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Wade Hall Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4226
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains postcards written by a variety of people in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. For the most part, they convey news about where they are, have been, or are going, as well as asking about friends and family.

Dates

  • Creation: 1875-1981

Conditions Governing Access

Access to portions of this collection has been restricted by Special Collections in order to preserve the original materials. Contact University Libraries Special Collections at archives@ua.edu or 205.348.0500 for information on access to the restricted portions of this collection.

Biographical / Historical

A postcard is generally a small rectangular piece of heavy (cardstock) paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. In many places, it costs less to send a postcard than a regular letter.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection of postcards from around the US containing correspondence between friends and family

Provenance

gift of Wade Hall

General

To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.

Source

Title
Guide to the Wade Hall Postcard Collection
Status
Completed
Date
May 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513