Greeting Cards Collected by Rebecca Hobart

Easter card

Easter card

Name/Title

Greeting Cards Collected by Rebecca Hobart

Scope and Content

Contains a variety of greeting cards saved by Rebecca Hobart. Some were sent to her mother, Edith M. Hobart, and her father, Ralph Hobart and then passed to their daughter, Rebecca. Dates on the cards are from late 19th century to the 21st century.

Collection

Papers of Rebecca W. Hobart

Category

Greeting cards

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1900 - circa 2000

Archive Size/Extent

Six folders.

Archive Items Details

Title

*Greeting cards: Easter and Valentine's Da

Date(s) of Creation

1900 - 1990

Title

*Greeting cards: Sympathy cards

Description

Cards sent after the death of Rebecca's father, Ralph Hobart. Also includes lists of the people who had sent cards, compiled by Rebecca Hobart.

Date(s) of Creation

1951

Title

*Miscellaneous greeting cards

Description

Includes Mothers' Day, Thanksgiving, Fathers' Day, travel, and graduation cards.

Date(s) of Creation

1940 - 1980

Title

*Greeting cards: Christmas

Date(s) of Creation

1900 - 1950

Title

*Greeting cards: Birthday

Date(s) of Creation

1900 - 2000

Title

*Greeting cards with cats

Description

Rebecca Hobart was well known as a cat lover, with friends and relatives seeking out cards for every occasion that featured cats.

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 2000

Location

Lincoln Library
Box 28