Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Animals

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Animals
Creators:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Dates:
1865-1934
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.76 Cubic feet
consisting of 3.5 boxes, 3 folder, 5 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, plus digital images of some collection material.
Repository:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Animals forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
There are also advertisements, caricatures, lithographs, newspaper clippings, papers pertaining to clubs, associations and organizations for the welfare of animals, licenses and books about the care of animals. The material dates from ca.1877- 1934
Materials in box one are general images of animals. Box two is arranged by type of material. Box three contains photocopies of advertisements for various products which use images of animals. Box four contains related publications.
This material is predominately comprised of visual content, featuring domesticated and wild animals in advertising or artwork, especially on trade cards, collecting cards, and postcards. It includes advertisements, caricatures, lithographs, newspaper clippings, papers pertaining to clubs, associations and organizations for the welfare of animals, licenses and books about the care of animals. A few keepsake items, such as greeting cards and small novelties are present. Within the dogs folder are a couple of items related to kennels, breeding, and licensure. The contents of the other animals folder is also image-centric with a variety of animals depicted: fowl, hooved, amphibian, fish.

Administration

Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons and Nicole Blechynden
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Animals advertisements, caricatures, lithographs, newspaper clippings, papers pertaining to clubs, associations and organizations for the welfare of animals, licenses and books about the care of animals.

Digital Content

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Using the Collection

Preferred Citation note
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Animals, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Conditions Governing Use note
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Materials in the Archives Center

Materials in the Archives Center
Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)

Forms Part Of


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Business ephemera Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ephemera Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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