Collection of Victorian printed ephemera
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1592
Identifier: Coll-1982
Content Description
Collection of 32 Victorian printed ephemera, in colour: greeting cards, birthday cards, New Year and Christmas cards, religious cards with short prayers, a Valentine card, and two advertisements for Heinz and Ivelcon. Some cards are annotated in the back by the people who sent or received them.
Dates
- Creation: 19th - early 20th century
Language of Materials
Mostly English, with some cards in French.
Condition Description
Rehoused in polyester sleeves. Good condition.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repositoruy in advance.
Extent
32 cards (in 1 folder)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in May 2019. Accession no SC-Acc-2020-0033.
Condition Description
Rehoused in polyester sleeves. Good condition.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in August 2020.
- Title
- Collection of Victorian printed ephemera, 19th century
- Description rules
- Isad(G)2
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk