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Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection
Special Collections and Archives
Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection
Special Collections and Archives
Kent, Ohio and Kent State University Postcards collection
| 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 |
| 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, and Mrs. F. Roose.
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, State Normal School, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 2 copies; 1 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 4 |
| Postcard: Administration Building and Auditorium, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 3 copies; 2 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 5 |
| Postcard: Aerial View of Business District, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 3 copies; 1 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 6 |
| Postcard: Airscape of Kent State Teachers College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 7 |
| Postcard: Along the Beach - Lake Brady Park, between Kent and Ravenna, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 8 |
| Postcard: Along the Shore - Brady Lake, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 9 |
| Postcard: Bicentennial Aerial Photo of Kent State University, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 10 |
| Postcard: Bird's-eye View, Kent State Normal School, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 2 copies; inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 11 |
| Postcard: Dormitory Building, State Normal, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 12 |
| Postcard: East Main Street, from Lincoln Ave., Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 13 |
| Postcard: Eastway Center, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 14 |
| Postcard: Engleman Hall, Kent State University, undated |
| Physical Description: 5 copies; 2 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 15 |
| Postcard: Golden Flasher II, Kent State University's official mascot, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 16 |
| 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 16 |
| Postcard: Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 17 |
| Postcard: Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, 1922 |
| Physical Description: tri-fold; 3 copies; 2 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 18 |
| Kent [State] Normal School, Kent, Ohio, 1915 |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 19 |
| Postcard: Kent State Union, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 20 |
| Postcard: Ladies' Dormitory, Kent State Normal School, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 21 |
| Postcard: Leebrick, Wright, and Koonce Hall, Modern Dormitories at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 22 |
| Postcard: Looking North at Rockwell Library, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 3 copies; 1 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 23 |
| Postcard: Lowry Hall, Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 24 |
| Postcard: Lowry Hall, with Moulton Hall in Distance - Women's Dormitories, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 25 |
| Postcard: The Main Library, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 27 / Folder 26 |
| Postcard: McGilvery Hall, the Science Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 27 |
| Postcard: Memorial Field, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 28 |
| Postcard: Men's Physical Education Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 28 |
| Postcard: Merrell Hall-[Lowry] Hall-Moulton Hall, Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 29 |
| Postcard: Moulton Hall, Kent State Normal College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 30 |
| Postcard: Moulton Hall, Kent State Teachers' College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 31 |
| Postcard: Moulton and [Lowry] Halls, Kent State Teachers' College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 32 |
| Postcard: Normal Hill, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 33 |
| Postcard: Prentice Memorial Gateway at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 3 copies; 2 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 34 |
| Postcard: Rockwell Library, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Box 1 / Folder 35 |
| Postcard: State Normal School Buildings, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: 2 copies; 1 inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 36 |
| Postcard: Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 37 |
| Postcard: United States Post Office, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
| Box 1 / Folder 38 |
| Postcard: View from Moulton Hall, Kent State Teachers College, Kent, Ohio, undated |
| Physical Description: inscribed |
