Object ID	2007.0010.001
Accession#	2007.0010
Object Name	Announcement, Birth
Title	Our Baby
Description	A birth announcement for Robert L. Hunker that was sent to Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Claspy of Cleveland, Ohio. It is made of paper with a pastel image of a house printed on the front and stork on the chimney. See Provenance, Notes, and Related Items. Inside on the left is a poem which reads: "We have as dear a baby boy As there is in this whole nation, So to our good friends we're sending This important information." On the right side is Robert L. Hunker's birth statistics which read: Name: Robert Lewis Date: Mar. 2nd 1927 Weight: 8# 2 1/2 oz. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hunker
Date	March 2, 1927
Search Terms	Hunker Family Birth Announcements Births Announcements
Collection	Robert L. Hunker Collection
People	Hunker, Robert L. Hunker, Doris N. Hunker, Bess Hunker, John D. Claspy, Blanche Claspy, Clarence Yoder, Lois Claspy
Subjects	Birthdays Births Announcements
Catalog date	10/01/2007
Catalog type	History
Count	1
Dimension notes	Measures 5.25" wide when open
Dimensions	W-2.75 L-3.875 inches
Event	Birth of Robert L. Hunker
Home Location	RLH House Museum
Made	John D. & Bess Hunker
Makers mark	None
Material	Paper/Ink
Notes	This was an original birth announcement sent by John and Bess Hunker to Clarence "Shorty" and Blanche Claspy. Their daughter Lois Claspy Yoder found this in her parents' collection and sent them to Doris Hunker, Robert L. Hunker's sister.
Owned	Clarence & Blanche Claspy
Place of Origin	Akron, Ohio
Provenance	Given to Doris N. Hunker and Robert L. Hunker by Lois Claspy Yoder in 2007. See Notes.
Recfrom	Robert L. Hunker
Site	RLH House Museum
Site #	69