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African postcard collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1575

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of postcards depicting scenes from various countries on the African continent.

Dates

  • circa 1900-2004

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

The collection must be used under the supervision of a Manuscripts and Archives Public Services staff member.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for 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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the African Collection Curator.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by country.

Associated Materials

African Collections for individual African countries. Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Extent

13.75 Linear Feet (28 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1575

Abstract

The collection consists of postcards depicting scenes from various countries on the African continent.

Title
Guide to the African Postcard Collection
Author
compiled by Rachael Nevins, Marcy Grazioso, and staff of Manuscripts of Archives
Date
May 1995
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours