New Year Greeting Cards Collection, 1921-ongoing
3 archives boxes, 1 half archives box (1.75 linear ft.)
Terms of Access and Use:
There is no restriction on access to the New Year Greeting Cards Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.
Requests for permission to publish material from the New Year Greeting Cards Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
In 1921 the Alumni Council of Amherst College instituted the sending of New Year greeting cards to alumni. The cards often contain artistic scenes from the campus or reproductions from the collection of the Mead Art Museum.
The collection consists of New Year greeting cards sent to Amherst College alumni by the College. Also included are several scrapbooks of the cards, and a letter advocating the creation of a display of the cards.
The greeting cards are arranged chronologically. Undated greeting cards and scrapbooks of greeting cards are located at the end of the chronological series.
There is no restriction on access to the New Year Greeting Cards Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.
Requests for permission to publish material from the New Year Greeting Cards Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
[Identification of item], in New Year Greeting Cards Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library
Accession Numbers: 81-09, 98-163
Additional greeting cards will be added to the collection as they are obtained by the Archives.
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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000 Amherst, MA 01002-5000 Phone: (413) 542-2299 Fax: (413) 542-2692 Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives |
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1921 greeting cards
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1921
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Box 1: folder 1
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1922 greeting cards
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1922
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Box 1: folder 2
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1923 greeting cards
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1923
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Box 1: folder 3
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1924 greeting cards
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1924
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Box 1: folder 4
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1925 greeting cards
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1925
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Box 1: folder 5
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1926 greeting cards
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1926
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Box 1: folder 6
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1927 greeting cards
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1927
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Box 1: folder 7
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1928 greeting cards
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1928
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Box 1: folder 8
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1929 greeting cards
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1929
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Box 1: folder 9
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1930 greeting cards
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1930
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Box 1: folder 10
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1933 greeting cards
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1933
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Box 1: folder 11
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1935 greeting cards
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1935
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Box 1: folder 12
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1936 greeting cards
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1936
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Box 1: folder 13
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1937 greeting cards
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1937
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Box 1: folder 14
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1938 greeting cards
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1938
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Box 1: folder 15
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1939 greeting cards
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1939
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Box 1: folder 16
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1940 greeting cards
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1940
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Box 1: folder 17
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1941 greeting cards
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1941
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Box 1: folder 18
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1942 greeting cards
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1942
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Box 1: folder 19
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1943 greeting cards
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1943
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Box 1: folder 20
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1944 greeting cards
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1944
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Box 1: folder 21
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1945 greeting cards
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1945
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Box 1: folder 22
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1946 greeting cards
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1946
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Box 1: folder 23
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1947 greeting cards
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1947
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Box 1: folder 24
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1948 greeting cards
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1948
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Box 1: folder 25
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1949 greeting cards
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1949
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Box 1: folder 26
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1950 greeting cards
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1950
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Box 1: folder 27
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1951 greeting cards
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1951
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Box 1: folder 28
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1952 greeting cards
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1952
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Box 1: folder 29
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1953 greeting cards
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1953
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Box 1: folder 30
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1954 greeting cards
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1954
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Box 1: folder 31
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1955 greeting cards
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1955
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Box 1: folder 32
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1956 greeting cards
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1956
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Box 2: folder 33
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1957 greeting cards
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1957
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Box 2: folder 34
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1958 greeting cards
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1958
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Box 2: folder 35
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1959 greeting cards
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1959
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Box 2: folder 36
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1960 greeting cards
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1960
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Box 2: folder 37
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1961 greeting cards
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1961
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Box 2: folder 37A
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1962 greeting cards
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1962
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Box 2: folder 38
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1963 greeting cards
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1963
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Box 2: folder 39
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1964 greeting cards
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1964
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Box 2: folder 40
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1965 greeting cards
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1965
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Box 2: folder 41
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1966 greeting cards
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1966
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Box 2: folder 42
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1967 greeting cards
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1967
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Box 2: folder 43
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1968 greeting cards
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1968
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Box 2: folder 44
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1969 greeting cards
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1969
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Box 2: folder 45
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1970 greeting cards
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1970
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Box 2: folder 46
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1971 greeting cards
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1971
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Box 2: folder 47
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1972 greeting cards
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1972
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Box 2: folder 48
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1973 greeting cards
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1973
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Box 2: folder 49
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1974 greeting cards
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1974
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Box 2: folder 50
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1975 greeting cards
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1975
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Box 2: folder 51
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1976 greeting cards
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1976
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Box 2: folder 52
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1977 greeting cards
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1977
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Box 3: folder 1
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1978 greeting cards
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1978
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Box 3: folder 2
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1979 greeting cards
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1979
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Box 3: folder 3
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1980 greeting cards
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1980
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Box 3: folder 4
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1981 greeting cards
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1981
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Box 3: folder 5
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1982 greeting cards
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1982
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Box 3: folder 6
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1983 greeting cards
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1983
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Box 3: folder 7
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1984 greeting cards
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1984
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Box 3: folder 8
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1985 greeting cards
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1985
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Box 3: folder 9
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1986 greeting cards
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1986
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Box 3: folder 10
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1987 greeting cards
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1987
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Box 3: folder 11
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1988 greeting cards
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1988
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Box 3: folder 12
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1989 greeting cards
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1989
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Box 3: folder 13
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1990 greeting cards
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1990
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Box 3: folder 14
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Undated greeting cards
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 15
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Scrapbook of New Year greeting cards
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 16
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Letter regarding display of cards
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1939
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Box 3: folder 17
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Scrapbook of 1921-1959 greeting cards (pages)
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 1
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Scrapbook of 1921-1959 greeting cards (cover)
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 2
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Scrapbook of 1921-1975 greeting cards (pages)
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 3
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Scrapbook of 1921-1975 greeting cards (cover)
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 4
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