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eddie Nero Mail Art Collection, 2000-2022
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- eddie Nero Mail Art Collection
- Dates
- 2000-2022 (inclusive)20002022
- Quantity
- 13 linear feet, (13 boxes; 1 map case folder )
- Collection Number
- MSS 406
- Summary
- Mail Art received by eddie Nero over a 20-year period beginning in 2000. Items in this collection were received through the U.S. and International postal services.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
eddie Nero (a.k.a. Edward Black) was born in New York City in 1944, and grew up in Kerhonkson N.Y., a small rural agricultural and resort community in the Catskill Mountains/Hudson Valley. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BA in Chemistry and an MBA., and the University of Florida with an MS in Environmental Engineering Sciences. Most of his professional career was as a mid-level manager in Public Works for the City of Springfield OR. He is married to Geraldine Moreno; they have two daughters, Tovah and Simca. Guido Bondioli (artist, friend, co-worker and mentor) stimulated eddie Nero's interest and participation in Mail Art in the mid 1990s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This Mail Art collection includes post cards, artwork, objects, found items, artist trading cards, artistamps, add and pass sheets, rubberstamp images and other miscellaneous documents. Also included in this collection are electronic files of Mail Art sent and received by eddie Nero, artistamps created by eddie Nero (Hitam Post, Flamingo Post, Bondioli Post), and miscellaneous Mail Art files including a Call for Mail Art and Exhibit curated by the City of Springfield (Oregon) Arts Commission, eddie Nero and Guido Bondioli.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item description], eddie Nero Mail Art Collection, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Mail Art | 1990-2003 |
| 2 | Mail Art | 2004 |
| 3 | Mail Art | 2005 |
| 4 | Mail Art | 2006-2007 |
| 5 | Mail Art | 2008-2010 |
| 6 | Mail Art | 2011-2012 |
| 7 | Mail Art | 2013-2014 |
| 8 | Mail Art | 2015-2016 |
| 9 | Mail Art | 2017-2018 |
| 10 | Mail Art | 2019-2022 |
| 11 | Mail Art | dates unknown |
| 12 | Loose Items | |
| 13 | Oversized | |
| Map Case | ||
| 12 | Posters | 2006; 2007 |
Gwyn Hervochon and Alisha Graefe
2023
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