Collection of greeting cards and letters recieved by Irene Erickson from her marriage (Phillips), birth of her chilcren, a valentine from Betty Phillips (daughter) A greeting card for your new baby with a note attached to it dated May 23, 1947.

greeting cards for Irene Erickson
greeting cards for Irene Erickson

Name/Title

Collection of greeting cards and letters recieved by Irene Erickson from her marriage (Phillips), birth of her chilcren, a valentine from Betty Phillips (daughter) A greeting card for your new baby with a note attached to it dated May 23, 1947.

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0526

Scope and Content

IRENE ERICKSON PAPERS: Collection of greeting cards and letters recieved by Irene Erickson from her marriage, birth of her children and a letter from her eldest at summer camp. A valentine for Mama Phillips from Betty Phillips. A greeting card for your new baby with a note attached to it dated May 23, 1947 A note from the Nehantik Business and Professional Womans Club in her second marriage (Croome) name.

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Greeting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Gossiping, Greeting cards, Marriage, Weddings

Search Terms

Courtship & Weddings, Domestic Life/Family, Crocker House, Irene Erickson Papers, Nehantic Business and Professional Women's Club, New London

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Page 1 - Norcross wedding card 1/4 folded, front is embossed with glitter and has white ribbons on top of bell -punched and tied.- printed in black ink with mauve background-white and green flowers and life-like bride and groom - stains on bottom throughout - inside is printed in black ink and handwritten in in blue ink. Back is imprinted with blue N and black printing with stains on bottom and grey and mauve, black fold. Page 2. - Small card For Your Bridal Shower, beige cover stock with pink and green floral umbrella with pink bow. Printed in black ink, handwritten in purple ink and blue ink, brown stains on backside. Beige envelope with brown stain on fold. Page 3. - Wedding card for Bride and Groom, blue front with white and black imprint design - inside is printed in black ink, handwritten in black, purple and blue ink. Spotten stains back page, printing in black ink. Page 4. Vase shaped greeting card without envelope. On Your Wedding Day oriented and drawed in pink, green and silver. Inside has stained in bottom left. Printed in black ink, handwritten in blue and purple ink. Back has ingrained with dirt & discolouration. Printed in black ink 5. To Greet Dear Baby - textured beige small card - front drawing in printed in blue, pink and yellow, printing in black ink with a scalloped edge.. Inside a small pink and yellow stars, printed in black ink and handwritten in black ink. 6. To Mother on Valentine's Day. Semi-handmade card ,beige card stock with discolouration/fading. Coloured in red and blue crayons with doily top, printed in black ink and handwritten in blue and red crayons, backside in discoloured and stained. 7. Card with letter taped on. - To You and Your New Baby dated May 23,1947. Card is beige coverstock with discolouration/fading with blue and pink ribbons with a slit in card. Paper is drawn with pink, black, green, yellow and white inks and printed with black ink. Inside is drawn with same and printed in purple and black ink. Letter is taped to back side and has three note sized papers handwritten in black ink. 8. Notecard from Linda from camp asking for lipstick. Front drawn in black, red, yellow, blue ink on pink background. Inside handwritten in blue ink with blue markouts and crossed out. 9. Thinking of your Today card drown in blue, pink and green inks. With diamond window and scalloped edges. Inside drawn in red, green, white and brown inks. Printed in black handwritten in blue ink. 1 fold grime in fold. 10. Florist card addressed to Mrs. Irene Croome. Beige envelope. Printed with gold ink and emblem with green ink and emblem. Inside card is typed in black ink.

Archive Notes

Date(s): UNDATED

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2018-10-04