Ephemera.
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Orange Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: 062-04
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection, created by an unknown collector, contains 86 pieces of small printed ephemera, all on orange stock. The majority of the ephemera are from the northeastern and midwestern United States, with one order form from Texas and one hotel card from Germany. They cover a broad time range, with dated items from 1853-1960 and many undated items. The majority of items are from the late 19th century. Many types of ephemera are represented here including tickets and...
Dates:
1853 - 1960
UPP Arts collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 074-02
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the artistic, administrative, and educational activities of UPP Arts.The materials in this collection reflect a decade of interdisciplinary collaborations between artists, educators, students, and community members who used place-based art to celebrate and build awareness for Providence’s urban ponds. Their work focused particularly on Mashapaug Pond and its environs, which include the site of the Gorham Manufacturing Company and the former West Elmwood...
Dates:
1935 - 2018; Majority of material found within 2008 - 2018
Found in:
Providence Public Library
/
UPP Arts collection
Charles Henry Wilbur papers
File — Box Multi-collection Box : [Barcode: 31116021976383]
Identifier: 003-02-16
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 69 letters to and from Wilbur, his mother, sister and brother in law, his friends, and two whaling agents, as well as a variety of other people involved in the life and death of this whaleman from New Jersey. The correspondence in this collection begins during Wilbur’s naval service in 1864 and continues through his whaling career and into the next generation of his sister's family, ending in 1916. It includes correspondence between members of his family and the U....
Dates:
1843 - 1916
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Charles Henry Wilbur papers
Dan Wood Collection of Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: 023-02
Scope and Contents
The Dan Wood Collection of Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera includes printed works by APA members for inclusion in the monthly bundles that were collected by APA member Dan Wood. Wood collected mailed bundles from when he first became a member of the organization in August 2001 through October 2009. Not all months from each year are in the collection, and some bundles are incomplete. The collection materials include handwritten communications from APA mailers to Dan Wood, examples...
Dates:
1980 - 2010; Majority of material found within 2001 - 2009