Title: Libraries of the United States Postcard Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1987

Creators:

• Whitsett, Ruth B.
• Milwaukee Public Library.

Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 2

Quantity: 0.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Postcards of libraries throughout the United States. This includes public, academic, government, and special libraries.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-mhpc0002

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This collection contains 628 postcards of varoius public, academic, government, and special libraries across the United States. There are numerous Carnegie Libraries that are featured in the collection. Most postcards also have a message on the back.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by state, then city.

Libraries of the United States Postcard Collection, 1900-1987, Collection 2. Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Milwaukee Postcard Collection. Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 23.

• Wisconsin Postcard Collection. Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 4.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view collections from the Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ruth B. Whitsett in 2008. Materials accessioned as a Historic Photo Collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Connor Bowman, 2021. Materials from a separate donation added by Connor Bowman, 2022.

	Arizona
Box   1	Tucson - Library and Park, undated
Box   1	Phoenix - Phoenix Public Library, undated
	Alabama
Box   1	Anniston - Carnegie Library, 1918
Box   1	Birmingham - 21st Street and 7th Ave, N., undated
Box   1	Marion - Carnegie Library, Judson College, undated
Box   1	Montevallo - Alabama College, 1925
	California
Box   1	Berkeley - University of California, undated
Box   1	Long Beach - Public Library (2 postcards), 1911
Box   1	Los Angeles - Public Library (8 postcards), 1930-1948
Box   1	Montebello - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Pasadena - Huntington Library, undated
Box   1	Pasadena - Public Library (2 postcards), 1954
Box   1	Riverside - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Sacramento - Free Public Library, 1911
Box   1	San Bernardino - Public Library, 1939
Box   1	San Diego - Public Library (2 postcards), 1938-1954
Box   1	San Francisco - Public Library (2 postcards), 1924-1954
Box   1	San Francisco - Stanford University, 1937
Box   1	San Marino - Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery (6 postcards), 1948
Box   1	Whittier - Public Library, 1950
	Colorado
Box   1	Denver - Public Library (4 postcards), 1911
Box   1	Denver - University of Denver, 1957
	Connecticut
Box   1	Bridgeport - Bridgeport, 1919
Box   1	Cheshire - Library, undated
Box   1	Guilford - Free Library, undated
Box   1	Hartford - State Library (2 postcards), 1942
Box   1	Meriden - Curtis Memorial Library (2 postcards), 1909-1952
Box   1	New Haven - Public Library, 1929
Box   1	New Haven - Yale Campus, undated
Box   1	Stamford - Ferguson Public Library, 1958
	Florida
Box   1	Clearwater - Clearwater Library, 1949
Box   1	Jacksonville - Public Library (2 postcards), 1910
Box   1	Lake Helen - Hopkins Library, 1910
Box   1	Lake Worth - Library, 1954
Box   1	Lakeland - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Maitland - Public Library, 1913
Box   1	Miami - Public Library (3 postcards), 1952-1954
Box   1	Miami - Flagler Memorial Library, 1937
Box   1	Orlando - Albertson Public Library, undated
Box   1	Sarasota - Public Library, undated
Box   1	St. Augustine - Public Library, 1937
Box   1	St. Petersburg - Public Library, 1940
Box   1	Tallahassee - Florida State University, undated
Box   1	Winter Park - Olin Library, Rollins College, undated
	Georgia
Box   1	Gainesville - Simmons Library and Y.W.C.A Building, Brenau College, undated
Box   1	Macon - Washington Memorial Library, undated
	Hawaii
Box   1	Honolulu, 1920
	Illinois
Box   1	Beardstown - Carnegie Library, 1921
Box   1	Carbondale - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, undated
Box   1	Champaign - University of Illinois Library (3 postcards), 1936-1952
Box   1	Chicago - Public Library (5 postcards), 1916
Box   1	Chicago - Newberry (2 postcards), 1907-1911
Box   1	Chicago - William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago (3 postcards), 1915-1941
Box   1	Danville - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Dixon - Public Library, 1937
Box   1	Evanston - Northwestern University, 1943
Box   1	Galesburg - Public Library, 1939
Box   1	Galesburg - Seymour Library, 1939
Box   1	Harvard - Delos F. Diggins Public Library, 1917
Box   1	Highland Park - Public Library, 1936
Box   1	Hoopeston - Public Library (2 postcards), 1903-1932
Box   1	Joliet - Public Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   1	Kankakee - Public Library, 1941
Box   1	Libertyville - Cook Memorial Library, 1936
Box   1	Moline - Public Library, 1910
Box   1	Momence - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Normal - Illinois State University Library, 1939
Box   1	Paxton - Carnegie Library, 1913
Box   1	Peoria - Public Library, 1909
Box   1	Princeton - Matson Public Library, 1937
Box   1	Rock Island - Denkmann Memorial Library, Augustana College (2 postcards), 1929
Box   1	Rockford - Public Library (2 postcards), 1910
Box   1	Savanna - Public Library, 1913
Box   1	Springfield - Lincoln's Library, 1909
Box   1	Waukegan - Public Library, undated
	Indiana
Box   1	Angola - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Bloomington - Indiana University Library, 1937
Box   1	Crawfordsville - Public Library, 1949
Box   1	Fort Wayne - Public Library (3 postcards), 1931
Box   1	Frankfort - Carnegie Library, 1931
Box   1	Gary - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Gas City - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   1	Hammond - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Indianapolis - Central Library (4 postcards), 1940
Box   1	Indiana Harbor - Public Library, 1937
Box   1	Kokomo - Carnegie Library, 1905
Box   1	La Fayette - Albert A. Wells Memorial Library, 1939
Box   1	La Fayette - Purdue University, Library (2 postcards), 1939
Box   1	Logansport - Public Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   1	Muncie - Carnegie Library, 1930
Box   1	Nappanee - Public Library, 1939
Box   1	Rensselaer - Public Library, undated
Box   1	South Bend - Public Library, 1908
Box   1	Terre Haute - Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library, undated
Box   1	Tipton - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Whiting - Public Library, 1949
	Iowa
Box   1	Belmond - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Boone - Ericson Public Library, 1957
Box   1	Cedar Rapids - Masonic Library and Museum (2 postcards), 1952
Box   1	Clarinda - Public Library, 1925
Box   1	Clinton - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Davenport - Public Library (2 postcards), 1939
Box   1	Des Moines - Library and Coliseum, undated
Box   1	Muscatine - Library and Y.M.C.A Building, 1937
Box   1	Oskaloosa - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Sioux City - Public Library (2 postcards), 1945
	Kansas
Box   1	Chanute - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   1	Leavenworth - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Leavenworth - Library at Soldiers' Home, 1909
Box   1	Norton - Public Library, undated
Box   1	Topeka - City Public Library, 1910
Box   1	Wichita - Carnegie Library, 1913
	Kentucky
Box   2	Hopkinsville - Public Library, 1945
Box   2	Louisville - Public Library (4 postcards), 1909-1926
Box   2	Newport - Public Library, undated
	Louisiana
Box   2	New Orleans - Public Library (5 postcards), 1910
	Maine
Box   2	Bangor - Public Library, 1954
Box   2	Bath - Public Library (2 postcards), 1944
Box   2	Belfast - Public Library, 1946
Box   2	Freeport - B. H. Bartol Library, Carnegie Library, 1948
Box   2	Ogunquit - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Portland - Public Library, 1954
Box   2	Rockland - Public Library, 1927
Box   2	South Paris - Library, undated
Box   2	Waterville - Miller Library, Colby College (5 postcards), undated
	Maryland
Box   2	Baltimore - Enoch Pratt Free Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   2	Salisbury - Wicomico County Free Library, undated
	Massachusetts
Box   2	Ayer - Public Library, 1945
Box   2	Belchertown - Clapp Memorial Library, 1907
Box   2	Boston - Public Library (22 postcards), 1913-1960
Box   2	Cambridge - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Cambridge - Cambridge University, undated
Box   2	Cambridge - Harvard University (2 postcards), 1941
Box   2	East Northfield - Talcott Library, 1913
Box   2	Great Barrington - Mason Library and Alaskan Totem Pole, 1947
Box   2	Housatonic - Ramsdell Public Library, 1910
Box   2	Hudson - Public Library, 1910
Box   2	Lee - Public Library (2 postcards), 1938
Box   2	Lenox - Public Library, 1947
Box   2	Melrose - Public Library, 1957
Box   2	Northampton - Forbes Library, 1909
Box   2	Pittsfield - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Quincy - Public Library, 1908
Box   2	Sandwich - Public Library, 1920
Box   2	Springfield - Public Library (2 postcards), 1951
Box   2	Taunton - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Westminster - Forbush Memorial Library, undated
Box   2	Woburn - Public Library, 1941
Box   2	Worchester - Free Public Library, 1907
	Michigan
Box   2	Battle Creek - Willard Memorial Library, 1911
Box   2	Benton Harbor - Public Library (2 postcards), 1911-1917
Box   2	Coldwater - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Detroit - Public Library (12 postcards), 1908-1947
Box   2	Escanaba - Carnegie Library (2 postcards), 1937
Box   2	Holland - Graves Library, Hope College, 1911
Box   2	Iron Mountain - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Ironwood - Carnegie Public Library, 1909
Box   2	Lansing - Public Library (2 postcards), 1911
Box   2	Ludington - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Manistee - Public Library (2 postcards), 1905-1912
Box   2	Marquette - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Muskegon - Hackley Public Library, 1904
Box   2	Port Huron - Public Library, 1906
Box   2	Saginaw - Hoyt Library, 1909
Box   2	Traverse City - Public Library, undated
	Minnesota
Box   2	Detroit Lakes - Public Library, 1947
Box   2	Duluth - Carnegie Library (2 postcards), 1909-1911
Box   2	Hibbing - Public Library (2 postcards), 1909
Box   2	Minneapolis - University of Minnesota, 1923
Box   2	Rochester - Public Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   2	St. Paul - Public Library, 1919
Box   2	St. Peter - Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, 1955
Box   2	Willmar - Public Library, 1937
Box   2	Winona - Public Library, 1908
	Mississippi
Box   2	Gulfport - Gulfport Harrison County Library, 1968
Box   2	Laurel - City Library, 1939
	Missouri
Box   2	Independence - Harry S. Truman Library, 1961
Box   2	Kansas City - Public Library (2 postcards), 1908
Box   2	Sikeston - Public Library, undated
Box   2	St. Louis - Central Library (4 postcards), 1924
	Montana
Box   2	Billings - Public Library, 1921
Box   2	Deer Lodge - Public Library, undated
Box   2	Hamilton - Public Library, undated
Box   2	McKay - Library of U of M, undated
	Nebraska
Box   3	Lincoln - City Library, 1908
Box   3	Norfolk - Public Library, 1916
Box   3	Omaha - Public Library, undated
	New Hampshire
Box   3	Concord - Public Library, undated
Box   3	East Jaffrey - Clay Library and Soldiers' Monument, 1909
Box   3	Goffstown - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Hanover - Baker Library, Dartmouth College (2 postcards), 1929-1948
Box   3	Peterborough - Town Library, 1905
Box   3	Portsmouth - Public Library, undated
	New Jersey
Box   3	Asbury Park - Free Library, 1905
Box   3	East Orange - Public Library (2 postcards), 1919
Box   3	Hackensack - Johnson Public Library, 1947
Box   3	Newark - Public Library, 1915
	New Mexico
Box   3	Albuquerque - Public Library, 1951
Box   3	Albuquerque - University of New Mexico, undated
Box   3	Carlsbad - Municipal Library and Museum, undated
Box   3	Roswell - Carnegie Library, undated
	New York
Box   3	Batavia - Richmond Memorial Library, 1941
Box   3	Brockport - Seymour Library, 1953
Box   3	Brooklyn - Williamsburg Branch, undated
Box   3	Buffalo - Public Library (2 postcards), 1912
Box   3	Buffalo - Grosvenor Library, 1911
Box   3	Ithaca - Uris Library, Cornell University (3 postcards), 1928
Box   3	Jamestown - Prendergast Free Library (4 postcards), 1907-1938
Box   3	Malone - Wead Library, 1940
Box   3	Mount Vernon - Public Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   3	New York City - Central Library (21 postcards), 1911-1954
Box   3	New York City - Spanish Library & Museum, undated
Box   3	New York City - Columbia University (5 postcards), 1951
Box   3	New York City - New York University (3 postcards), undated
Box   3	Ogdensburg - Public Library, 1908
Box   3	Port Jefferson - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Port Richmond - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Potsdam - Crumb Memorial Library, Potsdam College, undated
Box   3	Schenectady - Public Library, 1912
Box   3	Skaneateles - Public Library, 1911
Box   3	Staten Island - Traveling Library, undated
Box   3	Tannersville - Library, undated
Box   3	Watertown - Flower Memorial Library, 1910
Box   3	West Point - Library, undated
	North Carolina
Box   3	Chapel Hill - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, undated
Box   3	Charlotte - Industrial Centre of the New South, Carnegie Library, 1909
Box   3	Elizabeth City - Library, undated
Box   3	Gastonia - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Greensboro - New Greensboro Public Library, 1972
Box   3	Hendersonville - Carnegie Public Library, undated
Box   3	Hickory - Carl Augustus Rudisill, Lenoir Rhyne College (2 postcards), undated
Box   3	Raleigh - Library, Meredith College, undated
	Ohio
Box   3	Bowling Green - Bowling Green University Library, 1941
Box   3	Columbus - Public Library, 1907
Box   3	Cleveland - Public Library (7 postcards), 1911
Box   3	Dayton - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Fremont - Birchard Library, undated
Box   3	Kent - Rockwell Library, Kent State University, 1949
Box   3	Lima - Carnegie Library, 1987
Box   3	Marion - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Oberlin - Oberlin College, 1936
Box   3	Painesville - Lake Erie College Library, 1941
Box   3	Sandusky - Carnegie Library, 1911
Box   3	Toledo - Public Library (4 postcards), 1911-1944
	Oklahoma
Box   3	Bartlesville - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   3	Guthrie - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   3	Lawton - Carnegie Library, 1949
Box   3	McAlester - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   3	Muskogee - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Norman - Oklahoma University Library, 1923
Box   3	Oklahoma City - Carnegie Library (2 postcards), 1923
Box   3	Tulsa - Library, University of Tulsa, 1934
	Oregon
Box   3	Portland - Public Library (5 postcards), 1907-1947
	Pennsylvania
Box   3	Bethlehem - University Library, 1942
Box   3	Kingston - Hoyt Library, undated
Box   3	Meadville - Allegheny College (2 postcards), 1937
Box   3	Montrose - Susquehanna County Library and Museum, undated
Box   3	Northumberland - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Philadelphia - Public Library (3 postcards), 1929-1930
Box   3	Philadelphia - Library Building, University of Pennsylvania, undated
Box   3	Pittsburgh - Carnegie Library and Tech Schools (3 postcards), 1944
Box   3	Pottsville - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Scranton - Albright Library (4 postcards), undated
Box   3	West Chester - Free Library, 1924
Box   3	Williamsport - James V. Brown Library, undated
	Rhode Island
Box   3	Newport - Redwood Library, 1958
Box   3	Providence - Public Library (5 postcards), 1945
	South Carolina
Box   3	Aiken - Aiken County Public Library, undated
Box   3	Camden - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Columbia - Library, Benedict College, undated
Box   3	Columbia - Library, University of South Carolina, undated
Box   3	Greenville - Mack Library, Bob Jones University, undated
Box   3	Marion, Carnegie Library, undated
	South Dakota
Box   3	Aberdeen - Public Library, 1912
Box   3	Redfield - Library, 1916
Box   3	Watertown - Carnegie Library (2 postcards), 1908
	Texas
Box   3	Austin - Public Library, 1938
Box   3	Dallas - Carnegie Library (3 postcards), undated
Box   3	Galveston - Rosenberg, 1909
Box   3	Port Arthur - Gates Memorial Library (2 postcards), 1940-1948
Box   3	San Antonio - Public Library, 1938
Box   3	Sherman - Public Library, 1947
	Tennessee
Box   3	Chattanooga - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Knoxville - Lawson McGhee Library, undated
Box   3	Memphis - Cossitt Library, 1938
Box   3	Nashville - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Nashville - New Library, Fisk University, undated
	Utah
Box   3	Salt Lake City - Public Library, 1919
	Vermont
Box   3	Burlington - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   3	Burlington - University of Vermont, Billings Library, undated
Box   3	Randolph - Kimball Public Library, undated
	Virginia
Box   3	Charlottesville - Alderman Memorial Library, University of Virginia (2 postcards), 1956
Box   3	Danville - Confederate Memorial Library, undated
Box   3	Hollins College - Charles L. Cocke Memorial Library, Hollins College, undated
Box   3	Richmond - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Richmond - State Library, undated
Box   3	Roanoke - Public Library, undated
Box   3	Williamsburg - William and Mary College Library, 1940
	Washington
Box   4	Seattle - Public Library (2 postcards), 1939
Box   4	Tacoma - Carnegie Library, 1907
	Washington, D.C.
Box   4	Library of Congress (68 postcards), 1906-1962
Box   4	Folger Shakespearian Library (4 postcards), 1948
Box   4	Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, undated
	West Virginia
Box   4	Huntington - Carnegie Library, 1908
	Wisconsin
Box   4	Antigo - Carnegie Library, 1942
Box   4	Appleton - Public Library, undated
Box   4	Bayfield - Carnegie Library, 1953
Box   4	Beaver Dam - Williams Free Library, 1910
Box   4	Beloit - Public Library (2 postcards), 1916
Box   4	Beloit - Beloit College Carnegie Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   4	Berlin - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   4	Eau Claire - Public Library (2 postcards), 1925-1937
Box   4	Evansville - Eager Public Library, 1937
Box   4	Fond Du Lac - Public Library (2 postcards), 1916-1937
Box   4	Green Bay - Kellogg Public Library (3 postcards), 1916-1923
Box   4	Hudson - Public Library, 1940
Box   4	Janesville - Carnegie Library (2 postcards), 1912
Box   4	Jefferson - Public Library, 1936
Box   4	Kaukauna - Public Library, 1921
Box   4	Kenosha - Simmons Memorial Library (5 postcards), 1900-1954
Box   4	Lake Geneva - Public Library (2 postcards), 1955-1957
Box   4	Lancaster - Public Library, undated
Box   4	La Crosse - Public Library (3 postcards), 1911-1937
Box   4	Madison - Public Library (2 postcards), 1911
Box   4	Madison - State Historical Library (6 postcards), 1912-1925
Box   4	Madison - University of Wisconsin, Library Hall, 1916
Box   4	Manitowoc - Public Library, 1911
Box   4	Marinette - Stephenson Public Library, 1923
Box   4	Merrill - T. B. Scott Free Library, undated
Box   4	Milwaukee - Public Library and Museum (4 postcards), 1909-1921
Box   4	Monroe - Public Library, 1937
Box   4	Neenah - Public Library, undated
Box   4	New London - Library and Museum, 1937
Box   4	Oconto - Farnsworth Public Library (2 postcards), 1908-1913
Box   4	Oshkosh - Public Library (3 postcards), 1907-1937
Box   4	Racine - Public Library (3 postcards), undated
Box   4	Rhinelander - Public Library, 1937
Box   4	Rice Lake - Carnegie Library, 1937
Box   4	Ripon - Ripon College, Lane Library (3 postcards), 1910-1961
Box   4	Shawano - Public Library, 1937
Box   4	Stoughton - Carnegie Free Library, undated
Box   4	Sturgeon Bay - Public Library (2 postcards), 1948
Box   4	Superior - Carnegie Library, undated
Box   4	Two Rivers - Public Library, undated
Box   4	Watertown - Carnegie Library (5 postcards), 1937
Box   4	Waukesha - Carnegie Library (4 postcards), 1907-1912
Box   4	Waupun - Public Library, 1942
Box   4	Wausau - Public Library (2 postcards), undated
Box   4	Whitewater - White Memorial Library (2 postcards), 1908-1912