The Non-Postcard Items series contains brochures, booklets, and calendars produced by the Penrod/Hiawatha Company. The brochures are mainly advertisements for tourist attractions or services and are grouped alphabetically by city. The booklets focus on items of historical or scenic significance. The calendar collection contains several series of calendars dating from 1972. Each calendar usually has a different scenic theme.
7.4 linear feet (in 10 boxes; over 5000 postcards)
The Penrod/Hiawatha Company collection is mainly comprised of postcards, although some supplemental photographic items directed toward tourists is also included. The postcards, numbering more than 5,000, primarily are of the Michigan landscape and its towns and cities, covering every region of the state. Typical postcard themes dominate, particularly natural scenery, outdoor recreation, and shopping districts. The postcards date from the 1950s through the opening decades of the twenty-first century, although very few display copyright dates. The collection is divided into the following series.
As batches of postcards are received every years, it was decided to arrange the items in blocks of time according to the date of their accession. Thus for the researcher interested in a specific city, it will be necessary to examine the listing for each of the series.
The Non-Penrod/Hiawatha Postcards series is comprised of postcards produced in the 1950s and 1960s by various companies that were eventually purchased by John Penrod. They are arranged alphabetically by city. General postcards of non-specific Michigan locations follow the city listing.