Archives Center, National Museum of American History

William Helfand Phone Card Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0447
Creators:
Helfand, William
Dates:
1980-1991
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Container:
1
2
A collection of cards advertising telephone sex purveyors in New York, New York; London, United Kingdom; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Tokyo, Japan, and other countries.
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Advertising cards distributed by telephone sex companies in New York City, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and other cities.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Executive for 33 years at multinational pharmaceutical company. After retirement, became a consultant to the National Library of Medicine.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by William Helfand, April 3, 1992.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Ramona Williamson, volunteer, 1998; supervised by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, Archivist, 1998.
Using the Collection
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Wiliam Helfand Phone Card Collection, 1980-1991, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Amsterdam (The Netherlands) -- Telephone sex industry -- 1980-2000 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York (N.Y.) -- telephone sex industry -- 1980-2000 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
London (England) -- Telephone sex industry -- 1980-2000 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Advertisements -- 1980-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Telephone sex industry -- 1980-2000 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sex -- telephone -- 1980-2000 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tokyo (Japan) -- Telephone sex industry -- 1980-2000 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
telephone -- Sex -- 1980-2000 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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