Abstract

A collection consisting primarily of some 200 manuscript personal letters directed to Marie Balje Kimball (1873-1967) of Fulton County, New York. Included are a series of 22 letters written by a missionary friend in Turkish Armenia, 1908-10, and a series of 17 written from New York City in early 1919 by Marie Kimball's socialist and labor activist husband, Harry Kimball.

Content Description The Socialist Playing Cards Deck Collection consists of one set of 54 socialist-themed playing cards including the standard 52 cards plus one joker and one information card. Published by the Chicago-based Charles H. Kerr Company, the cards contain images and verses critiquing capitalism and advocating socialism. Mary Marcy wrote the verses, and Ralph Chaplin drew the images that adorn the cards. Mary Marcy’s husband, Leslie H. Marcy, was also involved in designing the cards. A...