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Ephemera Collections
The Ephemera
Collection consists of over one million items containing obsolete
money and lottery tickets, playbills, invitations, billheads, menus,
tobacco labels, match books, bottle caps, and countless other types
of materials that were were created for temporary use but have
survived to illuminate everyday life and popular culture.
The Collection
also contains trade cards, flyers, pamphlets, catalogues, labels,
and three-dimensional items bearing advertisements for a myriad of
products and services dating from the 18th century to the present.
Printed
Ephemera Series
Series
B: Businesses and Manufacturers—Includes business cards, advertisements,
price lists, bill heads, business stationary.
Seventeen
boxes, arranged alphabetically by name of business. Includes elaborate
die-cut premiums offered by the Mencken Cigar Company.
Series
C: Calendars—includes calendars published by business companies.
Three
boxes, 1867-1906.
Series
D: Churches-- includes confirmation certificates, lecture announcements,
mass tickets.
Four
boxes, arranged alphabetically by name of church.
Series
E: Local Government—anything pertaining to the government or events
in cities and towns.
Three
boxes relating to Baltimore City, including the Balto. Chamber of
Commerce, City Hall, Maps and Guides, and Baltimore City Events.
Two boxes
of county government related items, arranged alphabetically by county.
Series
F: Concerts and Entertainment-- announcements and programs of one-time
or short-term events
Six boxes
of miscellaneous programs.
Eight
boxes of Baltimore Academy of Music programs, four containing bound
volumes. 1889-1909.
Nine
boxes of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra programs, 1897-c. 1988
Eight
boxes of other Baltimore musical organizations, including the Music
Hall (1894-1903,) Oratorio Society (1883-1914), Paint and Powder Club
(1894-1916,1922-1953, 1960) Wednesday Club, and the Baltimore Opera
Co. (1971-1981).
Series
H: Fine Arts—invitations and programs for art exhibits
Three
boxes, arranged alphabetically by the name of the sponsoring gallery,
museum, or organization.
Series
I: Greeting Cards-- all greeting cards except valentines.
Christmas:
eight boxes, 1870- c. 1970.
I19 Birthday:
1 box, Easter: 1 box , Religious and Misc.: 1 box, New Year, Thanksgiving,
and Halloween: 1 box.
Series
J: Maritime—material pertaining to ships and shipping lines.
One box.
Series
K: Maryland State Government
Three
boxes pertaining to events sponsored by the state government, including
Maryland Day, the state Tercentenary, the State Fair, Homecoming,
and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism.
Series
L: Menus—menus and wine lists of dinners given for famous persons
and/or dinners given by organizations.
Seven
boxes arranged alphabetically by the organization or person honored.
Three
boxes of dinners given by Henry Powell Hopkins, 1950-1960.
One box
of menus from Baltimore’s Miller Brothers Restaurant.
Two boxes
of menus from dinners given by Baltimore’s Wine and Food Society.
Series
M: Military-- anything pertaining to the Armed Forces
Two boxes,
including one of Civil War illustrated envelopes.
Series
O: Organizations—programs, invitations, membership lists.
Eighteen
boxes, arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization. Includes
three boxes of Maryland Historical Society material.
Series
Q: Personal-- calling cards, invitations, marriage certificates
Ten boxes
arranged alphabetically by the name of the person.
Series
R: Political-- election tickets, campaign literature
Five
boxes, 1822-c.1980.
Series
T: Schools and Colleges-- diplomas, brochures, commencement programs
Eleven
boxes arranged alphabetically by the name of the institution, including
Johns
Hopkins University, College of Notre Dame Alumnae Association (1879-1921),
Peabody Institute (1929-1930), University of Maryland.
Series
U: Scrapbooks-- clippings, monogram albums
U-1
Cocheco Extra Fine Saltines (trade cards) Fannie Boyer (trade
cards and stickers)
U-1a Anne
Gordon Thom - Monogram Album
Lithographers’
proofs
U-3 Theatre
ephemera
U-4 Political
Ephemera
U-5 Baldwin
U-6 Adele
A. Smith (Mrs. Baldwin) with PP69
U-7 Blanche
Hungerford (with PP58)
U-8 Teacher’s
rollbook, advertising ephemera, valentines, business cards
U-9 Carroll
A. Hill (Was MD 970)
U-10
Freeburger (Was MD 970)
U-11
Fusco
U-12
Marbury/Fendall
U-13
[Annabel George] MSS transfer 75361
U-14
Rosa Rand
U-15
John F. Hancock & Son
U-16
Elizabeth Taylor Goodwin (Mrs. Charles E. Rieman)
embossed
designs scrapbook
U17 Tradecards
(Mr.& Mrs. William Merrick)
U18 Samuel
T. Morgan
U19 J.
Winfield Henry Postcard Album
U20.1-.5
Entre Nous Dance Club
U21 Harry
Scott
U22 Birkhead
Civil War Nov. 1916
M23/M17
Baltimore Tradecards (Frances A. Baldner), 1883
U23 a-c
Symington
Series
V: Sports—tickets, programs, baseball and football cards
Four
boxes arranged alphabetically by team or institution, including Baltimore
Colts football, Naval Academy Football, University of Maryland football.
Series
W: Theatres-- programs, playbills
Four
boxes pertaining to various theatres, including Albaugh’s Lyceum(1889-1924),
Center Stage, and the Charles.
Twelve
boxes of programs for Ford’s Theatre and Grand Opera House 1871-c.
1954. Six of the boxes contain bound volumes of programs.
Three
boxes of programs for various theatres, including the Front St. (1845-1877),
Garden(1915), Guild (1926-1933), Hilltop (1947-1950), Holliday St.,
(1856-1911), Kelly’s Front St. (undated), Kernan’s Monumental, 1892-1898
(bound) the Lyceum of Hagerstown and Baltimore, Rivoli, People’s,
Playhouse, Pythian)
Six boxes
of programs from Baltimore’s Lyric Theatre, 1903-1950.
One box
of programs for the Maryland Theatre, 1905-1943, and the Morris Mechanic
Theatre.
Seven
boxes of playbills for various Baltimore theatres, arranged by date:
1781-1796 (transferred to MSS.), and 1812-1858. One box contains the
Stanley Theatre (1927), the "Theatre" (1798), and the Vagabond Theatre
(1917-1956).
Eleven
boxes: Scrapbooks for various theatres 1866-1950 .
Four
boxes of miscellaneous theatres and theatrical material, including
theatre reviews from newspapers,(1864-1865, 1888-1889, 1891-1892,
1894-1899, 1905-1906). Misc. theatre programs, tickets, etc. (93 items).
The Dowell Collection-- Baltimore theatres(1931, 1941-1942, 1956,
1960s-1975). Palace Theatre programs, 1917-1918
Six boxes
of programs for Baltimore-area motion picture theatres owned by Durkee
Enterprises, 1921-1965. (See collection description)
Series
X: Transportation—tickets, schedules and advertisements
Three
boxes arranged alphabetically by company. Includes the B&O Railroad.
Series
Y: US Government—anything pertaining to the government of or events
in the US.
Two boxes..
Series
Z: Valentines
Five
boxes, 1845-c. 1950.
Series
AA: Juvenilia-- Items made especially for and by children.
One box.
Series
BB: Embossed items (die-cuts?)
One box.
Series
CC: Dance Programs
One box.
Series
EE: Unclassified
One box.
Series
FF: Lottery tickets and advertisements
One box.
Series
GG: Tobacco-- trade cards, advertisements
One box.
See also Businesses: Mencken Cigar Company.
Series
KK: Trade Cards
Two boxes—illustrated
and without illustrations.
Series
II: Financial Documents
One box.
Hoen
& Co. Imprints
One box.
