Processed by
Pamela Tranfield
February 1997
Revised by Dorothy Nicholson
26 March 2004
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
2 boxes |
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COLLECTION |
1903–ca. 1970 |
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PROVENANCE: |
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, 1997 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
None |
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RELATED |
None |
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ACCESSION |
1997.0471 |
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NOTES: |
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John Brenner, Jr., and Aluhah Gertrude Dobbins worked as stenographers for various firms in Indianapolis, Indiana, from ca. 1906 to the late 1930s. It is not known if these individuals were friends.
Sources:
Polk’s Indianapolis Directory, 1906. Indianapolis: R. L Polk and Company, 1906.
Polk’s Indianapolis Directory, 1916. Indianapolis: R. L Polk and Company, 1916.
Polk’s Indianapolis Directory, 1938. Indianapolis: R. L Polk and Company, 1938.
The collection contains 122 mechanically reproduced postcards, and fifty-nine photographic postcards depicting Indiana scenes from ca. 1906 to the 1970s. The postcards may have been assembled by Mrs. Bertram Teeple into a personal collection, as the annotation “return to Mrs. Bertram Teeple, 5870 Primrose” appears on two postcards. No postcards are addressed to Mrs. Teeple, but seventy-eight items contain correspondence mailed to John Brenner, Jr., of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Aluhah Gertrude Dobbins of Odon and Indianapolis, Indiana. Six items were addressed to other individuals.
The processor divided the collection into five series to reflect the provenance of portions of the collection. Series One includes forty-one postcards sent to John Brenner Jr., twenty-eight of which are Indiana courthouses. Series Two has thirty-seven postcards addressed to Aluhah Gertrude Dobbins. These came from siblings and friends from Odom, Indiana. The postcards discuss the health of relatives, travel arrangements, and schooling. Series Three contains ninety-eight unused postcards and includes colored postcards from ca. 1970. Series Four has six items addressed to various individuals and includes scenes from Indianapolis, Martinsville, and Bloomington, Indiana. Series Five contains twelve oversized unused postcards ca. 1970 and one older souvenir fold-out postcard.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Allen County: Fort Wayne |
Postcards, Box 1 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Daviess County:
Odon, Epson |
Postcards, Box 1 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Bartholomew County:
Columbus |
Postcards, Box 1 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Daviess County:
Bloomington |
Postcards, Box 1 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Marion County: Indianapolis |
Postcards, Box 2 |
For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:
1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog: http://157.91.92.2/
2. Click on the "Basic Search" icon.
3. Select "Call Number" from the "Search In:" box.
4. Search for the collection by its basic call number (in this case, P 0336).
5. When you find the collection, go to the "Full Record" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.