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Adams, John R., 1900-1994--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