Things We Find in Books Collection

Collection

Identifier: WSUV-SpeColl-009

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains items that are mostly ephemeral in nature. Some of the catagories include receipts and invoices, newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, transportation, manuscripts, leaflets and bookmarks. The date range for the materials are undetermined, but broadly from the 20th and 21st century.

Dates

Majority of material found within Undated collection, mainly from the twentieth and twenty-first century.

Biographical / Historical

The Things We Find in Books Collection began as a realia collection to demonstrate how books are used to store items of study, personal affects, everyday ephemera, and other miscellaneous items. Many of the items in the collection were found in donated books intended for the library or the Archives and Special Collections. The items were removed from the books prior to their inclusion or disposition. Many of the materials collected were presumably used as bookmarks, memorabilia or intended for study. The collection is preserved in the Archives and Special Collections as a curiosity about the way books are used. The items in the collection are intended as a feature for exhibits and archival instruction.

Extent

.417 Linear feet (1 archives box, 11 folders.) : Ephemera

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of different items that have been found within pages of books donated to the Washington State University Vancouver Library. Some of the items include postcards, letters, newspaper clippings, ribbons and photographs. These materials were collected over time by the WSUV Archives and Special Collections, and acquired from numerous departments and student organizations on campus.

Arrangement

The collection items are seperated by item type into different folders and kept in one box. Students from History 438.01 Topics in Public History contributed to the arrangement of the collection.