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Parker (Cecile R.) letter and liberated woman die-cut
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut
creator:
Parker, Cecile R.
Identifier/Call Number: 6183
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date: 1874, circa 1900
Abstract: The Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut consists of two items relating to women's history during the American
Victorian and Edwardian eras. The first item is an 1874 letter from Cecile R. Parker to Mrs. Evaline Price regarding Parker's
marriage, divorce, and her new life after leaving her former husband. The second item is a two-part advertising embossed die-cut
portraying a woman wearing bloomers and riding a bicycle. The die-cut was created circa 1900 and includes an advertisement
for Celluloid Starch on the reverse side.
Two items: (i) an 1874 letter from Cecile R. Parker to Mrs. Evaline Price regarding Parker's marriage, divorce, and her new
life after leaving her former husband and (ii) an embossed die-cut advertisement, created circa 1900, portraying a woman wearing
bloomers and riding a bicycle.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut, Collection no. 6183, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Electibles, January 8, 2019.
The Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut comprise an artificial collection. The two items in the collection
are only related by subject and immediate source of acquisition. Cecile R. Parker, the author of the 1874 letter, had no role
in the creation or collection of the liberated woman die-cut.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cycling for women -- United States -- Archival resources
Divorce -- United States -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Marriage -- United States -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Advertisements
Personal correspondence
Parker, Cecile R. -- Archives