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Postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1489 Collections and/or Records:

Elsie Seaton postcard collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231189918]
Identifier: MSS 3985
Abstract

Collection of 400 postcards belonging to Elsie Seaton of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1905-1909.

Dates: Other: 1905-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Seattle, Washington, United States, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Fritts/Richards, op. 6 organ, after 1987

 File — Box 5: Series 1, Folder: 26
Identifier: MSS 9477 Series 1
Scope and Contents

There are two identical postcards showing the organ behind the altar and a brochure about the decision to renovate the organ, including specifications of the new organ.

Dates: after 1987
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Douglas Earl Bush papers / Douglas Earl Bush papers on organs visited and played

Seattle, Washington, United States, St. Mark's Cathedral, Flentrop organ, after 1992

 File — Box 5: Series 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSS 9477 Series 1
Scope and Contents

There are two postcards showing the organ. There is also a sheet of paper and a brochure which each list the specifications and provide information about the organ.

Dates: after 1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Douglas Earl Bush papers / Douglas Earl Bush papers on organs visited and played

Leland I. Selvey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9239
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the life of Leland Ira Selvey, particularly in relation to his time serving in France during World War I. Included are souvenirs from France, such as guidebooks, a single feather, postcards, and printed ephemera. Also includes handwritten letters from family and friends, scrapbooks, notebooks, diaries, and 259 photographs and negatives. Dated 1905-1927, with the bulk dated 1918-1919.

Dates: approximately 1905-1927; Majority of material found within 1918-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Seymour B. Young physician's carrying bag, undated

 File — Box 3: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197230232370]
Identifier: MSS 561 Series 5
Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Levi Edgar Young papers / Levi Edgar Young memorabilia

Sha, J. C., 2002 January 7

 Item — Carton 9: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197227640205], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 3776 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Postcard with envelope thanking John Welch for the book he recieved, January 7, 2002.

Dates: 2002 January 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John W. Welch chiasmus papers / John W. Welch correspondence / John W. Welch incoming correspondence

Hugh Shick collection of photographs relating to the Sioux War

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 714
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, postcards, copy prints, and negatives relating to the Sioux Wars and collected by Hugh Shick. Includes portraits of scouts and warriors from the Crow, Sioux, and Arikara tribes as well as images of George A. Custer and battlefields. Dated approximately 1906-1965.

Dates: approximately 1906-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Sidney B. Sperry student papers, 1931-1932

 Series — Box 4: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197227663983], Folder: 5-6
Identifier: UA 618 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains grammar notebooks and note holder; Palestine trip passenger list, passport, receipts, and postcard.

Dates: 1931-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Sidney B. Sperry papers

Sion, Switzerland, Valère Basilica organ, approximately 1980-1990

 File — Box 5: Series 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSS 9477 Series 1
Scope and Contents

There is a brochure about the basilica and the organ, which happens to be the oldest organ in the world still in use today. There are also two postcards showing the village of Sion an two postcards showing the church interior. The six other postcards show the organ.

Dates: approximately 1980-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Douglas Earl Bush papers / Douglas Earl Bush papers on organs visited and played

Alvin Fielding and Amelia Atkins Smith letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7952
Scope and Contents Contains letters and postcards between the Alvin and Amelia Smith, including correspondence from their courtship and during his missionary service in England. The letters discuss routine aspects of missionary work, such as finances and accommodations, investigators, companions and conferences, local attitudes, and events. Also includes descriptions of life in the Smith family, such as births and deaths, weddings, financial circumstances, and events of daily life. Accompanying the letters are...
Dates: 1902-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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