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Beulah and Clara LesCallette Postcard collection

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

(1905 – 1921)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 1994.018a
Creator(s) LesCallette, Beulah; LesCallette, Clara
Acquisition

This collection was donated by Corinne LesCallette.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Gail Cinoski, 2008.
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The postcards were exchanged between Miss Beulah and Miss Clara LesCallette and seemingly other family members from varying parts of the country during the early 1900's. Many of the postcards are either postmarked from or sent to Pocomoke City and Crisfield, Maryland. This collection contains a series of 757 postcards spanning the years of 1905 through 1921, the bulk of them being written and sent between 1907 and 1912. The illustrations on the postcards represent holidays, places, people, religious iconology and humorous situations. The majority have been written on, stamped, sent and postmarked, while few are in their original blank state. The collection also includes a postcard collector's scrapbook, a Christmas Card and a handwritten poem.

Biographical History

Beulah A. LesCallette (1887-1966), the daughter of Carl LesCallette (1862-1920) and Clara Parks LesCallette (1867-1946) of Crisfield, Maryland. Carl and Clara had eight children including Beulah, Clara F. (1889-199), Lillian, Reginald and Ruth. The family moved from Crisfield to Pocomoke City around 1912. 

 

 

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Postcards
    • Graphic Arts

Inventory List

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Series I. Holidays and Celebrations

 Sub-Series A. New Year’s 

1 | na    1994.018.001 – 1994.018.017

Sub-Series B. Valentine’s Day                                                               

1 | na    1994.018.018 – 1994.018.045

Sub-Series C. Easter                                                                            

1 | na    1994.018.046 – 1994.018.102

Sub-Series D. Thanksgiving                                                                   

1 | na    1994.018.103 – 1994.018.114

Sub-Series E. Christmas                                                                       

1 | na    1994.018.115 – 1994.018.195

Sub-Series F. Birthdays

1 | na    1994.018.196 – 1994.018.215

Series II. Maryland

Sub-Series A. Pocomoke City

1 | na    1994.018.216 – 1994.018.254

Sub-Series B. Crisfield and Princess Anne                                              

1 | na    1994.018.255 – 1994.018.263

1 | na    1994.018.332 – 1994.018.341

Sub-Series C. Snow Hill and Salisbury    

1 | na    1994.018.264 – 1994.018.269

Sub-Series D. Ocean City and Berlin      

1 | na    1994.018.270 – 1994.018.279

Sub-Series E. Baltimore

1 | na    1994.018.280 – 1994.018.314

Sub-Series F. Miscellaneous     

1 | na    1994.018.315 – 1994.018.331

Series III. Washington, D.C.

1 | na    1994.018.342 – 1994.018.352

 Series IV. Virginia

2 | na    1994.018.353 – 1994.018.376

Series V. West Virginia and Delaware

2 | na    1994.018.377 – 1994.018.387 

Series VI. New Jersey

Sub-Series A. Beaches                                                                         

2 | na    1994.018.388 – 1994.018.398

Sub-Series B. Newark                                                                           

2 | na    1994.018.399 – 1994.018.411

Sub-Series C. Arlington                                                                         

2 | na    1994.018.412 – 1994.018.420

Sub-Series D. Hackensack                                                                    

2 | na    1994.018.421 – 1994.018.424

Sub-Series E. Miscellaneous                                                                 

2 | na    1994.018.425 – 1994.018.430

Series VII. Pennsylvania

Sub-Series A. Philadelphia                                                                    

2 | na    1994.018.431 – 1994.018.440

Sub-Series B. Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh                        

2 | na    1994.018.441 – 1994.018.448

Sub-Series C. Willow Grove and Indiana                                     

2 | na    1994.018.449 – 1994.018.452

Sub-Series D. Miscellaneous                                                                 

2 | na    1994.018.453 – 1994.018.461

Series VIII. New York

 2 | na    1994.018.462 – 1994.018.492

Series IX. Miscellaneous States and Countries

Sub-Series A. Massachusetts                                                                

2 | na    1994.018.493 – 1994.018.496          

Sub-Series B. Connecticut                                                                     

2 | na    1994.018.497 – 1994.018.498

Sub-Series C. California                                                                        

2 | na    1994.018.499 – 1994.018.502

Sub-Series D. Georgia and North Carolina                                               

2 | na    1994.018.503 – 1994.018.504

Sub-Series E. Canada                                                                           

2 | na    1994.018.505 – 1994.018.507

Series X. Jamestown Exposition

2 | na    1994.018.508 – 1994.018.517

Series XI.  Ships and Flags

2 | na    1994.018.518 – 1994.018.530

Series XII. Landscapes

2 | na    1994.018.531 – 1994.018.554

Series XIII. Flower Arrangements

2 | na    1994.018.555 – 1994.018.600

Series XIV.  People

Sub-Series A. Women and Children                                                        

2 | na    1994.018.602 – 1994.018.631

Sub-Series B. Women                                                                           

2 | na    1994.018.632 – 1994.018.660

Sub-Series C. Women and Telephones                                                   

2 | na    1994.018.661 – 1994.018.667

Sub-Series D. Couples                                                                          

2 | na    1994.018.668 – 1994.018.681

Sub-Series E. Men                                                                                

2 | na    1994.018.682 – 1994.018.684

Series XV.  Religious

2 | na    1994.018.685 – 1994.018.700

Series XVI. Humorous

2 | na    1994.018.701 – 1994.018.739

Series XVII. Miscellaneous  

2 | na    1994.018.740 – 1994.018.757

Box 3

3 | 1      Christmas Card, 1994.018.758

3 | 1      Poem: “The Last Rose of Summer” handwritten

3 | 2      Postcard Scrapbook (empty), “With love from Clara to Beulah”

 

 

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