Guide to the Alf Heller Collection of Exposition Postcards M2160
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2016
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Alf Heller collection of exposition postcards
source:
Heller, Alfred E.
Identifier/Call Number: M2160
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (bulk): 1911-1931
Date (inclusive): 1851-1985
Abstract: Collection of historical postcards commemorating various international expositions primarily in Europe, assembled by donor
Alf Heller.
Scope and Contents
Collection of exposition postcards primarily from Europe and England, assembled by donor Alf Heller. The majority are blank,
unsent postcards. There is also a file of published material about the Crystal Palace in London, including prints, a newer
guide book and a book of photographic views.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Alf Heller collection of exposition postcards (M2160). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical / Historical
Alfred E. "Alf" Heller is a graduate of Stanford University and has donated several historical items to Stanford Special Collections.
Heller was founder and president of California Tomorrow and was also the publisher of the newspaper
Nevada County Nugget between 1959 and 1979 in Grass Valley, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from Rare Books; 2016. Accession MSS 2016-209.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Postcards.
Europe -- Description and travel.
England -- Description and travel
United States -- Description and travel.
Exhibitions
Trade shows
Heller, Alfred E.
Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)
box 1, folder 1
Festival of Empire & Coronation Exhibition, London
1911
box 1, folder 2
Exposition Universelle de Gand, Leipzig
1913
box 1, folder 3
Middelburg Ausstellung, Holland
1913
box 1, folder 4
Anglo-American Exposition, London
1914
box 1, folder 5
Exposition Internationale, Lyon
1914
box 1, folder 6
Schweizerische Landesausstellung, Bern
1914
box 1, folder 7
Exposition Coloniale, Marseille
1922
box 1, folder 8
Canadian National Exposition, Toronto
1922
box 1, folder 9-10
British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, England
1924
box 1, folder 11
Miscellaneous exposition postcards
1926
box 1, folder 12
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, PA
1926
box 1, folder 13
Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona
1929
box 1, folder 14
Exposition Internationale Anvers (Antwerp, Belgium)
1930
box 1, folder 15
Stockholmsutstallningen, Sweden
1930
box 1, folder 16
Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris
1931
Scope and Contents
Also includes original photographs.
box 1, folder 17-18
Esposizione di Torino, Italy
1911
box 1, folder 19
Ausstellung Zur Jahrhundert-Feier Der Freiheitskriege, Breslau
1913
box 1, folder 20
Jubileumsutstallningen i Goteborg
1923
box 2, folder 1
British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
1924
box 2, folder 2
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, PA
1926
Box 2, Folder 3
200th Anniversary of Concord, New Hampshire
July 4, 1927
box 2, folder 4-5
Exposicion Internacionale, Barcelona
1929
box 2, folder 6
Exposition Internationale, Liege
1930
box 2, folder 7
Exposicion Ibero-Americana, Seville, Spain
1930
box 2, folder 8
Material related to the Crystal Palace in London
Scope and Contents
Postcards, guidebook, newspaper article, lithographic prints, published book of photographs, etc.
