Helen Martin Scrapbook of Greeting and Trade Cards

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2021-001

Staff Only

Content Description

A scrapbook containing a mixture of greeting and trade cards, assembled by Helen Martin of West Henrietta, New York. The trade cards are all from the Rochester, New York area. Ms. Martin frequently used the cards in an artistic manner to create designs or images on the scrapbook pages.

Dates

Creation: Circa 1885-1895

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical / Historical

Helen Martin was born September 18, 1848 in West Henrietta, New York, the daughter of Lorenzo Martin and Emeline Frost and one of eight children. She spent her most of her life in West Henrietta, passing away there on March 15, 1911. Helen Martin never married and had no children. Helen lived in her later years with her sister Jane, with the two eventually moving into the city of Rochester and living on Edmonds Street in the early years of the 20th Century.

Extent

1 Volumes (1 box)

.21 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection consists of 1 scrapbook housed in 1 box.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Paula Rigano-Murray, 2021.

Existence and Location of Copies

A digital copy of this scrapbook has been created.

Bibliography

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2021), memorial page for Helen M Martin (19 Sep 1848–15 Mar 1911), Find a Grave Memorial no. 57898261, citing North Rush Cemetery, North Rush, Monroe County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .

Condition Description

The scrapbook itself is in poor condition. The binding was failing and the pages brittle and weak. The boards and spine are in fair condition; weak but intact. The cards are in good condition, and are soundly pasted to the pages.

Processing Information

This scrapbook was donated in poor physical condition. While someone had interleaved the pages with acid-free tissue, the pages were deeply tanned and brittle. Most of the pages had split from the binding, and those that remained bound were stressed by the poor binding design. For preservation, the entire textblock was removed from the case, interleaved, and placed back into the case. The binding itself was removed. The ornate case is in good condition and has been preserved intact.