Processing the Globe Collection and Press

Summary

Johns Hopkins University and Maryland Institute College of Art will partner to oversee the arrangement, description and preservation of the archives of the Globe Collection and Press. The collection includes business records, posters, letterpress cuts, and other material documenting the history of one of the most important showcard poster companies in the United States.

Program

Digitizing Hidden Collections

Amount Requested

$180,156

Year Added

2014

Institution

Johns Hopkins University

Contact(s)

  • Mr. Jordon Steele

Collaborating Institution(s)

Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W Mount Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

Date Range

1929 - 2010

Geographic Scope

Baltimore (headquarters); United States (client base)

Materials

  • 800 Artifact (Including Archaeological Objects, Weapons, Machinery, Instruments, Costumes, Textiles, Ceramics, Glass, Furniture, Etc.), Artwork (Including Original Paintings, Prints, Sculpture, Etc.), Ephemera, Image, Manuscript