Kalamazoo Celery Collection
Scope and Contents
Many of the documents range in age from 1899 to 1993 with the majority from the period 1899 to approximately 1922. The postcards are not identified but some locations can be found by looking at the buildings in the distance, like the State Hospital Water Tower. A few had writing on them with postmarks, but very few. All are identified as “Kalamazoo.” They are images of celery fields that are either empty or filled with a variety of people. The documents are a variety of advertisements, brochures, booklets, tickets and order forms.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1993
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is composed of documents and images relating to the celery industry in Kalamazoo.
Source of Acquisition
Starring Endowment Fund and Starring Memorial Fund
Physical Description
The collection amounts to a total of .25 cubic feet in a half legal-sized Hollinger box. There are a total of thirty-five file folders filled with the materials. Approximately 25% of the collection is documents; the rest are postcards and two stereopticons. The items vary in size from as small as 3 ½”x2” which is the calling card and as large as 7”x12” which is the Celery City Nursery catalog. The majority of the images are, for the most part, color postcards relating to celery some of which show people picking or holding celery and some just of celery fields. There are no dates on the back of the cards. All of the items are in good condition. An inventory list is in the front of the box.
- Title
- Kalamazoo Celery Collection Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lynn Houghton
- Date
- 2010-10-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu