acc. 2010.117, 2010.125: Stereoviews: Oyster shucking, oyster shells
      undated, circa 1900s-1910s
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Stereoview 86-6881 (Keystone View Co.) shows the shucking of oysters, Oyster Hose, Baltimore, MD. Detailed description on verso. Stereoview 97-20197 (Keystone View Co.) shows a "Mountain of Oyster Shells Used as Bedding for Young Oysters, Hampton, Virginia"

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id66951
      Acc. 2010.126: Stereoviews: Tour of the World
      circa 1929
      Scope and Contents

      Consists of a larger set of stereographic photographs created and distributed by the Keystone View Company ca. 1929. Each numbered stereograph has a detailed information on verso: T9 - V23470: On the Deck of an Oyster Boat, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland T71 - 12260: Logs from the Forest Delivered at the Stream, Aroostook Cou7nt, Me. T193 - 20031: Great Chained Log Rafts on the Columbia River, Washington T73 - 22398: Spraying with Arenite of Lead, Truck gardens near Norfolk, Virginia

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id67981
      Acc. 2010.191: Postcard "Negro Oyster Shuckers, Norfolk, Va."
      circa 1900
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id67982
      Acc. 2010.190: List of Oystermen and Fishermen in Virginia
      1955
      Scope and Contents

      65pp, list indicating names and towns of residence, and in some cases the full address. Names are not in any particular order. Origin of list is unknown.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id69330
      Acc. 2010.209: Card game: "Progressive Chautauqua"
      circa 1930s
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Complete set of 58 cards and two instruction cards for Progressive Chautauqua (3" x 4 ½"). Instruction cards explain rules of play and talk about the advantages of becoming a salesperson for products and publications by the Peoples Book Co. It addresses the young, unemployed, preachers and women. For example: "To ladies thrown on their own resources for livelihood, it offers honorable, independent employment."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id70818
      Acc. 2010.277: American Federation of Labor pamphlets
      1908
      Scope and Contents

      Two pamphlets, August and October from the American Federation of Labor endorsing the presidential candidate from the democratic party, William J. Bryan.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id70819
      Acc. 2010.278: Card game "Historical Game, or Game of States"
      1902
      Scope and Contents

      Published by McLoughlin Bros., New York. Consists of 48 cards for the 48 states showing a map image of each state with bordering state(s) and giving a few facts for each. Includes instruction sheet.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id71861
      Acc. 2010.407: War Rationing Books
      1940s
      Scope and Contents

      Includes 4 U.S. Office of Price Administration War Rationing Books Four, issued to members of the McCraw family of Farmville, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id80861
      Acc. 2010.717: Advertising materials
      Scope and Contents

      Primarily contains labels from various food products, including Wayne Corn, Clabber Girl Baking Powder, and Hires Root Beer.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id86299
      Acc. 2011.089: Travel Pamphlets
      1940-1977
      Scope and Contents

      Contains travel pamphlets: one is a guide book from Vancouver, Canada, from the 1940s; one is a guide back to the Edinburgh Castle from 1948; and the final is a booklet entitled "Gold Dredging in Sumpter Valley," by Brooks Hawley, and was printed in 1977.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id88274
      Acc. 1999.09: Henry Ford II Funeral Items
      1987
      Scope and Contents

      Printed material from the funeral of Henry Ford II. Gift of Christian Vinyard.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id93072
      Acc. 2011.328: Hotel Brochures
      1905, 1937
      Scope and Contents

      Brochures for the Princess Anne Hotel in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1905, and the George Washington Hotel, in Winchester, Virginia, 1937.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id95864
      Acc. 2011.435: Pocahontas Postcards
      Scope and Contents

      Includes a postcard of the S. S. Pocahontas, an automobile and passenger transport between Norfolk and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. There is also a postcard depicting the baptism of Pocahontas as well as a postcard of a portrait of Pocahontas.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id97676
      Acc. 2011.511: Virginia ephemera
      Scope and Contents

      Contains ephemera, primarily related to tourism in Virginia. Includes an artistic map of Southwest Virginia, a brochure about apple blossom festivals, a booklet about George Washington's relationship with Fredericksburg, and railroad publications. There is also a booklet from the Virginia Community College System, a pageant program from Charlottesville, a graduation program for three Charlottesville high schools, and a brochure from the Community League of Richmond.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id97678
      Acc. 2011.512: Los Angeles: The Old and the New
      1911
      Scope and Contents

      A guidebook to buildings and locations in the city of Los Angeles, California.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id97679
      Acc. 2011.513: Shrapnel: The Handbook of the Staunton Military Academy
      1930-1931
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id97706
      Acc. 2011.523: Photographs of Japanese Soldiers at the Jamestown Exposition
      1907
      Scope and Contents

      Photographs of Japanese soldiers on parade during the Jamestown Exposition. There is also a photograph of General Kuroki, who led the soldiers at the Exposition, and a letter explaining the photographs.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id106389
      Acc. 2011.572: Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Ephemera
      1983-2002
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Contains bylaws and constitutions of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild; agreements between two local branches of the Guild with the Washington Post, dated 1989-1994 and 1999-2002; health manuals for the workplace; "In Celebration of the Life of Katharine Meyer Graham" brochure from a memorial service for the Washington Post publisher in 2001; and an issue of "Shoptalk," a weekly publication by the Washington Post, remembering Katherine Meyer Graham, July 19, 2001.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id110827
      Acc. 2011.631: Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Trading Cards
      circa 1950s
      Scope and Contents

      One set of 52 trading cards produced by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America to commemorate the importance of the labor movement in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. The set includes individuals such as Terence V. Powderly (railroad worker), Samuel Gompers (cigar maker), Eugene V. Debs (railroad fireman), Frank Morrison (printer), and Frederick Douglas (Abolitionist). Each card contains a short biography of the person's affiliation with the labor movement. On the front of each card is a depiction of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America's offices in Chicago, Illinois. The cards are in good condition with original box.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id110879
      Acc. 2011.632 Tillson Council, No. 101 Constitution and Initiary Odes
      circa 1906
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Contains the constitution and bylaws for the Tillson Council, No. 101 of the Order of United Mechanics of the State of New York. Also included are two copies of initiary odes to be sung during initiation into the union, as well as the airs "Home Sweet Home" and "America."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id111500
      Card Game: "Authors illustrated"
      1893
      Scope and Contents

      Contains a set of Authors Illustrated playing cards with the original box. The cards contain illustrations of famous scenes from the books or authors on the card. Some of the cards include Alexander Dumas, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, and Sir Walter Scott. Acc.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id63960
    Box 2: Ashville Postcard Company Sample Set (Acc. 2009.530)
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id63961
      Acc. 2009.530: Ashville Postcard Company Sample Set
      1939
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents The following description was provided by the seller: "137 linen postcards from the late 30's!! They are all on an accordion style "folder" and I have never removed any to view the backs as they are glued ............................ The front cover notes " Asheville Post Card Co. Wholesale .... Post-Cards, Greeting Cards, Souvenirs and Novelties ... Asheville, N.C." There is a teal colored stamp on the upper left corner noting "January 27, 1939." .............................. Cards include landscapes, roadside sights, buildings, activities and people. There are designated sights in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina and some places not designated. Some are daytime and some are evening or night. A few have no notation on the front at all & just show a picture. .............. ....... Just over 50% are landscapes ........................................ 1). Those noted as Tennessee include sights in the Great Smoky Mountains, 7 of Norris Dam, a few of Norris Lake, a few of TVA's highway near Norris Dam and 2 in the town of Norris, TN. ..................................................... 2). Those noted as North Carolina include various views of the Great Smoky Mountains, Bridal Veil Falls, and other mountain sites ............................... 3). Those noted as Virginia include Natural Bridge, 5 or 6 from Hungry Mothers State Park (Some fine ones of swimmers, sun bathers and boaters), White Top Mountain, lots from the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Old Shot Tower and Back Bone Rock. .............................................................. 4). The general ones are obviously spread out over the 3 states (Because of their location in the accordion) and include but are not limited to a Mountaineer's Speed Wagon (An open wagon pulled by 2 steer), 2 of moonshine stills, 2 of water wheels, 4 of mountain cabins, 4 or 5 Tourist Correspondence Cards (Where you circle or check the response you want to send.... 2 are comical), 4 or 5 of boating/canoeing, 3 of fishing/fish, 2 of camping and 2 concerning tobacco (One of the interior of a tobacco warehouse and the other of tobacco growing in field). ............... 10 are of Black Americans doing various activities, 3 of crafters in their natural setting (1 caning, 1 rug making and 1 making syrup) and more. ............................ In all, about 3 of them have a small bend on an edge from the flipping of the accordion. Most are mint or near mint. ............. Some have a number handwritten on it or an imprinting/typing/stamping about that card such as those that can be specialized for a specific town, etc."

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 id65925
    Box 4: Stereoscopes: "A Trip Through Sears, Roebuck and Co" (Acc. 2010.092)
    ca. 1906-1908
    Scope and Contents

    50 stereoscopes of the Sears & Roebuck Co. The cards have detailed description on the back and depict buildings and grounds, departments, employee activities and facilities at the Sears, Roebuck, and Company headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, including the shipping, printing, and clerical departments; telephone switchboard; power plant; and miscellaneous work areas. Published by the Sears Co., it was sold through their catalog along with a viewer. This accession has also been cataloged as Rare Book HF5467 .S4 s43.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 id66432
    Box 5: Postcard viewbooks (Acc. 2010.109)
    circa 1910s-1960s
    Scope and Contents

    Consists of a collection of about 200 viewbooks of sights in the US and Canada, which fold out in accordion style.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 id67446
    Box 6: Jamestown (Va.) and English Souvenirs (Acc. 2006.45)
    2006
    Scope and Contents

    Souvenirs from a 2006 trip to England by Swem Reference Librarian, Hope Yelick. Many items relate to Jamestown, Virginia. Includes books, pamphlets, flyers, coaster, a bookmark and a print of a statue of Pocahontas at St. George's Church in Gravesend, Kent, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. Many items transferred to the Artifact Collection. See Inventory for complete list.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 id67448
    Box 7: Desert Storm Trading Cards (Acc. 2008.62)
    1991
    Scope and Contents

    Scope and Contents Four sets of trading cards, 2.5 " x 3.5", called Desert Storm, manufactured by Pro Set with a 1991 copyright. On the front side, each card has a heading such as Personnel, Leaders, Intelligence File and Geography with a subheading noted at the bottom of the card. A photograph depicting the topic is in the center of the card. On the other side, each card has a number on the bottom right corner, the same subheading now used as a heading and a description with a small topical photograph. Subheadings range from "Latitude and Longitude" to "Firefighters." Each packet contains about 60 cards for a total of 250 cards.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id111501
    Box 10
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id122101
      Miller and Rhoads Catalogs
      1947-1974
      Scope and Contents

      Catalogs of the department store, Miller and Rhoads, located in Richmond, Virginia.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id111502
      Richard H. Poff Newsletters
      1966-1968
      Scope and Contents

      Contains newsletters, 1966-1968, of Richard Harding Poff, a Republican congressman from Virginia. It seems as though these newsletters were sent to Poff's constituents.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id112152
      "Touring: The Famous Automobile Card Game"
      1926
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Card game, 1926, called "Touring: The Famous Automobile Card Game" by Parker Brothers. The game comes with the original box and instructions, along with all 99 cards.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id128206
      Hansatsu note
      circa 1860s
      Scope and Contents

      Hansatsu note, circa 1860s, from Japan. Hansatsu notes were issued as money to supplement metal coins and were usually redeemable for silver, although some were also redeemable for gold or copper.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id126819
      Counterculture publications
      circa 1990-1996
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents One copy of "Conspiracy Comix," issue 13 from Berkeley, CA about transgender issues from November 9, 1996. One copy of "Flavorpak", issue 5 published in Kansas City Missouri dedicated to urban creativity and culture, mostly hip hop culture.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id127838
      Inaugural Guide to Washington for Jimmy Carter
      1977
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Contains "1977 Inaugural Guide to Washington" published by the 1977 Inaugural Committee for the Presidential Inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Includes biographical information about Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, a short history of Presidential Inaugurations in the United States, a map of the Inaugural Parade Route in Washington, D.C., and form to order the official commemoratives of the Inauguration.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id128235
      Japanese Culture Holiday Greeting Cards
      circa 1980-2000
      Scope and Contents

      Contains holiday greeting cards with depictions of Japanese culture such as landscapes, artwork, fashion, animals, and architecture.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id128109
      Holiday Greeting Cards
      circa 1980-2000
      Scope and Contents

      Contains holiday greeting cards featuring landscapes, artwork, and other scenes.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id132970
      Progressive Chautauqua Playing Cards
      1897
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Set of 66 cards, one instruction card, and one index card for Progressive Chautauqua (3" x 4 ½"). Includes the original box. Instruction cards explain rules of play and talk about the advantages of becoming a salesperson for products and publications by the Peoples Book Co., with copyright by W.M. Ford. It addresses the young, unemployed, preachers and women. For example: "To ladies thrown on their own resources for livelihood, it offers honorable, independent employment." The cards feature people and places related to the Holy Bible, including Moses, Cain, Egypt, and Esther.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id138111
    Box 11a
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id93066
      Tibetan Buddhist Script
      1700s
      Scope and Contents

      Two handwritten manuscript leaves and two woodcut printed leaves, all in Tibetan Buddhist Script from 18th century. These contain Sutra or the canonical scriptures which are interpretations of the original teachings of Gautama Buddha.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id76282
      Notgeld circa 1920
      1920-1922
      Scope and Contents

      100 colorful, uncirculated issues of Notgeld [emergency currency], 1920-1922, of different denominations and from a variety of locations within Germany. Notgeld was an alternative form of currency issued by localities during the period of hyperinflation in Germany after World War I.  Some bills depict historical buildings, monuments, folkloristic themes, etc., while others contain anti-Semitic imagery.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id95982
      Uncirculated Notgeld (Emergency Currency Collection) Arnstadt
      1921
      Scope and Contents

      Collection of 18 uncirculated Notgeld bills from 1921 issued in Arnstadt, Germany. The six small notes contain comments about the financial problems of Germans after World War I. A number of these bills contain indications of the rising of Anti-Semitism. Also present are twelve larger banknotes featuring an array of historical images.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id95986
      Notgeld with Anti-Semitic Images
      1921
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents The following description has been provided by the seller: "Notgeld, Germany currency issued by the banks in the post WWI period. This collection includes several specific anti-Semitic notes: 1. "David Gets a Close Shave"- A one mark note issued in 1921 in a small town in the North Westphalian Rhine Region. 2. Issued by a small German town, this banknote depicts a "hooked-nose" Jewish gnome" and part of the writing on the note states "This is the way all pushers must go. Then things would stand better in Germany." 3. 2 mark Bank Note issued by the district of Hoxter in northern Germany. The front of the note shows a lone Jew chained to the central pillar of the public square. 4. Set of three 100 Mark bank notes featuring designs from wood cuts made in 1492. These notes were issued to commemorate the 430th anniversary of the burning of Jews at the stake in 1492 in Sternberg Germany. This event centered around the belief by Germans that the blood of Christian children was part of the Passover Matzo recipe. 5. One Mark Ban Note depicting David selling a large chamber Pot. Issued in the North Westphalian Rhine Region. 6. 50Pf bank note issued in 1921 by the district of Hoxter in Northern Germany; depicts a caged Jew Dunked in the Harbor."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id95987
      Notgeld (Emergency Currency)
      1923
      Scope and Contents

      A 500 Mark bank note issued in 1923 during the German depression following World War One. This note is issued on silk and is known as Notgeld (emergency currency). This particular note reflects both anti-Semitic and anti-US(Wilson) feelings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11a id74415
      Tribes of Belgian Congo trading cards
      circa 1924
      Scope and Contents

      This information has been provided by the seller and has not been verified: "These cards were printed in Holland circa 1924. The Publisher was the Liebig Company and the product being promoted was soup, although the product is not shown.   According to information on the back of the cards, the images shwon are based on engravings prepared in 1865. Each card depicts a male and a female member of a different tribe in the tribe's natural environment. The male appears in characteristic, often highly elaborate, garb at center, while the female appears in a circular portrait in the upper corner. The latter portrait showcases the female's hairstyle or headwear.     Situated in the foreground are works of tribal art, artifacts, implements and/or musical instruments coming from the respective ethnic group. Typical dwellings and/or other figures appear in the background.   The tribes treated in the series are: The Baluba, The Bangala, The Babali, The Wagenia, The Bushongo, The Azande, The Ngome, The Bagelima, The Wasongola, The Gearabiseers, The Sango, The Bayaka, The Bambuti, The Batetela, The Mangbetu, The Basengele, The Batutsi and the Bambala.     Each reverse contains 5-10 paragraphs of text, in Dutch, describing the demographics, customs, rituals, art, and environment of the respective tribe."

  • Mixed Materials box: 11b
    Box 11b
    • Mixed Materials box: 11b id71907
      Sluota (Lithuanian magazine)
      1987-1990
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents The following information has been provided by the seller and has not been verified. "This is a rare collection of Soviet Occupied Lithuania era magazines that take you into the humor and satire mentality of the state sanctioned social critics who had very limited access to the Western press at that time, and took great risks being controversial in a police state. The group starts with January 1, 1987 and includes the Jan and Feb 1990 issues. There are 48 issues which the photos illustrate and which are all in almost new condition. This set includes: Sluota 2 Sausis 1990 was published one month before Lithuania declared independence from Soviet Occupation. This is the last "soviet" issue of Sluota and is very rare." Note: Housed in four separate folders

    • Mixed Materials box: 11b id81722
      Map of Japan
      circa 1860s
      Scope and Contents

      Map of Japan, circa 1860s.  Includes roads, sea routes, and a fare chart for transportation by horse.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11b id88266
      Marxism Cards
      1955
      Scope and Contents

      Cards, 1955, that depict the life of Karl Marx and the history of Marxism in Germany.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11b id88270
      British Empire Cards
      1904
      Scope and Contents

      Cards, 1904, that depict different aspects of life in the British Empire. Includes depictions of the supposed life of people in London, Canada, South Africa, India, Australia, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, and other locations within the British Empire.

  • Mixed Materials box: 11c
    Box 11c
    • Mixed Materials box: 11c id93281
      Cuban Stamp Books
      circa 2011Spanish; Castilian
      Scope and Contents

      Contains two books of Cuban stamps.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11c id97283
      Trading Cards (France)
      circa 1880s-1890sFrench
      Scope and Contents

      Two advertising cards, circa 1880s-1890s, from France. One is for the Great American Tea Company and has two African-American children on the front. The other is for Perles Japon (tapioca pearls). The card depicts four black figures standing in the ocean, holding hands.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11c id122836
      French Revolution-Era Assignats
      1792-1793French
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents The following is a description provided by the seller: "This is a Set of three (3) original French Revolution era Assignats, dated 1792-1793": 1) a 10 Sous note. Size: approx. 3" by 3 3/14" ;  2) a 15 Sols note. Size: approx. 3" by 3 1/4"; and, 3) a 5 Livres note. Size: approx. 2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The first two notes are from "1792" and are in VG+ Condition, w/some edge-tears, general wear, etc., while the third note is from "1793" and is in a Fine Condition w/some Very light staining. ....Now for some history: the French Revolution was funded by issues of paper money known as "assignats". These little promissory notes were essentially a form of "emergency" money, and were issued between 1790 and 1795. Because far too many assignats were printed--literally millions-- they became worthless. In 1795, presses were destroyed and production ceased. The assignats offered here are among the earlier assignats printed. A nice decorative border surrounds each note + they all have the usual two "blind"/embossed seals. Each is printed on fine, watermarked paper." Also includes an extra 20 Sols note, dated 1793.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11c id138110
      19th Century Bills
      1836-1860
      Scope and Contents

      Contains three five dollar bills: one from the Franklin Bank of Boston, Massachusetts; one from the Ocmulgee Bank of Macon, Georgia; and one from the Clinton Bank of Westernport, Massachusetts.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11c id140016
      Anti-Nazi Woodcuts (China)
      circa 1940s
      Scope and Contents

      Chinese woodcut images of Nazi characters and symbols, as well as Chinese people, with quotations in Chinese around them.

  • Mixed Materials box: 11d
    Box 11d
    • Mixed Materials box: 11d id141538
      Reichmarks
      1929-1945German
      Scope and Contents

      Contains reichmarks featuring various prominent Germans, including Albrecht von Thaer, Werner von Siemens, and David Hansemann. Later bills feature symbols of the Nazi Party, including the swastika.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11d id145265
      U.S. Occupied Zone of Germany Stereo Book
      circa 1945-1949
    • Mixed Materials box: 11d id143463
      Black Cat Cigarette Cards
      1916
      Scope and Contents

      Cigarette cards depicting scenes from World War I with a brief explanation on the back of the card.

  • Mixed Materials box: 11e
    Box 11e
    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id147854
      Woodblock Map (Japan)
      1826Japanese
    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id149744
      "Rund um Afrika" - Cruise travel advertising brochure
      1933
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Booklet, 31 pages (in German), published by Gustave Peterman, Hamburg and illustrated by A. Anton, designed to give interested travelers a first impression of the African continent through a combination of brief articles and photographs. The booklet was published on behalf of the "Deutsche Afrika-Linien" (German Africa Lines): Woerman-Linie, Ost-Afrika-Linie, Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Afrika Dienst), and Hamburg-Bremer Afrika-Linie. This item is also cataloged in the Swem Library online catalog as Rare Book (tbd)

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id149925
      Jacqueline Kennedy Card
      circa 1963
      Scope and Contents

      Thank you card sent by Jacqueline Kennedy, likely in response to condolences sent on the death of John F. Kennedy.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id149940
      Recipe Card and Shopping List
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      One card consisting of a recipe that contains chives, fruit, and sugar on one side, and a shopping list for a traveling bag and clock, smelling salts, and silk stockings.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id149986
      Documents relating to the founding of NASA
      1958
      Scope and Contents

      Three memos relating to the founding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id149996
      Photographs of Buddhist Statues on Mount Koya
      1930
      Scope and Contents

      Includes two photographs of Buddhist statutes on Mount Koya in Japan, 1930.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id150006
      Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage to Pennsylvania Program
      1976
      Scope and Contents

      Contains the official souvenir program for a wagon train pilgrimage to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania by each of the 50 states to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The program was published by The Bicentennial Commission of Pennsylvania.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id150064
      Our Lady of Lujan Pilgrimage Card
      circa 1960s
      Scope and Contents

      Souvenir card of the Our Lady of Lujan relic, which is found in the Basilica of Lujan outside of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id150065
      James Monroe Card
      circa 1920s
      Scope and Contents

      Tobacco card featuring James Monroe, with a brief biography and an advertisement for Royal Bengals Little Cigars on the reverse.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id150066
      Louis Vierne 2012 Brochure
      Scope and Contents

      Brochure for Christopher Houlihan's six city tour performing the symphonies of Louis Vierne on organ. Sound recordings of some of these concerts can be found at https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/Record/3477133 and https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/Record/3477134.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id177118
      Greeting Cards
      circa 1940s
      Scope and Contents

      Includes greeting cards with quotations from various nursery rhymes; also includes artwork which is based on the nursery rhyme.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id224801
      Greetings from Mexico Postcards
      circa 1960
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Contains a 3" x 5" postcard set of scenes from Xochimico, Mexico. Referred to as the Venice of Mexico, the scenes include photographs of local flower vendors and river boats on various canals.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id227102
      Broadway Playbills and Kennedy Center Program
      1973-1986
      Scope and Contents

      Broadway playbills from A Little Night Music, Sleuth, A Chorus Line, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as a schedule of performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for December 1979.

    • Mixed Materials box: 11e id290040
      Richmond Dispatch Daily Calendar
      1866
    • Mixed Materials box: 11e
      Newport News Shipbuilding-Christening Ceremony of the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
      circa 2014English
  • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id146629
    Box 12
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id93285
      Cuban Poetry Festival Poster
      2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id140017
      Communist Woodcuts (China)
      1951
      Scope and Contents

      Chinese woodcut images, 1951, of various scenes in China and Korea. Includes idealized Communist depictions of Chinese life, Chinese soldiers training Korean soldiers, and the capture of a U.S. Army tank.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id140019
      Communist Posters (Hungary)
      circa 1960s
      Scope and Contents

      Reproductions of Communist posters from the 1910s and 1920s, printed by the Hungarian Communist Party in the 1960s.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id150060
      Saigoku Pilgrimage Scroll
      circa 1880s
      Scope and Contents

      Scroll depicting the image of each Kannon Bodhisattva or Bosatsu located at the 33 temples a pilgrim must visit to complete the Saigoku pilgrimage in the Kansai region of Western Japan.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id231165
      Campaign Posters
      2012-2013
      Scope and Contents

      Contains campaign posters for statewide Virginia and national elections for Terry  McAuliffe and Tim Kaine, among others.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 13 id140058
    Box 13: Photographs (China) (Acc. 2012.087:)
    circa 1960s
    Scope and Contents

    Photographs of various locations throughout China, mostly of workers and manufacturing in China, with captions in Chinese at the bottom of each image. Two plastic sleeves with Chinese characters on them were photocopied and the original sleeves discarded due to preservation concerns. There were also two envelopes with Chinese characters on them, which were also photocopied and discarded due to preservation concerns.

  • Mixed Materials Oversize Folder 1
    Oversize Folder 1
    • Mixed Materials Oversize Folder 1 id111151
      Map of Kyoto, Japan
      1811Japanese
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Woodblock print map of Kyoto, Japan, 1811. Includes drawings of the public square and pagodas around the city, waterways that surround the city, and a chart on the back of the map. It is in poor condition with several tears in the paper, and is approximately 12" x 31 1/2".

      Arrangement

      Moved from Box 11c to Oversize Folder 1.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Folder 1 id111150
      Map of Tokyo, Japan
      1886Japanese
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Woodblock print map of Tokyo, Japan, 1886. Includes drawings of buildings and architecture around Tokyo, roads, waterways, and border lines for marking each residential district in the city. The map is approximately 20 1/2" x 28 1/3" and the cover is completely unattached from the map.

      Arrangement

      Moved from Box 11c to Oversize Folder 1.

id150062
Series 2: Backlog Accessions
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 id65027
    Box 3: Ephemera acquired circa 1930s through 1940s (Acc. 2009.602)
    1812-1939
    Scope and Contents

    Includes visiting cards, advertisements, postcards, religious tracts, schedules, lottery tickets and other items.

    Arrangement

    Arranged by subject and geographic location. 

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    This artificial grouping of backlog accessions was acquired sometime during the 1930s and 1940)

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 1 id65019
      Advertisements and Related Items - United States
      1876, 1884 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Includes business cards, broadsides, price tags, price lists, newspaper advertisements, postcards, medicine advertisements and more. Some of the states included are New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, "The American Bridge Co.'s Exhibit), Washington, D.C. (Thomas W. Smith receipt with drawing of building in 1884), Ohio (Cancer Treatment by Dr. A. Williams) and other states. One undated broadside from Cincinnati, Ohio, on cotton rag, advertises, "Beauties of Mechanism termed the Hall of Industry; at Letton's Museum."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 2 id65014
      Business and Industry Advertisements
      1904, 1911 and undated.
      Scope and Contents

      Advertisements which include a Sears, Roebuck and Co. postcard (1911), calendar (1904), Lion Coffee, Muzzy's Corn Starch, Capadura cigar and much more.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 3 id65012
      Lottery Tickets
      1812-1887
      Scope and Contents

      Lottery tickets from St. Louis, Missouri (1817), Maryland (1812, 1851 and undated), Louisiana (1881 and 1887) and Kentucky (1879).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 4 id65030
      Prices Current
      1868 and 1883
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents September 14, 1883 price list "Washington Price Current," J.F. Sheiry, Pr. for Biedler and Co., General Commission Merchants and a 1868 "Philadelphia Letter Sheet Price Current" for the Philadelphia stock market.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 5 id65017
      Religious Tracts, Verses and cards
      1865 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents 10 items ranging from a sheet of pledge cards for the Anti-Tobacco Tract Depository in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (undated), picture cards, form letters, "The Lifeboat" published by the American Seamen's Friend Society (October 1865) and a printer's sheet of a broadside for "Catalogue of the Sunday-School and Family Library."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 6 id65013
      Title Pages of Books
      1620-1870
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Title pages from 29 books. Includes page for "Plutarch I Chaeronensis Omnium" dated 1620, page for "Porcupine's Works, Vol. II, 1796 , "Annalium Tam Regum..." 1679 and others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 7 id65016
      Transport and Schedules
      1939
      Scope and Contents

      Eastern Air Lines, Inc. for March 1, 1939

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 8 id65015
      Visiting Cards
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Ten visiting cards.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 id71035
    Box 8: Ephemera from the Backlog (2008.230)
    1884-1988, undated
    Scope and Contents

    Ephemera from the backlog. Provenance is unknown for most items.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 1 id71036
      The Texas Declaration of Independence
      1943
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Facsimile of "The Texas Declaration of Independence" produced on the occasion of the publication of Louis Wiltz Kemp's "The Signers of The Texas Declaration of Independence" and published by the Anson Jones Press, Houston, in 1943.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 2 id71045
      Transportation Maps and Schedules - Highway and Airlines
      1926, 1935,1938, 1939, 1942, and Undated
      Scope and Contents

      1926 and 1935 highway maps of Virginia, 1938 and 1942 schedules for the Pennsylvania Central Airlines, undated Conoco highway map of "Delaware-Maryland-Virginia-W. Virginia," 1939 Standard Old Company (Esso) highway map of "Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware," and undated Sinclair Road Map of "Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 3 id71046
      Proclamation of Public Thanksgiving by Governor Wilbur Cross of Connecticut
      1938
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 4 id71055
      Newspaper Clipping about "Titles of the First Books"
      1884
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Newspaper clipping from "The Nation" about "Titles of the First Books from the Earliest Presses established in different cities, towns and Monasteries..." by Rush C. Hawkins, New York: J. W. Bouton, London. 1884. Includes post card from J.W. Bouton to John Markhem in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 5 id71056
      Nineteenth Century Newspaper Articles
      19th Century
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Five newspaper clippings with the following topics: 1) How a Princess behaves herself, Daniel Webster and Ancestry 2) Poetry, "Kick Him When He's Down." 3) "Strongest Man in the World" and "The Conspiracy Against the President" 4) "The Sweet Country Cousins" from the Boston Transcript and "City or Country." 5) "Reply of the Richmond Clergymen to Gov. Pierpoint's Charge of Disloyalty." The original circular quoting the governor appeared in newspapers in the North where Gov. Pierpoint supposedly said Richmond needed to erect a "Northern Methodist Church" because "the spirit of the Southern Pulpit is thoroughly disloyal." Undated, but after 1865.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 6 id71092
      Scottish Widows Fund Ticket, Notepaper, Whitehead and Hoag Notepad, Virginia Lottery Tickets
      1988 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Scope and Contents Scottish Widows Fund ticket "The Largest British Mutual Life Office," packet of notepaper with "The Money Bag" and drawing of two people pulling coins from a bag on the front cover and three original Virginia Lottery tickets from the first batch printed for Virginia' modern lottery (September 20, 1988).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 7 id92823
      Miscellaneous
      Scope and Contents

      Flyer by Ray Brown about stamps (1956); cover to a miniature book; pamphlet entitled "The Print Collector;' Kenneth Nebenzal, Inc. in Chicago (Number Three, Spring 1969); Winter Convocation program for George Washington University at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 1934 (2 copies); program for "American Farewell Concert Tour of Eduard Strauss" by K. and K. Austro-Hungarian Court Ball Music Director...at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City (undated); program for "Mary Wigman and Her Group" by S. Hurok in New York City; brochure entitled "What Highways Mean to Your City" by the Automotive Safety Foundation, Washington, D.C. (April 1959); November 1950 Bulletin of "The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin" (Vol. 1, No. 2); photostat copy of an image of a banner advertising "Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia" (undated); brochure advertising the publication of "Virginia and Maryland" facsimile by the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, Rhode Island (1949); copy of a typed paper entitled "Henry Herringman" read before the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia on February 13, 1948 by Professor C. William Miller of Temple University; pamphlet for an exhibition of "Portrait Panarama, Portraits by Artists of Six Centuries" by the President and Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on September 10, 1947; brochure "A Tour of Historic Richmond (undated); Greeting card "Greetings, Ya Mugg!"; and a program for the "Culpeper Bicentennial" from July 25-30th in Culpeper, Virginia (1949).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 folder: 8 id126248
      Postage Stamps
      1890-1938
      Scope and Contents

      Postage stamps, many on envelopes addressed to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, but most loose or torn from letters.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 9 id88040
    Box 9: Leaflet Collection (Acc. 2008.313)
    circa 1950-1960
    Scope and Contents

    Pamphlets, programs, advertisements and other ephemera from associations, businesses, state and federal agencies, local organizations and the military, probably from the 1950s and mostly relating to activities in Virginia. Not yet processed as of April 2011.