Name/Title
Gift Tag from the McKee Family to Ella Mitze Congratulating the Birth of Vic Thaete, with EnvelopeEntry/Object ID
2016.20.11Scope and Content
Small card with envelope congratulating Ella Mitze on the birth of her son, Vic Thaete, May 1933. The card and envelope are 1.75" x 2.5"; the card is one-sided. The front of the card has a color illustration of flowers along the top edge and in the upper right corner. The message "Gift for a Dear Little Baby with love for a Dear Little Mother" is printed on the front. The reverse side of the card has a written message in ink, stating "Congratulations from the McKee's."
Ella Mitze was a longtime resident of Broomfield, and cared for her son there until her death in 1945. Vic Thaete was then raised by his grandparents, Ernst and Louise Mitze. The McKee family also resided in Broomfield in the 1930s; John McKee operated the Broomfield Mercantile Company until it burned down in 1935. Clara McKee inherited several assets from her father, August Nissen, who was very active in Broomfield investment and business ventures.Collection
Permanent CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Card, CongratulatoryNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Card, GreetingNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
CardsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1933 - 1933Archive Size/Extent
One card and one envelope in a legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1933
Date(s): 1933/05
Copy/Orig/Other: OriginalRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Thaete, Ella
