>----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>vic kowal >To: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 9:26 AM >Subject: postcards > >I am displaying historic postcards and I was wondering if anyone can tell >me where I can find information/resources about the history of postcards. There is a pretty good meta-site at http://www.library.arizona.edu/users/mount/postcard.html In particular, the bibliography at http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Resort/5450/books.html offers such potential gems as Baeder, John: Gas, Food and Lodging: A Postcard Odyssey Through the Great American Roadside. New York: Abbeville Press, 1982. Baldwin, Brooke: "On the Verso: Postcard Messages as a Key to Popular Prejudices" Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 220, Issue 3, Winter 1998, pages 15-28. Bonynge, Richard: A Collector's Guide to Theatrical Postcards. London, 1988. Booth, Christine and John Fosbery: Cat Artists from A-Z. A Select List of Postcard Illustrators. Bristol, 1996. Cope, Dawn and Peter: Illustrators of Postcards from the Nursery. 1978. Levy, Ted: "Wish you were here: Postcards Across America!" Social Education, 61(5), 1997, pp. 290-292. Ryan, Dorothy: Picture Postcards in the United States, 1893-1918. NYC: Potter, 1982, 1978. Willoughby, Martin: A History of Postcards. Secaucus, NJ: The Wellfleet Press, 1992. and many more! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan Cronin Ruderman, Ed.M., Vice President VERITAS INFORMATION SERVICES, 9 Alton St., Arlington, MA 02474 (781) 643-7811; (781) 643-1136 (fax) mailto:[log in to unmask] Fundraising Research Consulting http://www.veritasinfo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).