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Frances Ives Barber papers

2009-12-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-12-0

Scope and Contents

The Frances Ives Barber papers consists of numerous greeting cards, wedding invitations, calling cards, post cards and other ephemera. There are six scrapbooks and many loose cards. A variety of holidays and occasions are represented: Christmas, Easter, get well, birthday, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, anniversary, and others. A small collection of post cards, primarily from Europe, were apparently given to her from several residents of Litchfield, including Cleveland Fuessenich and Bernice Dickinson Fuessenich. Barber was the owner of Sunshine Laundry on West St. in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates

  • created: 1905-1982
  • Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2010

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

2.42 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Berclee Cameron

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Existence and Location of Originals

multi-part note content

Related Materials

multi-part note content

Other Descriptive Information

This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Title
Frances Ives Barber papers
Author
Leith Johnson
Date
07/10/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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