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Postcards, 1900-1970

 Series — Folder: 1, Folder: 121
Identifier: Series 1
Arrangement: Thematic This series contains Postcards from schools, churches, businesses, and scenic and historic places in Chester County. It includes Postcards from the Brandywine Battlefield, West Chester State Normal School, West Chester State Teacher’s College, West Chester State College, Immaculata College, Westtown Boarding School, various monuments throughout Chester County, buildings and scenes from the town of West Chester, and whimsical greeting cards from West Chester. The Postcards are divided by themes into 14 subseries (1.01- 1.14): the Brandywine, the Battle of Brandywine, Inns and Hotels, Churches, Pocopson, Lenape, Museums, Chester County, Schools, Government Buildings, Shops and Restaurants, Parks, “Greetings from West Chester”, and West Chester Normal School – State College.

Dates

  • 1900-1970

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research

Extent

1-121 Folders

Repository Details

Part of the West Chester University Archives Repository

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