M. Belle Sweet Christmas Cards collection
Content Description
Approximately 2,230 commercial and handmade Christmas cards, some with envelopes. Mailed to or collected by M. Belle Sweet, the first professional librarian at the University of Idaho.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1960
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Mary Belle Sweet was the first professional Librarian hired by the University of Idaho in November of 1905. She would work at the Library unitl 1948. During her tenure she would would build the Library collections following the 1906 fire.
Extent
2.5 Cubic Feet (3 boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Christmas cards mailed to or collected by M. Belle Sweet.
Arrangement
Cards were numbered and ordered prior to transfer to Special Collections. They were grouped by the year in which they were received in envelopes. During the processing stage, the envelope contents were switched to folders, at which time they were place in their numbering sequence located on the items. The folders were then placed chronologically into archival boxes. Undated folders were place at the end.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Original items belonged or were collected by M. Belle Sweet. They were transferred from Lab of Anthropology and withdrawn from Museum collection in 2002.
Physical Description
Some cards are fragile and all should be handled with care. Older cards are more fragile and have more tears to their edges.
Processing Information
Collection was processed by Kelley Moulton in 2023.
- Title
- Guide to M. Belle Sweet Christmas cards collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kelley Moulton.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository