Postcards of scenes in West End, New Jersey, circa 1910-1912.
Content Description
Three color print postcards depicting the Murry Guggenheim Cottage (now the Monmouth University Library), the New York Club, and the West End, New Jersey Rail Station. Each of the postcards was published by the Union News Company of New York. All three items feature an affixed stamp and postmark and are both signed by, and addressed to, members of the Carson family of Arlington, New Jersey. The accession also includes a two-page letter from the donor documenting some of the history and genealogy of the Carson family.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
The Monmouth University Library acquired these materials, in 2016 March, through a gift from the Peter Douglas Carson family of Caldwell, New Jersey.
Restrictions Apply
Yes
Access Restrictions
Access to all analog holdings is by appointment only and is restricted to the Monmouth University Archives Reading Room.
Use Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from the Monmouth University Library, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764.
Dates
- Usage: 1910-09-29
- Usage: 1912-01-23
- Usage: 1912-02-13
Creator
- Union News Company (New York, N.Y.) (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
5 Items (3 postcards, 2 leaves (donor letter).) : Analog, color print. ; • 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (postcards) • 8 1/2 x 11 inches (donor letter)
Inventory
Folder 1: • "The New York Club Ocean Avenue West End, N.J." (Union News Company postcard 456), postmarked 1910 September 29 [?]. • "[Rail] Station at West End, N.J." (Union News Company postcard 452), postmarked 1912 January 23. • "Murray [sic] Guggenheim Cottage West End, N.J." (Union News Company postcard 438), postmarked 1912 February 13. • Correspondence, Peter D. Carson to Chris Ellwood, 2016 March 25.
Source
- Carson, Peter D. (Peter Douglas) (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Carson, John Taylor (Associated name, Person)
- Carson, Mary Delia (Correspondent, Person)
- Guggenheim, Murry, 1858-1939 (Associated name, Person)
- McClain, Maimie (Correspondent, Person)
- McClain, Margaret (Correspondent, Person)