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The Curt Teich Postcard Archives Library includes books and
periodicals on postcard history, collecting, and appraisal, a
complete series of Postcard Collector magazine; the American
roadside; American popular culture; archives administration;
and preservation of paper and photographs. No appointment is
necessary to visit the Archives' Library. It is open Monday through
Friday from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The postcards are cataloged by city, town, or other geographical
locations, such as rivers or lakes (not by county) and by subject.
There are approximately 175 major and 2,100 minor subjects listed
in the Subject Heading Index.
Standard computer lists are by either subject or location, but
cross-reference searches combining subject and location are possible
-- such as all the court houses in Illinois or all the theaters
in Chicago. The production number on each Teich postcard reveals
the year, and a guide
to this dating system (PDF file) is available.
Photocopies from the original Geographic Indices, records
kept by the Teich Company during its years of operation from
1898 - 1978, are also available. These indices are alphabetical
by state and then by town. The entries are hand written in chronological
order and include the entire title or subject matter of the postcard,
and may also include the customer name, printing style, how many
were ordered, and the date. This can be helpful when a researcher
wants to know more than what the computer subject heading reveals.
For example, postcard 0B372 is cataloged by the location, Quincy,
Illinois, and the major/minor subject heading STREET VIEWS/General,
but the geographic index contains the full title, "Main
Street Looking West Showing Memorial Bridge and Mississippi River."
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Non-profit research time is billed at $18 per hour. Lake County
residents receive the first hour of research time at no charge,
each additional hour is billed at $18.
For-profit use is billed at $25 per hour when the work begins.
There is a minimum charge of $10 for photocopying, computer
printouts, etc. (materials generated on behalf of the research
project). This does not include research time, which is calculated
separately according to the rates shown above. Postage is added
to all orders; express services (Federal Express, etc.) are used
only when the researcher's account number is provided for direct
billing.
Friends of the Lake County Discovery Museum receive a 10%
discount on all research services.
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The Teich Archives does not compile "checklists,"
however, we can provide computer printout lists for any location
by town or state, and major/minor subject headings listed in
the Subject Heading Index. The cost for this service is 25 cents
per page with a minimum charge of $10.
The Archives Library is open Monday through Friday from 11
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An appointment will provide staff assistance
and access to the Collections. Appointments are available Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Telephone, mail
and e-mail
research requests are encouraged.
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