Collection
636 [December 1, 2010]
Postcard
Collection
8 notebooks
and 1 index card box (3.639 cubic feet)
Restrictions: None
Brief Description. Miscellaneous collection of many hundred postcards all related to America religious history in one way or another, gathered by the BGC Museum and Archives staff. Except for a very few items, this collection is not further catalogued.
The cards in the collection
are related in one way or another to America religious history - a photograph
of a Catholic cathedral, an advertising card sent out by a traveling evangelist,
an illustrated verse from a hymn, a reminder card to attend Sunday school, etc.
Very few cards are earlier than the 20th century.
There are a few postcards
described in the location record in this guide. The vast majority are not described
and can be found only by looking through the notebooks and box in which they
are stored. Most of the cards in the notebooks are arranged by accession number
order.
For examples, see http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/docs/PostCards/EvanPost.htm, http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/bulletin/bu1204.htm, and http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/bulletin/bu1206.htm
Provenance
This collection
consists of many hundreds cards collected by the BGC staff (mostly the BGC Museum,
but a few by the BGC Archives) from a variety of sources. The bulk of the cards
were transferred to the Archives from the Museum at the beginning of 2006.
Accession: 85-31, 91-93,
97-60, 06-04
February 5,
2009
Bob Shuster
LOCATION
RECORD
Accession:
06-04
Type
of material: Postcards
The
following items are located in the PHOTO FILE;
request by folder title (in bold) at the beginning of each entry below.
COULTHARD, HELEN. 2 b&w. Postcards with different poses advertising
the girl preacher. N. d.
DAVIES, IVY C. 1 b&w. Postcard advertising the girl evangelist
of Bolton. N. d.
EVANGELISTIC WORK--USA. 10b&w, 10color. Postcard of a
woman standing on a platform with an open Bible, in front of a banner that reads
"...ostoria for Ch..."; cartoon of the critics
of evangelist Billy Sunday, a
baby and a preacher, the
sinking of the Titanic, various message postcard with Christian
themes told by cartoons, photos, captions, etc. 1908-1956, n.d.
HOWARD, MATTIE. 1 b&w. Postcard advertising Howard's path
"From Prison to Pulpit, Sin to Salvation." 1933.
HOOKS, E. R.1 b&w. Postcard showing the female evangelist with
her hands raised. "january 1939" is written on the back.
HYMNS, ENGLISH. 6 b&w, 7 color. Postcards with the lyrics
and illustrations of popular hymns, including "Bringing
in the Sheaves," "Just
As I Am," "Lead
Kindly Light," "Rock
of Ages," "When
I Survey the Wondrous Cross, " "God
Will Take Care of You," and "The
Holy City." 1906, 1909, n.d.
MAYS, NELL.1 b&w. Card advertising girl evangelist Nell Mays.
N. d.
POSTCARDS - CHRISTMAS. 2 color. Postcards illustrating the Nativity of Jesus Christ in traditional and international settings. 1909, 1950s. 
POSTCARDS - EASTER. 4 color. Postcards illustrating Easter events and themes in traditional settings. Early 1900s.
POSTCARDS - LORD'S PRAYER. 8 color. Postcards illustrating
portions of the Lord's prayer with drawings of contemporary scenes. N. d.
POSTCARDS - THE SALOON SMASHER. 6 color. Humorous
drawings of a woman attacking taverns with a hatch, obviously based on Carrie
Nation. Ca. 1905.
SALVATION ARMY. 1 color. Humorous
drawing of a Salvation Army Band with the caption "All Working to Beat
Hell!" 1912.
STORER, RUTH E. 1 b&w. Postcard advertising the girl preacher
of Denby. N. d.
STORR, FRANCIS BRADLEY. 1 b&w. Postcard with picture
of the girl preacher. 1908.
STORR, ROSE BRADLEY. 1 b&w. Postcard of Rose Bradley Storr
the girl evangelist and Florrie Elkins, the girl singer. N. d.
SUNDAY, BILLY - CO-WORKERS. 2b&w. Card of music and lyrics
for "Ambassadors
for the King," with pictures of Sunday and Fred Fischer, The hymn was
the theme song for one of their campaigns. Card
of Sunday standing an extremely tall, unidentified man who probably was
an usher at Sunday's 1907 Knoxville, Iowa meetings. Ca. 1905, 1907.
SUNDAY SCHOOL. 4 color. Humororous
cards sent to Sunday school members or potential members to encourage them
to attend. 1912-1975, n.d.
*****
A series of notebooks contain many hundreds of postcards on many themes, all related to America religious history in one way or another. The notebooks are arranged by accession number as shown below: