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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Hoffman Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0062
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries
- Dates:
-
undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Cubic feet8 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
| 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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