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Adolf Katzenellenbogen papers
Amy Evans papers
Born in 1884 in Wales, Amy Evans was an operatic soprano who performed in Britain and the United States in the early 20th century. The Amy Evans papers contain personal documents, correspondence, greeting cards, address books, and photographs from Evans and her husband, baritone Fraser Gange.
"Bullfighting in Mexico" postcards
Numbered series of fifteen chromolithographic postcards depicting bullfighting in Mexico, circa 1900.
Charlotte Tufts library and book postcard collection
A collection of about 1,000 20th century postcards, chiefly depicting libraries but also featuring about 100 postcards depicting scenes related to book reading, bookselling, and book collecting. The collection was named in honor of Charlotte Tufts, the librarian and deltiologist who created the collection.
Communist propaganda poster reproduction postcards
This collection contains seventeen postcards published by the Central Museum of the Revolution in Moscow, printed in Leningrad in approximately 1932. There is no biographical or historical information available on the creator at this time.
Corporal Bernard E. Rabinowitz papers
The collection consists of 399 letters written from Corporal Bernard E. Rabinowitz (179th Infantry Band)to his family in Baltimore, MD. The letters are dated from 1942-1945 and were sent from US bases, Sicily, North Africa, France, and Italy. This collection gives a first-hand account of one soldier's experiences during World War II. There are 230 letters, 140 V-mail, and 29 postcards.
Correspondance adressee a Berthe Schuster, marraine de guerre [Correspondence addressed to Berthe Schuster, war godmother]
Djuna Barnes collection
A collection of postcards writer Djuna Barnes sent to family and friends, illustrations from her book Ladies Almanack, and as photographs of her and her friend Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.
Emory Hamilton Niles scrapbook
Finocchio's Club ephemera
Floyd-Urner family papers
French or German "Naughty Hold-to-the-light" cards
Copied from dealer description: [Erotic Art] A Set of 8 1920s French or German Naughty 'Hold-to-the-Light' Cards. An interesting set of 8 'hold-to-the-light' cards with French & German instructions stamped at the top, featuring ladies in various states of undress doing various things with various props. One features Josephine Baker in her banana dress. The effect of the hold to the light feature is oddly unimpressive. 8 cards. 3.5"x5.5". Minor soil, light wear.
G. Sternfeld Affaire Dreyfus postcards
A series of 12 numbered black-and-white postcards published by G. Sternfeld depicting scenes associated with the second trial of the Dreyfus affair. Depicted individuals include Alfred Dreyfus, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, Godefroy Cavaignac, Henri Rochefort, Émile Zola, Fernand Labory, Georges Clemenceau, Auguste Scheurer-Kestner, and Georges Picquart. Contains two copies of card #3.
Hopkins Amateur Radio Club records
James Swan Frick photograph and postcard collection
James Swan Frick (1848-1927) was a lawyer and supporter of the arts in Baltimore. His collection includes postcards and photographs depicting equestrian statues, musicians, actors, artists, and other notable figures.
Jeffrey Brooks collection of Russian postcards and prints
A collection of 341 Russian postcards dating from approximately 1905 to 1989, as well as a cabinet card from 1882, produced by a variety of publishers, likely primarily for sale at Russian museums. The images on the postcards are mostly reproductions of art, in color and black and white, on a variety of themes ranging from Russian folklore to meditations on labor, war, and death. The collection also contains lubki prints dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Johns Hopkins University African American real photo postcard collection
This is an artificially assembled collection of approximately 1018 real photo postcards portraying African-Americans, dating from approximately 1905 to approximately 1946. Each postcard is approximately 3½ by 5½ inches with a black-and-white photograph on one side and a postcard format on the reverse. The collection was left in original order and is organized by subjects or subject matter.
Johns Hopkins University alumni collection
This collection includes donations from Johns Hopkins University alumni that document student life, frequently reflecting the donor's personal experience as a student at Johns Hopkins University. The collection includes photographs, letters, student notes, and other material. The collection spans the 19th and 20th centuries.
Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials spans from approximately 1870 to the 1950s. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. The collection primarily consists of postcards, broadsides, and other printed ephemera that depict African American people in ways that are often racist and caricatured.
Johns Hopkins University collection of white supremacist and anti-integration materials
The Johns Hopkins University collection of white supremacist and anti-integartion materials is an artificial collection which spans from the 18th to the 21st century. The collection consists of broadsides, postcards, and other printed ephemera created by proponents of white supremacy, anti-integration, and racist ideologies.
Johns Hopkins University Josephine Jacobsen collection
Josephine Jacobsen was a poet, short story writer, and literary critic. She was educated by private tutors at Roland Park Country School and graduated in 1926. Jacobsen's papers include drafts of her works, correspondence, photographs, and other materials. They range from the 1920s to 1982.
Johns Hopkins University Russian postcards collection
This is an artifically assembled collection of Russian-made postcards, with materials selected by the curators of Special Collections. The postcards date from approximately 1900 to the 1930s.
Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection
The Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection documents the history of the women's suffrage movement both in the United States and abroad from 1879 to approximately 1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900 to 1920. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Johns Hopkins University World's Fair collection
This artificially-assembled collection consists of materials relating to international World's Fairs and Expositions, including photographs; postcards; written travelogues or personal accounts of the fairs; ephemera, including programs and printed souvenirs; lithographs and engravings; and physical objects. The materials date from the 1830s to the 1960s.
Kent Roberts Greenfield papers
Kent Roberts Greenfield (born 1893) was Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and chief architect of the official United States Army History of World War II. The collection consists of correspondence, lecture notes, student notes, student papers, writings and research notes, printed material, and photographs and postcards. The bulk of the material covers his work as an army historian (1942-1945, 1946-1958).