Darrell Bertness Postcard Collection
name: label: Donor
content: Bertness, Darrell
topic: label: Topic
content: Holidays
label: Topic
content: Greeting cards
label: Topic
content: April Fools' Day
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Darrell L. Bertness to the Archives Center in 2009.
creator: label: Donor
content: Bertness, Darrell
setName: label: See more items in
content: Darrell Bertness Postcard Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: This is a small group of picture postcards.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.25 Cubic feet (1 box, 371 items)
unitdate: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1190
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Picture postcards
label: Type
content: Postcards
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The postcards are arranged by type and subject matter as follows: birth announcements, birth congratulations, birthday greetings, friendship and good wishes, various holiday cards, Memorial Day and 4th of July, George Washington, and Norwegian scenes.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Anne Jones (volunteer), 2010
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Picture postcards -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection of postcards consists primarily of birth announcements and birth congratulations, birthday greetings, and Valentine's Day cards. Also included are July 4th and Memorial Day greetings, postcards featuring George Washington and a group of Norwegian scenes. The postcards were manufactured in the United States, Germany and Norway; the texts are in English, with the exception of the Norwegian cards. The cards are printed in color, with the exception of the Norwegian cards.