Eileen E. Anderson United States bicentennial collection, 1975-2013

Collection

Identifier: A2025-039

Scope and Contents

Includes postcards, first day covers, newspaper clippings, greeting cards, price lists and order forms, stamps, brochures, commemorative booklets, bookmarks, handwritten notes, scrapbook pages and other ephemera collected by Eileen Anderson, all pertaining to the American bicentennial. The notes appear to be written by the collector, with some later additions by unknown hand(s).

Dates

Creation: 1906-2013

Creator

Anderson, Eileen E. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Please contact the Archivist regarding permission to publish material.

Biographical / Historical

Eileen E. Anderson (Mrs. George Anderson; Eileen Elizabeth Eckart) collected bicentennial postcards, brochures, first day covers, postmarks, etc. Anderson attended collection events to get covers, postmarks, etc., and als mailed away for packs of postcards and first day covers.

Full Extent

1.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Peter F. Meggison

Processing Information

Removed and discarded most plastic sleeves, except when loose items would lose context. Traditional 4x6 and 3x5 postcards and smaller newspaper clippings were placed in postcard boxes, kept in found order. Scrapbook pages with glued materials kept intact and placed in archival folders.