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M. Belle Sweet Christmas Cards collection, 1898-1960

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sweet, Mary Belle, 1879-1964
Title
M. Belle Sweet Christmas Cards collection
Dates
1898-1960 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.5 cubic feet, (3 boxes.)
Collection Number
MG 590
Summary
Christmas cards mailed to or collected by M. Belle Sweet.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Approximately 2,230 commercial and handmade Christmas cards, some with envelopes. Mailed to or collected by M. Belle Sweet, the first professional librarian at the University of Idaho.

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Historical Note

Mary Belle Sweet was the first professional Librarian hired by the University of Idaho in November of 1905. She would work at the Library unitl 1948. During her tenure she would would build the Library collections following the 1906 fire.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Cards were numbered and ordered prior to transfer to Special Collections. They were grouped by the year in which they were received in envelopes. During the processing stage, the envelope contents were switched to folders, at which time they were place in their numbering sequence located on the items. The folders were then placed chronologically into archival boxes. Undated folders were place at the end.

Acquisition Information

Original items belonged or were collected by M. Belle Sweet. They were transferred from Lab of Anthropology and withdrawn from Museum collection in 2002.

Processing Note

Collection was processed by Kelley Moulton in 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Christmas Cards
  • Greeting Cards
  • Postcards

Finding aid prepared by Kelley Moulton.
2023

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