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Andover Newton Theological School Collection of Linguistic and Missionary Material, 1751, 1805-1958
Collection
Identifier: MSS 690
Abstract
The Andover Newton Theological School Collection contains materials collected by the institution and its predecessors, in addition to some institutional records.
Dates:
1751, 1805-1958
Found in:
Phillips Library
Collection of Folly Cove Designers Records, 1945-1947, undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1872
Abstract
The Collection of Folly Cove Designers Records contains lesson plans, sketches, correspondence, and news clippings about the design group.
Dates:
1945-1947, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library
Essex County Advertising Ephemera Collection, 1700-2000
Collection
Identifier: EPH 1
Abstract
Notable for its rarity (over 90% of the ephemera processed is unique to the Phillips Library) and its diversity, the Essex County Advertising Ephemera Collection represents over 300 years of design, printing, advertising, and social history. The bulk of the ephemera dates from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, with particular strength in late nineteenth-century materials. The majority of the materials originated in Salem, but the collection includes ephemera from about...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1700-2000
Found in:
Phillips Library
Sailing Ship Card Collection, 1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 470
Abstract
Sailing ship cards have been identified as the earliest form of multi-color advertising in the United States. Printed to announce the departure of commercial ship sailings for both passengers and freight companies, the ephemeral nature of these cards makes them very rare. The collection contains 1,296 cards, 1,193 of which are unique, and 103 of which are duplicates.
Dates:
1857-1894, 1918, 1990, undated
Found in:
Phillips Library