Visual Materials

Eugène Rimmel

Description: More materials by Eugène Rimmel that are not related to Valentine's Day are included in box 47, folder 4.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1860s-1890s
Call number: priRosin
Creator: Rosin, Nancy(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Robert B. Rosin and Belle Rosin, December 2017.; Gift of Robert B. Rosin and Belle Rosin, December 2018.; Gift of Robert B. Rosin and Belle Rosin, December 2019.; Purchased for the Huntington from January 2020.

Subseries A. Charles Albert Reed

Visual Materials

This subseries contains research notes compiled by Charles Albert Reed, a Valentine scholar. More materials by Charles Albert Reed include Valentine's Day scrapbooks and albums that are housed in boxes 77-79, listed within the Valentine's Day, scrapbook and album subseries.

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Subseries B. Louis Prang

Visual Materials

This subseries contains promotional, instructional and internal files relating to Louis Prang. Included are art course books, trade cards, advertisements, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Louis Prang's Valentine's Day cards are housed in the Valentine's Day series, and his other holiday greeting cards are found in the Manners and customs series.

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Subseries D. Norcross Greeting Card Company

Visual Materials

This subseries contains internal organizational files, photographs, samples and artwork relating to the Norcross Greeting Card Company. Norcross's Valentine's Day cards are housed in the Valentine's Day series, and other holiday greeting cards are found in the Manners and customs series.

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Subseries C. Rust Craft Greeting Card Company

Visual Materials

This subseries contains photographs, proofs, prints, samples, and original artwork by artists working for Rust Craft Greeting Card Company. Rust Craft's Valentine's Day cards are housed in the Valentine's Day series, and other holiday greeting cards are found in the Manners and customs series.

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Subseries A. Kate Greenaway

Visual Materials

The Kate Greenaway subseries includes original artwork, calendars, trade cards, and advertisements relating to the illustrator. Greenaway's Valentine's Day cards are housed in the Valentine's Day series, and her other holiday greeting cards are found in the Manners and customs series. This subseries pertains primarily to her original art and promotional material.

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Subseries G. Scrapbooks and albums

Visual Materials

This subseries consists of scrapbooks, sample books, and albums relating to Valentine's Day. The albums vary from containing samples of paper lace valentines, cobweb valentines, comic valentines, or albums with scrap materials. Also included are personalized albums owned by individuals who collected valentines.

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Subseries A. Charles Albert Reed

Subseries B. Louis Prang

Subseries D. Norcross Greeting Card Company

Subseries C. Rust Craft Greeting Card Company

Subseries A. Kate Greenaway

Subseries G. Scrapbooks and albums