Barbara Gruver postcard collection
Scope and Contents
These postcards were collected by the Donor’s aunt (Carli Belle Gail) throughout the early 1900s. Some of the postcards were mailed, and have handwritten inscription. The collection includes postcards from all over the United States and Quebec Canada. A researcher might be interested in tourist destinations and sites of the early 1900s or the printing/design of the postcards.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1933
Creator
- Gruver, Barbara (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Barbara Gruver postcard collection must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Postcards from travels around the United States and Quebec, Canada. Postcards include landscapes, poems, monuments, and buildings. Includes postcards of Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park.
Arrangement
This collection follows the order in which the postcards were housed in an album. They have been removed and encapsulated in mylar sleeves.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2012 by Barbara Gruver, the niece of the original owner.
- Title
- Guide to the Barbara Gruver postcard collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Ruthie Huskinson and Daniel Davis
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu