Dexter Press, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: Modern-MS-Dexter
Identification Note
Postcards in this collection include the prefix "DX" before the item number.
Dates
- 1934-approximately 1992
Creator
- Dexter Press (Organization)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed and is available by appointment only. Please contact reference@newberry.org at least 5 business days in advance to request an appointment.
Extent
105.6 Linear Feet (37,000 postcards in 46 boxes, 3,600 art files in 43 boxes, 5 additional boxes and 1 volume)
Abstract
Dexter Press Inc. founder Thomas A. Dexter began printing postcards in 1934 in New York and New Jersey. The collection, donated by Tommie Dexter Reardon, daughter of the founder of the company, includes job printing files; black and white, linen finish, and chrome postcards; and a box of black and white photographs used to make the black and white postcards. A later addition includes photographs and negatives, postcard samples, framed photographs, 3-D postcards, and other assorted postcards. Rounding out the collection are photographs of the interior and exterior of the Dexter Press offices, and a scrapbook with articles, photographs, and brochures from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Stack Location
B 1A 3-5, BA far aisle left
Provenance
Donated by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as part of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection at the Newberry Library.
Creator
- Dexter Press (Organization)
Source
- Lake County Forest Preserve District (Ill.) (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- Dexter Press, Inc. records, 1934-approximately 1992
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org