Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Hoffman Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0062
Dates:
undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Cubic feet
8 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous items from various donors, including greeting cards, cigar bands, envelopes, and a set of original Burma-Shave signs.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Aggregated from various sources by Dr. John N. Hoffman.
Administration
Author
C. A. Orr
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Extractive Industries (now Division of Work and Industry), date unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by C. A. Orr, 1989
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Hoffman Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Cigar labels Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Envelopes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
advertising Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burma-Shave signs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greeting cards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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