viblbv00932Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas CardsStone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas Cards, 1949 Ms.2011.081Andrea Ledesma, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:43:34 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas Cards, Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company (Roanoke, Va.) Ms.2011.081 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1949 The collection contains three hand-drawn Christmas cards and one envelope (addressed to L. Franklin Moore) from the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company. English . Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas Cards must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas Cards, Ms2011-080, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

 Acquisition Information

Special Collections at Virginia Tech purchased the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas Cards in July 2011.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company Christmas Cards was completed in September 2011.

 Historical Note

The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company of Roanoke, Va mailed these cards to its employees during the Christmas of 1949.

 Scope and Content

The collection consists of three hand drawn cards and one envelope addressed to Franklin L. Moore. All items follow a blue and creme color scheme.

Two of the three cards are cartoons. One involves the "1949 Holliday Drunk" and the other a cart driver with "a Hellova Note." The last of the three is more traditional with its Christmas greetings.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material type.

 Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Roanoke (Va.) Envelope,19491"Holliday Drunk" Comic,19491Strawberry Comic,19491