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Tim McKay Postcard Collection
2007.02
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Title: Tim McKay Postcard Collection
Dates: 1900-2005
Collection Number: 2007.02
Creator/Collector:
Tim Mckay
Extent: 3381 postcards relate to the Northwestern California region. About two thousand additional cards relate to other geographic
regions.
Online items available
Repository:
Cal Poly Humboldt, Library Special Collections and Archives
Arcata, California 95521-8299
Abstract: The postcard collection, especially those showing Northwestern California scenes, follow Tim McKay's lifelong interests in
the natural world and in the ways that people and communities use their surroundings for livelihood and solace. These examples
were selected by Petra Wilkinson.
Language of Material: English
Processed Northwestern California portions are open for use by appointment. Unprocessed portions are available for use by
appointment.
Copyright has not been assigned to Humboldt State University Library. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce in any
format, please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
[Identification of item]. Tim McKay Postcard Collection. Collection Number: 2007.02. Cal Poly Humboldt, Library Special Collections
and Archives
When the Tim McKay Collection was gifted in 2007 the postcard collection that McKay had been amassing for the previous decade
was included. A few binders holding postcards from Del Norte County and the Benicia, CA area were not included in the gift.
Biography/Administrative History
See essay by Susie Van Kirk.
Scope and Content of Collection
The postcard collection, especially those showing Northwestern California scenes, follow Tim McKay's lifelong interests in
the natural world and in the ways that people and communities use their surroundings for livelihood and solace. McKay also
saved/collected contemporary cards celebrating arts, events, and political causes for the Humboldt Bay region. These are incorporated
into the History-Ephemera section of the main McKay Collection (2007.01). Additional portions of the collection remain unprocessed.
These cover other geographic areas and novelty cards showing animals and flowers. The unprocessed portions are available for
research by appointment.
Humboldt County (Calif.) - History
Humboldt County (Calif.) - Pictorial Works