Genre Terms

Advertisements

An item printed solely as a means of advertising a product or service, but not an event (See Programs).

Blank forms

Forms that have been printed blank, which may or may not have been filled in; the document was typically meant to be returned to the publisher (e.g., subscription lists, petitions).

Broadsides

Single-sheet notices or announcements printed on one or both sides, intended to be read unfolded.

Catalogs

Simple or descriptive list.

Clippings

Objects with physical evidence suggesting extraction from a larger entity (e.g., books, newspapers).

Leaflets

Unbound volumes with fewer than five pages.

Menus

Items printed solely for use as menus (i.e., a program that includes a dinner's bill of fare has been called a program, not a menu).

Pamphlets

Published, non-serial volumes with no cover or with a paper cover; usually five or more pages and fewer than 49.

Printed ephemera

Printed matter of a more general nature, not readily fitting into any other category.

Proclamations

Official or general notices in which the word "proclamation" is used in the heading.

Programs

Lists of the events, pieces, performers, speakers, etc., of an entertainment, ceremony, or the like.

Timetables

Items printed solely for use as timetables (e.g., train schedules).