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A Woman and Her Bird One thing I find interesting to look for is various different usages of the same “mortised stock cut”. Stock cuts were designs on type-high metal sold by type foundries such as MacKellar Smiths and Jordan of Philadelphia; “mortised” refers to an area left blank where individual printers would insert the information for each client wanting to use the stock cut.Read more → -
Demonizing Our WWII Enemies The world of printed ephemera reveals something interesting: WWII was the last American war in which demonizing the enemy was widely practiced, popular and totally acceptable in ways that would be politically unacceptable today.Read more → -
Collecting Christmas Shopping Bags As a long-time collector of antique Christmas ornaments and memorabilia, I am often asked what current Christmas items I save. One of the categories heading my list of new ephemera worthy of preservation is shopping bags.Read more →
About Us
The Ephemera Society of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it; to further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest; to promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials; to serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars; and to contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally.
The Society sponsors an annual convention that includes seminars, exhibitions, a superb ephemera show and sale, workshops, collector forums, and other conference events.
The Society's Web site — www.ephemerasociety.org — connects with thousands of visitors seeking information about ephemera, provides contacts with other collectors and ephemera-related businesses, and includes notices of Society events.
All members-—individuals, libraries, corporations, colleges, historical societies, and museums—receive The Ephemera Journal, a 32-page four color publication published three times a year; an annual Membership Directory; the eNews, and special admission to Society-sponsored functions.
Members also enjoy the camaraderie and shared interests of fellow ephemerists.
Mission Statement
Mission of the Society and its Members
- - To cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it
- - To further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest
- - To promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials
- - To serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars
- - To contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally
Commitment of the Society and its Board
- - To conduct the affairs of the Ephemera Society according to the highest professional and ethical standards
- - To strive to be recognized for excellence
- - To value and develop our membership
- - To manage our finances prudently
Media Relations
The Ephemera Society of America is a non-profit organization linking collectors, dealers, scholars, museum curators, publishers and others.
To arrange an interview with one of our experts, please contact:
Diane DeBlois
Media Relations Director
The Ephemera Society of America
(315) 655-9139
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2015 Ephemera Society of America: Philip Jones Fellowship Announcement The Ephemera Society of America invites applications for the Philip Jones Fellowship for the Study of Ephemera. This competition, now in its sixth year, is open to any interested individual or organization for the study of any aspect of ephemera, defined as minor (and sometimes major) everyday documents intended for one-time or short-term use.Learn more → -
Online Index of Ephemera News and Ephemera Journal A complete online Index of Ephemera News lists more than 1,600 entries, some of them containing dozens of individual references.Research now → -
Each collector does things differently Thinking it might be of widespread interest for individual collectors to describe just how each approaches collecting, the Ephemera Society has initiated this column, as a forum for participation.Read more →
