File (An organized unit of documents grouped together either for current use by the creator or in the process of archival arrangement, because they relate to the same subject, activity, or transaction. A file is usually the basic unit within a record series).
Extent Medium
8 albums
Context
Creator(s): James, John
Administrative History ↴
Mr James is an avid collector of postcards and personally compiled the collection over a number of years.
Archival History ↴
Donated to the archive by Mr John James in 2017.
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Donation
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: James, John ↴
Collection of 8 albums of postcards, all from towns and villages in County
Cork. 2 of the albums contain postcards solely from Kinsale, and 1 contains postcards solely from Cork City. All of the cards date from the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Accruals ↴
No Further Additions Expected
Arrangement ↴
Minimal arrangement.
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
Available by appointment with the Archives Service to holders of UCC Readers tickets.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Subject to University College Cork Special Collections and Archives’ Reading Room terms of membership and in accordance with copyright legislation.
Creation Dates
1890-1960
Level of Description
File (An organized unit of documents grouped together either for current use by the creator or in the process of archival arrangement, because they relate to the same subject, activity, or transaction. A file is usually the basic unit within a record series).
