Hoffman Postcard Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains approximately 26,760 postcards covering a wide variety of places and subjects. It also contains cards signed by various postcard artists. It includes over 8000 postcards arranged by subject, approximately 6000 antique postcards including 650 cards with views of the state of Maine, and 5259 postcards of steamships, battleships, foreign ships, and ocean liners.
Dates
- 1900s
Creator
- Hoffman, David (Person)
- Hoffman, Iris (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice is required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication. For information about the process and fees for obtaining higher resolution scans or another file format, contact Special Collections.
Extent
35 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of David and Iris Hoffman, Rockport, Maine, in 1978, 1982, and 1983.
Additional Physical Formats
Box 25 and 26 of this collection have been digitized and made available at: http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/
- Battleships -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Boats and boating -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maine -- Description and travel -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ocean liners -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographic postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Postcard albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Postcards -- Collectors and collecting -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Steamboats -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Hoffman Postcard Collection
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
