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Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection

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Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection

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Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection

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  • Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
  • Title: Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection
  • Inclusive Date(s): 1922; undated
  • Author: Finding aid prepared by Katie Clements, April 2018
  • Creation: Finding aid encoded by Katie Clements using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2018
  • Origination: Kent State University. Special Collections and Archives, collector
  • Extent: .16 cubic feet (1 slim document case)
  • Physical Location: 11th Floor
  • Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0196
  • Abstract: This collection is composed of postcards with illustrations depicting scenes from Kent, Ohio and Kent State University.
  • Revision(s):
  • March 2022 - Revised by Anita Clary
  • August 2022 - Revised by Anita Clary
  • January 2023 - Updated by Cara Gilgenbach
  • October 2023 - Updated by Savannah Gould
  • Language(s): The records are in English


Scope and Content

The postcards that comprise this collection were donated by a variety of donors. They contain illustrations of the city of Kent as well as various Kent State University campus scenes and buildings. Some postcards are blank while others contain inscriptions from the original senders. Although most of the postcards are undated, they date from the 20th century.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is organized alphabetically by subjects depicted.

Preferred Citation

Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were donated by Kenneth Burhanna, Mrs. Jordan Hodgkins, Ruth King, Janet Bienty Kirkhart, Ruth Main, Paul Mandalin, Pete and Joanne Mier, Caroline Moulder, Amey Park, Mrs. F. Roose, and Elaine M. Sopka.

Accruals

As additional postcards are acquired by Special Collections and Archives, they will be added to this collection.

Controlled-access Headings
The following are found in this collection:

  • Subjects:
  • Kent State University -- Pictorial works
  • Kent State University -- Buildings -- Pictorial works
  • Kent (Ohio) -- Pictorial works
  • Brady Lake (Ohio) -- Pictorial works
  • Kent State Normal College -- Pictorial works
  • Kent State Normal School -- Pictorial works
  • Functions:
  • Architecture and tourism
  • City promotion
  • Place marketing
  • Occupations:
  • Photographers
  • Public relations personnel
  • Material Types:
  • Postcards
  • Illustrated works
  • Ephemera


Detailed Description of the Collection
  • Box 1 / Folder 1
  • Postcard: Administration Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 2
  • Postcard: Administration Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 3
  • Postcard: Administration Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 2 copies
  • Box 1 / Folder 4
  • Postcard: Administration Building, State Normal School, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 2 copies; 1 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 5
  • Postcard: Administration Building and Auditorium, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 3 copies; 2 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 6
  • Postcard: Aerial View of Business District, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 3 copies; 1 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 7
  • Postcard: Airscape of Kent State Teachers College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 8
  • Postcard: Along the Beach - Lake Brady Park, between Kent and Ravenna, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 9
  • Postcard: Along the Shore - Brady Lake, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 10
  • Postcard: Arts Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 11
  • Postcard: Bicentennial Aerial Photo of Kent State University, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 12
  • Postcard: Bird's-eye View, Kent State Normal School, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 2 copies; inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 13
  • Postcard: Dormitory Building, State Normal, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 14
  • Postcard: East Main Street, from Lincoln Ave., Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 15
  • Postcard: Eastway Center, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 16
  • Postcard: Engleman Hall, Kent State University, undated
  • Physical Description: 5 copies; 2 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 17
  • Postcard: Golden Flasher II, Kent State University's official mascot, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 18
  • Huntington Portage National Bank, Kent, Ohio, 1976
  • Scope and Content
  • Caption on back of card: "1849 The Huntington Portage National Bank 1976; The Kent National Bank, Circ. 1924. Founded by Zenas Kent in 1849 as the Franklin Bank, the construction of the present building on Main and Water was started in 1867." Part of a series of postcards featuring historical images of Kent commemorating the Bicentennial celebration of the city, July 4, 1976.
  • Box 1 / Folder 19
  • Postcard: Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 20
  • Postcard: Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, 1922
  • Physical Description: tri-fold; 3 copies; 2 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 21
  • Kent [State] Normal School, Kent, Ohio, 1915
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 22
  • Postcard: Kent State Union, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 23
  • Postcard: Kent State Union, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 24
  • Postcard: Kent State University Library (exterior), undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 25
  • Postcard: Kent State University Library (interior), undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 26
  • Postcard: Kent State University Semicentennial, 1960
  • Physical Description: 2 copies
  • Scope and Content
  • Items are 'Giant Postcards' and feature four places on campus: Prentice Gate, Verder Hall, Stopher & Johnson, and the Administration Building.
  • Box 1 / Folder 27
  • Postcard: Ladies' Dormitory, Kent State Normal School, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 28
  • Postcard: Leebrick, Wright, and Koonce Hall, Modern Dormitories at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 29
  • Postcard: Lilac Lane, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 30
  • Postcard: Looking North at Rockwell Library, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 3 copies; 1 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 31
  • Postcard: Lowry Hall, Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 32
  • Postcard: Lowry Hall, with Moulton Hall in Distance - Women's Dormitories, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 33
  • Postcard: The Main Library, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 34
  • Postcard: McGilvery Hall, the Science Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 35
  • Postcard: Memorial Field, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 36
  • Postcard: Men's Physical Education Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 37
  • Postcard: Merrell Hall-[Lowry] Hall-Moulton Hall, Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 38
  • Postcard: Moulton Hall, Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 39
  • Postcard: Moulton Hall, Kent State Teachers' College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 40
  • Postcard: Moulton and [Lowry] Halls, Kent State Teachers' College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 41
  • Postcard: Normal Hill, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 42
  • Postcard: Prentice Memorial Gateway at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 3 copies; 2 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 43
  • Postcard: Rockwell Library, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 44
  • Postcard: State Normal School Buildings, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: 2 copies; 1 inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 45
  • Postcard: Stopher Hall, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 46
  • Postcard: Student Health Center, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 47
  • Postcard: Terrace Hall, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 48
  • Postcard: Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 49
  • Postcard: United States Post Office, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed
  • Box 1 / Folder 50
  • Postcard: Verder Hall, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Box 1 / Folder 51
  • Postcard: View from Moulton Hall, Kent State Teachers College, Kent, Ohio, undated
  • Physical Description: inscribed

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