Colorado Stereograph Cards

Collection

Identifier: RBSC-SPX-001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains 100 stereograph cards of Colorado that mainly document sites in the late 1800s. The stereograph cards containing images of Colorado have copyright dates from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Colorado areas in the front range of the Rocky Mountains are well represented.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found in late 1880s - early 1900s

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights of the collection are held by the Rare Books and Special Collections; literary rights are dedicated to the public. There are no restrictions to the collection.

Biographical or Historical Information

The set of stereograph cards are part of the Colorado-Henkle Collection, which consists of material, mostly published, relating to the state and territory of Colorado. The date of donation is unknown, but purchase notes on the backs of stereograph cards indicate they were donated to NIU sometime in the 1970s. The core of the Colorado-Henkle Collection (671 items) was purchased from ABAA seller Kenneth Nebenzahl in July 1969. The collection saw substantial grown between 1969 and 1978 as Herman Henkle regularly donated items to the collection before his death.

Note written by

Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The cards are grouped in series according to the publisher. Within each series, items are first arranged numerically according to the number indicated on the card. Those without numbers are placed at the end of each series in alphabetic order.