John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection MS-0384
Kira Hall
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection
Creator:
Adams Ephemera Collection (John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection)
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0384
Physical Description:
10.35 Linear Feet
Date: 1856-1996
Date (bulk): 1880-1982
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
The
John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection (1856-1996) offers a glimpse into some of the ways printed materials were used to capture the interest of American culture
from the late 1800s through the late 1900s. Such a collection can be used to trace shifts in cultural norms, as these items
of ephemera typically reflect the prevailing sentiments of the population for whom the materials were created. The subject
matter of the ephemera in this collection varies as wildly as the materials used to create it. The collection has been divided
into six series based on subject:
Business and Commerce (1880-1982),
Political (1903-1996),
Travel (1901-1981),
Games and Hobbies (ca. 1880's-1942),
Religious (1856-1950), and
Educational (1907-1935).
I.
Business and Commerce
Inclusive Dates: 1880-1982
Predominant Dates: 1880-1939
The
Business and Commerce series predominantly features advertising materials in a variety of formats. While the bulk of these items were manufactured
in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many of the formats found in this series remain commonplace to American
consumer culture, such as brochures, flyers, and business cards. The series also contains a wide variety of advertising novelties
popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Many of these novelties were manufactured with the intent of be useful to the consumer,
thus creating incentive to retain the item for a longer period of time. Items represented in the series include: calendars,
cigarette silks, fans, matchbook ads, and orange wrappers. This series focuses on American business and commerce and is particularly
strong in local San Diego advertising. The arrangement of the series is alphabetical by the format of the advertisement.
II.
Political
Inclusive Dates: 1903-1996
Predominant Dates: 1960-1982
While the inclusive dates for the
Political series encompass nearly a century, the bulk of the records span twenty years, from the 1960s through the 1980s. This large
series includes seven sub-series:
Campaign Mailers,
Campaign Souvenirs,
Campaign Newspapers,
Political Events,
Propaganda,
Pamphlets, and
Wartime materials. The majority of this series is comprised of
Campaign Mailers seeking financial or election day support. Republican, Democratic, and third party candidates are represented in this collection
of campaign mailers. Certain candidates hold larger proportions of the records, such as Congressman John Anderson, Senator
Barry Goldwater, and former Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. The series also includes many political action committees,
such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the California Democratic Party, and the National Organization for Women. A complete
list of the campaign mailers included in this series is provided in the Box and Folder Listing.
The remaining subdivisions are more sparsely represented. The
Campaign Souvenirs sub-series includes both paper and non-paper items, such as calendars, comic books, buttons, and vinyl records.
Campaign Newspapers contains publications by various campaign committees, such as newspapers from
The Rockefeller Campaign Express published in 1964 and one from a 1980
The Republican Record covering the Bush/Reagan presidential election.
Political Events contains newspaper clippings from local San Diego presses and primarily contains campaign news, such as 1966
San Diego Union Tribune election coverage, as well as booklets and programs, such as transcripts of the Richard Nixon Watergate Tapes and the program
from the 1964 Republican National Convention.
Propaganda contains newsletters and pamphlets from a variety of organizations, including Christian Crusade, MacArthur Freedom Association,
and Constitutional Alliance. The sub-series also includes several pamphlets published by
American Opinion on a variety of subjects relating to American morality, including problems with sex education in schools and pornography.
Pamphlets includes informational materials, such as a history of the National Republican Congressional Committee and a series of excerpts
printed by the Education and Public Welfare Division of the Library of Congress in 1963 regarding the federal government's
role in providing medical care to citizens. The
Wartime sub-series includes information pamphlets on various events, such as an undated publication by
The Naval Weekly about the Destroyer Disaster at Honda Head, a pamphlet about war loans published by the U.S. Treasury, and battle maps of
the 4th Division Aisne-Marne Offensive of 1918. The sub-series also includes wartime propaganda, such anti-Japanese publications,
and souvenirs, such as war insignia stamps from World War II and military songbooks. The series primarily focuses on American
politics, both local and national. The arrangement of the series is alphabetical by subject.
III.
Travel
Inclusive Dates: 1901-1981
The
Travel series features information about travel destinations in a variety of formats, most not dated. Souvenirs of various types
from many locales comprise the bulk of this series. Examples include a box of art cards from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence,
Italy, as well as photographic prints of national monuments, such as Mount Hood and Mount Rushmore. The series also contains
examples of hotel tariff cards, which list the amenities offered by the hotel, as well as hotel stationary. Also included
in this series are several visitor information guides from both national and international destinations, such as the Petrified
Forest of Arizona, Carlsbad Caverns, and a guide to Singapore. Transportation and admission ticket stubs from numerous destinations,
both local and foreign, are also found in this series. Languages included in this series are English, Italian, German, French,
and Dutch. The arrangement of the series is alphabetical by subject.
IV.
Games and Hobbies
Inclusive Dates: ca. 1880's-1942
Games and Hobbies materials in this series are often undated. Items in this series include board games, puzzles, stamp collections, and cards
of various types, such as magic and study cards. The bulk of the series is comprised of scrapbooks. The subject matters of
the majority of the fifteen scrapbooks included in this collection are representative of the interests of the later Victorian
era, particularly Scrapbooks 1-7, which include cutouts and cards of women, children, flowers, and animals. Scrapbooks 8
and 9 include news articles about society men and women, as well as fashion trends. Scrapbook 10 includes a collection of
Opera House programs. Scrapbook 11 details the construction of the Coulee Dam. Scrapbooks 12 and 13 include pictures and
articles about United States travel destinations, primarily National Parks. Scrapbook 13 also includes hand written travel
accounts. Scrapbook 14 features prints of nature and architecture. Scrapbook 15 includes advertising brochures. This series
is arranged alphabetically by subject.
V.
Religious
Inclusive Dates: 1856-1950
The
Religious series is a small collection that includes a variety of materials, from calendars with proverbs to religious lessons on cards.
Of particular note is a handwritten letter in a small notebook from a mother to her daughter, written in 1905. The letter
provides instruction on overcoming temptation. This series only contains one folder of materials, arranged in a roughly chronological
order.
VI.
Educational
Inclusive Dates: 1907-1935
The
Educational series is the smallest of the
Adams Ephemera Collection. The sparse content includes a pamphlet on keeping politics out of schools, an "American Education Week" stamp, and a fifth
grade promotion card from 1907. This series only contains one folder of materials arranged in rough chronological order.
Arrangement Note
I. Business and Commerce, 1880-1982
II. Political, 1903-1996
1. Campaign Mailers, 1903-1992
2. Campaign Souvenirs, 1939-1996
3. Campaign Newspapers, 1964-1980
4. Events, 1909-1981
5. Pamphlets, 1946-1966
6. Propaganda, 1946
7. Wartime, 1918-1964
III. Travel, 1901-1981
IV. Games and Hobbies, 1880-1942
V. Religious, 1856-1950
VI. Educational, 1907-1935
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Source of Acquisition
John and Jane Adams
Accruals and Additions
1989-003
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, John and Jane Adams Ephemera Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Historical Note
This collection of ephemera—defined as materials created for a particular, limited purpose designed to be thrown away after
use—is the result of decades of collecting by John and Jane Adams. Epehemera is one of many collecting areas the Adams dedicated
themselves to, frequenting yard and estate sales as well as purchasing items through dealers and collectors.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Printed ephemera--Private collections--California--San Diego
Printed ephemera--United States--Specimens
Campaign paraphernalia--United States--Specimens
Travel paraphernalia--United States--Specimens
Advertising specialties--United States--Specimens
Business and Commerce Series 1
1880-1982
box 1, folder 1
Advertising Folder 1
1882-1909, 1936-1945, 1977
box 1, folder 2
Advertising: Cards Folder 2
1880-1933
box 1, folder 3
Booklets Folder 3
1926-1937, 1949
box 1, folder 4
Business Cards Folder 4
n.d.
box 1, folder 5
Calendars Folder 5
1887-1948
box 1, folder 6
Cigarette Silks Folder 6
n.d.
box 2, folder 1
Company Catalogs Folder 1
1895, 1928-1950, 1982
box 2, folder 2
Company Catalogs: Automibiles Folder 2
1919, 1925-1937
box 2, folder 3
Company Catalogs: Burr McIntosh Monthly Folder 3
1906-1908
box 2, folder 4
Company Catalogs: Matchbook Advertising Folder 4
n.d.
box 3, folder 1
Mailers Folder 1
1938-1961
box 3, folder 2
Orange Wrappers Folder 2
n.d.
box 3, folder 3
Promotional Giveaways Folder 3
1889-1892, 1904, 1981
box 3, folder 4
Receipts Folder 4
1904-1905
box 3, folder 5
Shareholder Reports Folder 5
1932-1935
box 3, folder 6
Shareholder Reports Folder 6
1932-1935
box 16, item 7
Montgomery Ward Catalog Item 7
1928
Political Series 2
1903-1996
Campaign Mailers Sub-Series 1
1903-1992
box 4, folder 1
A Folder 1
1965-1980
Scope and Contents
Alert America Association; Dede Alpert; American Cancer Society; American Civil Liberties Union (4); American Committee on
Immigration Policies; American Conservative Union; American Educational League (3); American Friends Service Committee; American
Speaker's Bureau; Americans for Freedom;
The Anvil; John Anderson (11); John Ashbrook; Assembly Republican Political Action Committee
box 4, folder 2
B Folder 2
1915, 1963-1981
Scope and Contents
Sample Ballot Special Municipal Election; Ed Barr; William Beasley; John Birch; Rose Bird; Henry Boney; Jamie Brierton (2);
Emmanuel Braude (3); Jerry Brown (2); Claire Burgener; Vice President Bush;
box 4, folder 3
C Folder 3
1964-1982
Scope and Contents
California Christian Campaign Committee; California State Employee's Association; Jimmy Carter; The Cause; Center for Law
in the Public Interest; Cesar Chavez (3); R. "Christy" Christianson; Citizen's Foreign Aid Committee; Ed Clark; Barry Commoner;
Congressional Record; Convention Center Proposition A; Conservative Book Club; Council for Statehood (4); Al Coupee; Alan
Cranston (11)
box 4, folder 4
C Folder 4
1964-1982
Scope and Contents
California Committee to Eliminate Railroad Featherbedding; California Committee to Preserve Railroad Safety; California League
of Senior Citizens; California Republican Assembly; California Republican Party (12); California Republican Senate Committee
(2); Jimmy Carter; Christian Anti-Communism Crusade; County of San Diego Budget Report 1963-1964
box 4, folder 5
D Folder 5
1955-1982
Scope and Contents
Charles Dail (2); Ed Davis; Democratic Congressional Committee (7); Democratic National Committee President's Club; Bob Dent;
Robert Dorman
box 4, folder 6
E Folder 6
1980-1981
Scope and Contents
Jim Ellis (3)
box 5, folder 1
F Folder 1
1963-1983
Scope and Contents
The Fact Finder; Federation for Constitutional Government; Harold Fields (2); Bob Filner (2); Robert Finch (2); First National
Directory; Gerald Ford (5); Glen Ford; Freedom Bulletin; Freedom Fellowship Church; Fund to Protect Scholars From Defamation
box 5, folder 2
G Folder 2
1968-1981
Scope and Contents
Leslie Gehres; Susan Golding; Barry Goldwater (19);
Good Government
box 5, folder 3
H Folder 3
1960-1982
Scope and Contents
Fred Hall (3); Carol Hallett (2); George Hansen; Jim Hatcher; S.I. Hayakawa; Jesse Helms (2);
The Herald of Freedom; Human Events; Humphrey for President Committee; Willard M. Huyck
box 5, folder 4
I Folder 4
1965
Scope and Contents
The Independent American; The Indianapolis News; International Youth Federation For Freedom; Investor's League Inc.; Ed V.
Izac
box 5, folder 5
J Folder 5
1979
Scope and Contents
Howard Jarvis (3); Lyndon B. Johnson
box 5, folder 6
K Folder 6
1960-1980
Scope and Contents
Lee Kaiser (2); Larry Kapiloff (7); John F. Kennedy (3); William Knight; William F. Knowland
box 5, folder 7
L Folder 7
1936, 1972-1980
Scope and Contents
Labor Educational Association (2); Alfred Landon; League of Women Voters (4); Jack Lemmon;
The Libertarian; Libertarian Alternative (2);
Libertarian Alternative (3); Libertarian Party (4); Jim Lorenz; Bill Lowery (4)
box 5, folder 8
M Folder 8
1960-1992
Scope and Contents
Roger MacBride (2); Eugene McCarthy; George McGovern; Dan McKinnon; George McLain (3); The Manion Forum; Jeff Marston (2);
Anthony J. "Joe" Mastriana; Lee Metcalf; William Miller; Ed Millican (2); Minutemen; Michael Montgomery; Geoge Murphy; Walter
Mondale (2); Edmund Muskie; Jerry Muth
box 6, folder 1
N Folder 1
1965-1992
Scope and Contents
National Coalition of American Patriots; The National Economic Council;
The National Program Letter; The National Republican Congressional Committee;The National Right to Work Committee;
The National Statesman; Peter Navarro; Richard Nixon (8)
box 6, folder 2
N Folder 2
1965-1992
Scope and Contents
NAACP Legal Defense Fund (2); Ralph Nader; National Abortion Rights Action League; National Advisory Board; National Economic
Council; National Organization for Women (3); National Republican Congressional Committee; National Tax Limitation Committee;
National Tax Payers Union; Nestle Products Boycott; The New Right
box 6, folder 3
O Folder 3
1965
Scope and Contents
John O' Connor; Omni Publications
box 6, folder 4
P Folder 4
1933-1980
Scope and Contents
Bob Packwood; Peace Information Center; Roy R. Pearson; People's Bicentennial Commission; People for the American Way; People's
Advocate (2); Prince Edward School Foundation; Prisoner's Relief Fund; Pro-Choice Voter's Guide; Prohibition National Committee
(3)
box 6, folder 5
R Folder 5
1965-1982
Scope and Contents
Max Rafferty; Ronald Reagan (12); Realtor's Constitutional Amendment; Republican Presidential Task Force; Lou Ridgeway (2);
Republican National Committee (4); Nelson Rockefeller; Teddy Roosevelt (2); John Rousselot
box 6, folder 6
R Folder 6
1965-1982
Scope and Contents
The Republican (8); Republican Associates of San Diego County; Republican Party (2);
Republican Record; Republican Roundtable
box 7, folder 1
S Folder 1
1964-1980
Scope and Contents
Pierre Salinger; San Diego Public Library; Fred Schnaubelt; School Bonds; Jack Schrade; Patricia Schroeder; Southern Poverty
Law Center (3);
The Spolight (2); State Personnel Board
box 7, folder 2
T Folder 2
1948, 1964-1982
Scope and Contents
Virginia Taylor; Ross Tharp (3);
Think! (2); Dan Thomas; Edward L. Thompson; Leo Thorsness; Homer Tomlinson; Harry Truman; John Tunney (3)
box 7, folder 3
U Folder 3
1965-1980
Scope and Contents
Morris Udall; United Republicans of America (2); United States Anti-Communist Congress
box 7, folder 4
V Folder 4
1967-1976
Scope and Contents
Lionel Van Deerlin (3); Voter Education Project
box 7, folder 5
W Folder 5
1903, 1948, 1970-1980
Scope and Contents
James Edward Wadham; George C. Wallace (3); Herb Watson; Albert Wedemeyer; Bob Wilson (7); Dick Wilson (3); Women's Club
box 7, folder 6
Z Folder 6
1976
Scope and Contents
Frank Zeidler
box 7, folder 7
Political Collector Advertisements Folder 7
1964-1981
Campaign Souvenirs Sub-Series 2
1939-1996
box 8, folder 1
Campaign Souvenirs Folder 1
1962-1969
box 8, folder 2
Campaign Souvenirs: Paper Folder 2
1939, 1944, 1964-1996
box 16, item 5
"The First Family" Vinyl Album Item 5
1962
box 16, item 6
Richard Nixon Inaugural Address Vinyl Album Item 6
1969
box 8
Campaign Newspapers Sub-Series 3
1964-1980
box 8, folder 3
Campaign Newspapers Folder 3
1964, 1980
box 8
Events Sub-Series 4
1909-1981
box 8, folder 4
Events Folder 4
1909-1979
box 8, folder 5
Events: Newspaper Folder 5
1960-1981
box 9
Pamphlets Sub-Series 5
1946-1966
box 9, folder 1
Pamphlets Folder 1
1946-1966
box 9
Propaganda Sub-Series 6
1929-1974
box 9, folder 2
Propaganda Folder 2
1966-1974
box 9, folder 3
Propaganda Folder 3
1958-1965
box 9, folder 4
Propaganda Folder 4
1929-1942
box 10
Wartime Sub-Series 7
1918-1964
box 10, folder 1
Military Information Folder 1
1918, 1938-1946, 1959, 1964
Travel Series 3
1901-1981
box 11, folder 1
Calendars Folder 1
1947, 1949, 1963
box 11, folder 2
Hotel Papers Folder 2
1934-1935, 1964
box 11, folder 3
Maps and Diagrams Folder 3
1913
box 11, folder 4
Souvenirs: Destinations Folder 4
n.d.
box 11, folder 5
Souvenirs: Destinations Folder 5
n.d.
box 12, folder 1
Souvenirs: Hotel Folder 1
n.d.
box 12, folder 2
Ticket Stubs Folder 2
1904-1922, 1939
box 12, folder 3
Transportation Folder 3
1980-1981
box 12, folder 4
Visitor Information Guides Folder 4
1940-1965
box 12, folder 5
Visitor Information Guides Folder 5
1901, 1914-1926
Games and Hobbies Series 4
1880-1942
box 13, folder 1
Board Games and Puzzles Folder 1
1935, 1942
box 13, folder 2
Cards Folder 2
n.d.
Scope and Contents
Study, Magic, Game, and Tongue Twister Cards
box 13, folder 3
Scrapbook Cutouts Folder 3
n.d.
box 13, folder 4
Songs and Poems Folder 4
n.d.
box 14, folder 1
Stamps: Air Mail Folder 1
1960-1968, 1980
box 14, folder 2
Stamps: Albums Folder 2
n.d.
box 14, folder 3
Stamps: Charity Seals Folder 3
1938-1971
box 14, folder 4
Stamps: Postmarked Folder 4
1898, 1912-1914, 1932-1949, 1953
box 15, item 1
Scrapbook 1 Item 1
ca. 1929
Scope and Contents
189 pages
box 15, item 2
Scrapbook 2 Item 2
ca. 1890
Scope and Contents
47 cards
box 15, item 3
Scrapbook 3 Item 3
ca. 1950
Scope and Contents
173 cards
box 15, item 4
Scrapbook 4 Item 4
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
160 cards
box 15, item 5
Scrapbook 5 Item 5
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
29 cards
box 15, item 6
Scrapbook 6 Item 6
ca. 1900
Scope and Contents
160 cards
box 15, item 7
Scrapbook 7 Item 7
ca. 1900
Scope and Contents
31 cards
box 16, item 1
Scrapbook 8 Item 1
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
249 pages
box 16, item 2
Scrapbook 9 Item 2
ca. 1890-1900
Scope and Contents
69 pages
box 16, item 3
Scrapbook 10 Item 3
ca. 1892-1910
Scope and Contents
59 pages
box 16, item 4
Scrapbook 11 Item 4
1933-1934
Scope and Contents
340 pages
box 17, item 1
Scrapbook 12 Item 1
ca. 1890
Scope and Contents
168 pages
box 18, item 1
Scrapbook 13 Item 1
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents
78 pages
box 18, item 2
Scrapbook 14 Item 2
ca. 1880
Scope and Contents
110 pages
box 18, item 3
Scrapbook 15 Item 3
ca. 1920
Scope and Contents
15 pages
box 14
Religious Series 5
1856-1950
box 14, folder 5
Religious Folder 5
1856, 1905-1916, 1943-1950
box 14
Educational Series 6
1907-1935
box 14, folder 6
Educational Folder 6
1907-1935