Mercedes Lynn De Uriarte Postcard Collection
Scope and Contents Note
171 photographic postcards, including 2 from Brazil, 4 from Chile, and 165 from Mexico. Most are black-and-white images from circa the 1940s to the 1960s. Each item is described with the caption of the postcard. Photographer or publisher information is included in parentheses. Five postcards (numbers 44, 88, 90, 147, and 148) have written messages on the verso; the rest are blank.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1940s-1960s
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Mercedes Lynn De Uriarte, Ph.D., is [at the time of writing, 2003] an associate professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
Full Extent
177 items
Abstract
171 postcards, mostly black-and-white images, of scenes predominantly in Mexico.
Arrangement
Arranged geographically by country and region/city, and numbered 1 through 171.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Processing information not available.
- Title
- Mercedes Lynn De Uriarte Postcard Collection
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 May: Edited by Dylan Joy to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu