Lawrenceville Postcard Collection
Scope and Contents
The Lawrenceville Postcard collection includes both color and black and white postcards of the Lawrenceville campus and the surrounding town. The collection dates from the early days of "The Circle" to present day.
Dates
- circa 1900-2004
Creator
- Hullfish Bros (Organization)
- Lawrenceville School. Stephan Archives (Collector, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies and digital photographs may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Archivist. Researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.
Biographical / Historical
The postcards come from a variety of publishers but the bulk of the early-20th century postcards were published by Hullfish Bros. in the 1900s. Hullfish Bros. was a general store of sorts specializing in hardware, sporting goods, and camera supplies. It was located on Main Street in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Extent
0.52 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The postcards are arranged alphabetically subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Archives has been collecting postcards throughout its history. Two postcards of the Red Cross House (Dawes) (acc. # 2014.1092.1) were gifted to the Archives by Gary Hullfish on June 4, 2014
Appraisal
Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with The Lawrenceville School Stephan Archives guidelines.
Bibliography
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Casey Babcock in October of 2012.
- Lawrenceville (N.J.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawrenceville School -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawrenceville School. Buildings & Grounds
- Student housing -- New Jersey -- Lawrenceville School Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- The Lawrenceville School Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- aerial photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- black-and-white photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- color photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- printed ephemera Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Lawrenceville Postcard Collection: Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Casey Babcock
- Date
- October 22, 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The Lawrenceville School Stephan Archives Repository
