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Title: Collection of Postcards and Postcard Albums,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1890-
Collection number: 1337
Extent:
188 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The first postcards were probably playing cards used as visiting cards (late 17th-early 18th century). They were replaced
by visiting cards and most had pictures and a blank space for the name. Subjects were places of interest or general motifs
and often included messages. Printers printed decorative letter paper using old visiting card plates (1830s) and established
the link from visiting cards to postcards. There were few areas or events not recorded on postcards by the early 1900s. The
collection consists of postcards and novelty cards from various places around the world.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Collection of postcards and postcard albums (Collection 1337). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Bulk of the collection was received from Dr. Omer L. Sharp and Emily Hildegarde Sharp.
The first postcards were probably playing cards used as visiting cards (late 17th-early 18th century); they were replaced
by visiting cards and most had pictures and a blank space for the name; subjects were places of interest or general motifs
and often included messages; printers printed decorative letter paper using old visiting card plates (1830s) and established
the link from visiting cards to postcards; there were few areas or events not recorded on postcards by the early 1900s; popularity
dropped off after World War I; tourist view cards became the standard after World War II.
Collection consists of postcards from various places around the world. Includes novelty cards.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Picture postcards.
Postcard albums.