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Valentine's Day

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

A Valentine for Hubby, circa 1940

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2002-048-001
Scope and Contents

A three fold valentine with text on four sides in colors of red, white, blue, and yellow. It is not signed.

Dates: circa 1940

Clarke greeting card collection, 1910-1920

 Collection
Identifier: A1994-090
Scope and Contents

Collection of Valentines and other greeting cards including postcards, standup cards, moveable cards, honeycomb, and lace. The collection includes German-made, American-made cards, as well as cards made from other locales. Also in the collection are Whitney made greeting cards.

Dates: 1910-1920

Cook Valentine collection, 1850-1914

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1983-004
Dates: 1850-1914

Elmer Jackson Valentine collection, 1913-1925

 Collection
Identifier: A1981-001
Scope and Contents

Collection includes Valentine greeting cards sent to and collected by Elmer Jackson in various formats including: pulldown, honeycomb, cutout, lace paper, standup, foldout, and moveable (mechanical). The collection includes publishers such as Whitney, Gabriel and others, and includes illustrators such as Ellen Clapsaddle (known for being Campbell's soup artist) and Frances Brundage.

Dates: 1913-1925

Frank M. Barnard Valentine collection, circa 1850-1885

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1979-001
Dates: circa 1850-1885

Maurine McEnroe Valentine card collection, 1900-1935

 Collection
Identifier: A1992-082-001
Scope and Contents

This collection of valentines include several types of greeting cards, such as pulldown, lace paper, stand up, honeycomb, advertising, and movable cards. Illustrators include Ruth Newton and Frances Brundage among others.

Dates: 1900-1935

Valentine Day card, circa 1956

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1984-018-001
Scope and Contents

Valentine greeting card, displaying the phrase "Straight to you son on Valentine's Day" with an image of a train engineer and a silver glitter train engine on the front of card. It is signed "Dad & Mom".

Dates: circa 1956