Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut
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Content Description
Two items: (i) an 1874 letter from Cecile R. Parker to Mrs. Evaline Price regarding Parker's marriage, divorce, and her new life after leaving her former husband and (ii) an embossed die-cut advertisement, created circa 1900, portraying a woman wearing bloomers and riding a bicycle.
Dates
- Creation: 1874, circa 1900
Creator
- Parker, Cecile R. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut consists of two items relating to women's history during the American Victorian and Edwardian eras. The first item is an 1874 letter from Cecile R. Parker to Mrs. Evaline Price regarding Parker's marriage, divorce, and her new life after leaving her former husband. The second item is a two-part advertising embossed die-cut portraying a woman wearing bloomers and riding a bicycle. The die-cut was created circa 1900 and includes an advertisement for Celluloid Starch on the reverse side.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Electibles, January 8, 2019.
Processing Information
The Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut comprise an artificial collection. The two items in the collection are only related by subject and immediate source of acquisition. Cecile R. Parker, the author of the 1874 letter, had no direct role in the creation or collection of the liberated woman die-cut.
Subject
- Parker, Cecile R. -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Technique
Topical
- Cycling for women -- United States -- Archival resources
- Divorce -- United States -- 19th century -- Archival resources
- Marriage -- United States -- 19th century -- Archival resources
- Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
- Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Title
- Finding aid for the Cecile R. Parker letter and liberated woman die-cut
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2019 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu