Jacqueline Kindekens Wilson Collection of World War I Postcards
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the following songs:
Abide with Me (4 cards)
Down Home in Tennessee (3 cards)
Farewell, Isabelle (cards 1 and 3)
Fight the Good Fight (4 cards)
If You Were the Only Girl in the World (2 cards)
It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary (2/4 cards)
I Wonder If You Miss Me Sometimes (cards 2 and 3)
Let the Great Big World Keep Turning (3 cards)
Somewhere in France, Dear Mother (3 cards)
Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow (3 cards)
When Daddy Comes Home (4 cards)
Dates
- 1914-1918
Conditions Governing Use
PPL believes this collection is in the public domain. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
During World War I picture postcards were popular with soldiers around the world. The current collection features primarily postcard song sets, in which the lyrics of a popular song are printed across multiple postcards in combination with sentimental or religious imagery.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (32 postcards are arranged by title and stored in individual folders in a small clamshell box.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the library in September 2021 by Jacqueline Kindekens Wilson.
- Title
- Jacqueline Kindekens Wilson Collection of World War I Postcards
- Author
- Jordan Goffin
- Date
- July 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org