Sandy Ballasch Library Postcards Collection
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Scope and Contents
A collection of 45 postcards showing libraries, mostly in the midwest, with the majority being from Nebraska, Kansas, and Illinois, though there are some from Pennsylvania, California, and Washington State. Many of them are Carnegie Libraries. Some of the cards have been written on and sent through the mail; most of them are blank. They date mostly from the nineteen-teens, clustering around 1914-1916, though there is one from 1947.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1947
Creator
- Ballasch, Sandy (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Postcards, mostly from the midwest, showing libraries, many of them Carnegie Libraries.
Method of Acquisition
This collection was given to the University of Iowa Libraries in 2007 by Sandra Ballasch.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Temporal
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu