Geo. Gregory Smart collection of Washington and Mount Vernon ephemera

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Geo. Gregory Smart collection of Washington and Mount Vernon ephemera, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
4.83 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Geo. Gregory Smart collection of Washington and Mount Vernon ephemera, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Ephemera collected by Geo. Gregory Smart related to the memory and popular image of George Washington. The collection includes postcards, calendars, cigar boxes covers, stamps and first day covers, programs for anniversary events, books and pamphlets, hat stands, billheads, stationary, cartes-de-visite, playing cards, and puzzles. Some items are catchy such as a hat stand touting the motto "friends you can hang your hat on," while others are designed to be more educational such as grade-school primers or the story of the presidents from the makers of Planters peanuts.

Biographical / historical:

George Gregory "Greg" Smart is an academic and writer. A graduate and Scholar of the House of Yale University, he has presented to the Ephemera Society of America on several occasions regarding his research on Rufus Porter, the Native American in popular culture, and George Washington ephemera. He currently resides in Connecticut.

Arrangement:

The contents are arranged by theme and chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Ephemera