Ephemera

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  • Transient everyday items, usually printed and on paper, that are manufactured for a specific limited use, then often discarded. Includes everyday items that are meant to be saved, at least for a while, such as keepsakes and stock certificates.

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  • Library of Congress Basic Genre Terms for Cultural Heritage Materials

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      Ephemera

      • UF Programmes, leaflets, receipts, menus, playbills, pamphlets, flyers, greeting cards, business cards, invitations, coupons, tickets

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      Ephemera

        2147 Archival description results for Ephemera

        2147 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
        Personal correspondence.
        SCA410-GA477-3-37 · File · 1982
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Personal correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1982. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and a photograph received with the correspondence from family and friends.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal correspondence.
        SCA410-GA477-3-59 · File · 1972, 1991-1992
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1990 and 1992 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, photographs, related ephemera, and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal correspondence.
        SCA410-GA477-3-64 · File · [195-], 1984-1986
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1984 and 1986 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends. Also contains letters and drawings made by Shipley as a child in 1950s.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal documents.
        SCA217-GA200-6-108 · File · 1903-1922
        Part of Rieder and Anthes family fonds.

        File consists of personal material accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes ephemera, newspaper clippings, membership cards (e.g. Kiwanis Club, Y.M.C.A., Old Colony Club, Automobile Club of Canada, Canadian Manufacturers' Association, and others), business cards, certificates, advertisements, a motor vehicle license, a typescript diet list from his doctor, ms. notes, a permit to leave Canada (including photograph), etc.

        Rieder and Anthes family
        Personal notes.
        SCA410-GA477-4-88 · File · 1981-1993
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley. Includes personal correspondence, notes, writings, and poems. Also contains ephemera related to events and organizations in which he participated.

        Shipley, Robert
        Personal notes.
        SCA410-GA477-4-89 · File · 1994-1999
        Part of Robert Shipley fonds.

        Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Shipley's work, other Canadian authors, and general history. Includes articles, research notes, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings. Also contains personal and University of Waterloo notes and correspondence, and class materials.

        Shipley, Robert
        Pettit, Mary.
        SCA25-WA14-4-297 · File · July 22, 1949
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clipping of The Telegram article "Cats, Roads, Problems for Warden" by Agnes McKenna about Canadian Mary Pettit who served as the warden of Halton County.

        Long, Elizabeth
        Phodaca, Josefina.
        SCA25-WA14-4-298 · File · January 1950
        Part of Elizabeth Long fonds.

        Clipping of Independent Woman article "Portia of the Philippines" by Miriam L. Fisher about Josefina Phodaca, Filipina lawyer and politician.

        Long, Elizabeth
        Photograph album.
        SCA153-GA126-5 · File · [18--?]-1945
        Part of Bechler family fonds.

        A photograph album containing photographs, postcards, press clippings, and greeting cards accumulated by the Bechler family.

        Bechler family
        SCA212-GA191-5-50 · File · 1913-1949
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots of Jessie and John Alexander Martin and their children, Wilson, Jamie, and John, as babies and young children. Other relative are included in some photographs. Album also includes later photographs of the three brothers in uniform, and a photograph of John Gartshore Martin and his father visiting Jamie's grave at Beny-sur-mer cemetery.

        Also contained in the album are several press clippings relating to John's achievements in the war, John A. Wilson (cousin) who was killed in action, and the post-war careers of Wilson and John.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        SCA212-GA191-5-51 · File · 1913-1958
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots of members of the Martin family, including Wilson, Jamie and John in uniform posing alone and with other relatives and friends; Jamie with friends in Europe during the war; the three brothers as young children; and John Alexander and Jessie Martin. Album also includes photographs of Jamie's grave and the cemetery at Beny-sur-mer in France; John Alexander and Jessie visiting the grave; and other memorials and plaques dedicated to Jamie.

        Album includes newspaper clippings mostly relating to the involvement of Wilson, Jamie and John in the war; Jamie's death and the memorial services for him; and Wilson's post-war career.

        Martin, John Gartshore
        SCA212-GA191-5-52 · File · 1911-1949
        Part of John Gartshore Martin family fonds.

        Album containing snapshots of John Alexander and Jessie Martin and their children as well as other relatives and family friends. Includes snapshots of Wilson in uniform posing with relatives, and of Jamie's grave at Beny-sur-mer, France.

        Album also contains newspaper clippings and memorabilia, including the telegram from the Department of National Defence regarding Jamie's death and Jamie's last letter home. Clippings relate to Jamie's death, Wilson's wedding, John Alexander Martin's career (including his appointment to rubber controller for Canada), and news of relatives and friends.

        Martin, John Gartshore