American greetings corporation
Variant namesAmerican Greetings was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jacob Sapirstein in 1906. Starting out as a seller of Cleveland picture postcard scenes, he later expanded the business to include greeting cards. By 1932, the Sapirstein Card Company began designing and manufacturing its own cards. In 1938, the company changed its name to American Greetings Publishers, and in 1952 to American Greetings Corporation.
Joseph Oster was the Vice President of American Greetings in the 1960s. American Greetings printed the official White House Christmas cards for President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965-1967. In gratitude, the White House sent Oster oversize prints of the Christmas cards from those years.
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From the guide to the American Greetings Corporation Collection, 1965-1967, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
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| referencedIn | [Corporation annual reports. Corporations beginning with the letter A]. | Cleveland Public Library, Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Sapirstein, Jacob, 1884-1987. Jacob Sapirstein papers, 1913-1987. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | American Greetings Corporation Collection, 1965-1967 | Western Reserve Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Bielarczyk, Joseph. Valentine collection of Joseph and Charlotte Bielarczyk [graphic] | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Greeting card samples, 1983. | State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives |
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| Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 |
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