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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Randolph Poster Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0876
- Creators:
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Howard (C.J.), Inc.Nichols (T.G.) Company, Inc.Parker Holladay Company (Chicago)Mather and Company.Parker-Hollday Company, Ltd. (England)Randolph, F.F.Roach-Fowler CompanyRockwell, Norman, 1894-1978
- Dates:
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1923-1950s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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186 Items1 box, 7 oversize folders
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Posters on a variety of subjects including hygiene, civics and citizenship, but the vast majority exhort employees to practice good work habits.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into seven series.
Series 1: C.J. Howard, Inc., Poster Sales Letters, 1927
Series 2: Mather and Company Employee Motivation Posters, 1923 and 1926
Series 3: T.G. Nichols Company, Inc., Civics Posters, 1932-1936
Series 4: Parker Holladay Company (Chicago), "Bill Jones" Employee Motivation Posters, 1927-1928
Series 5: Parker-Holladay Company, Ltd., [England], "Bill Jones" Employee Motivation Posters, 1927-1928
Series 6: Roach-Fowler Company "The Hope of a Nation" Posters, 1929
Series 7: Miscellaneous Posters, 1950s
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
F.F. Randolph was a New York businessman and collector of posters.
Administration
Author
Craig A. Orr
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Randolph to the Archives Center in 2005.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Craig Orr, January 2005.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Randolph Poster Collection, 1923-1950s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Four posters by Norman Rockwell, the "Four Freedoms" series, transferred from this accession to the Division of Political History (now Division of Political and Military History).
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Employee motivation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Posters -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Civics -- Study and teaching | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Citizenship | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Industrial relations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hygiene | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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