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John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0384
Scope and Contents
The John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection (1856-1996) offers a glimpse into some of the ways printed materials were used to capture the interest of American culture from the late 1800s through the late 1900s. Such a collection can be used to trace shifts in cultural norms, as these items of ephemera typically reflect the prevailing sentiments of the population for whom the materials were created. The subject matter of the ephemera in this collection...
Dates:
1856-1996; Majority of material found in 1880-1982
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 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
San Diego Opera Guild Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0476
Scope and Contents
The San Diego Opera Guild Records (1939-2000) documents the organization and activities of the San Diego Opera Guild (SDOG), the early growth and development of San Diego Opera, and the productions brought to San Diego by the SDOG. It includes annual reports, clippings, correspondence, reviews, minutes, programs, photographs, and scrapbooks. The collection consists of four major series: Administrative Files (1950-2000), ...
Dates:
1939-2000; Majority of material found in 1955-1974