Adams, Jane Ford--Art collections
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
John and Jane Adams Artwork Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0052
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a number of pieces of artwork (etchings, oil, watercolor, acrylic, and others) by early twentieth century American and European artists. A San Diego contingent of landscape artists is headed by Charles Arthur Fries (1854-1940), called the “Dean of San Diego Painters.” Ivan Messenger (1895-1983) was a member of the San Diego Moderns and was also a printmaker of some renown. Rounding out the San Diego scene is Helen Johnston Balfour (1847-1925) known for...
Dates:
1890-1936
John and Jane Adams Autograph Album Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0056
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 30 late Victorian autograph albums. The albums in this collection (except one) all belonged to young ladies. Some have only a few entries; the majority have many pages filled out. The albums belonged to girls in numerous locations across the United States. Some albums have entries from a discrete group of people ("Normal Institute Class"), though most are made up of a variety of friends and family. Often it is apparent that the owner later filled in...
Dates:
1851-1933; Majority of material found in 1860-1890
John and Jane Adams Greeting Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0054
Scope and Contents
Greeting cards are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Dates:
1830-1970
John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0008
Scope and Contents
The John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection consists of over 100 years of history and communication through postcards. The postcards are diverse in size, format, and subject. The collection contains more than 4,500 postcards of San Diego County, and 8,500 postcards representing parts of the state of California and the development of California. Individual states in the U.S. as well as other countries of the world also have categories in the collection....
Dates:
1880-2007
John and Jane Adams Postcard Periodicals Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0057
Scope and Contents
The John and Jane Adams Postcard Periodicals Collection consists of magazines, newsletters, bulletins, gazzettes, collectors’ guides, auction catalogs, and ephemera related to deltiology, the study and collection of postcards.
Dates:
1947-1986; Majority of material found in 1970-1985
John and Jane Adams Trade Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0406
Scope and Contents
A variety of products are advertised in the collection. All trade cards in the collection are American except two French cards which can be found in the "Miscellaneous Products" folder. This collection has been digitized: http://ibase.sdsu.edu/index.php?a=ViewItem&i=531
Dates:
1875-1915
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- Ephemera 3
- Postcards--Private collections--California--San Diego 2
- Postcards--Specimens 2
- Advertising cards--Private collections--California--San Diego 1
- Advertising cards--Specimens 1
- Advertising cards--United States--Specimens 1
- Art, American--19th century 1
- Art, American--20th century 1
- Art, European--20th century 1
- Art--Private collections--California--San Diego 1
- Autograph albums 1
- Autograph albums--Private collections--California--San Diego 1
- Autograph albums--United States--Specimens 1
- Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Pictorial works 1
- California--Pictorial works 1
- Christmas cards 1
- Christmas cards--Private collections--California--San Diego 1
- Christmas cards--Specimens 1
- Cities and towns--United States--Pictorial works 1
- Digital Records 1
- Greeting cards 1
- Greeting cards--Private collections--California--San Diego 1
- Greeting cards--Specimens 1
- Mexican-American Border Region--Pictorial works 1
- Political postcards--Private collections--California--San Diego 1
- Political postcards--Specimens 1
- San Diego (Calif.)--Pictorial works 1
- San Diego County (Calif.)--Pictorial works 1
- Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)--Pictorial works 1
- United States--Pictorial works 1 + ∧ less
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