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Creator: | Cruse, Jen. |
Title: | Jen Cruse Antique Comb Collection |
Inclusive Dates: | TBD |
Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
Abstract: | Collection of plastic hair combs |
Language: | English |
Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Jen Cruse is a collector, scholar, and writer on antique combs. She is the author of The Comb: Its History and Development (Robert Hale, 2007), and has a personal collection of well over 1,500 combs spanning nearly 2000 years.
The Jen Cruse Antique Comb Collection consists of 25 antique combs, with the collector's research notes.
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
A copy of Cruses's book, Jen Cruse Antique Comb Collection is available in the Rare Books collection (View catalog record).
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jen Cruse Antique Comb Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Gift of Jen Cruse, 2018.
Created by: MRC
Date: 7 Sep 2018
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An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.