Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Charles Sheldon Papers

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1423
Creators:
Kuenzig Books
Sheldon, Charles Gates, 1899-1960
Breck Company.
Dates:
1902-1959
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3.5 Cubic feet
3 boxes, 1 oversize folder
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection documents the work of Charles G. Sheldon, the illustrator who created beautiful images of women for the "Breck Girls" advertising campaign from 1936-1957. Includes photographs of sitters, Breck advertising materials, Breck Company internal publications and newsletters, magazines with cover illustrations by Sheldon, a high school yearbook, internal papers from the Breck Company relating to the Breck Girls campaign, theater programs for which Sheldon designed the covers, prints of the advertisements, and an original pastel drawing by Sheldon.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Portrait artist, best known for his illustrations of women in the "Breck Girls" advertising campaign. He also created cover illustrations for magazines such as Radio Digest and Photoplay.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the Archives Center in 2017 from Kuenzig Books of Topsfield, Mass. Mr. Kuenzig recently purchased the collection from a Massachusetts dealer who had purchased it directly from the Sheldon family around 1997.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Charles Sheldon Papers, 1902-1959, 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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Pastels (visual works) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Commercial art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beauty culture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Business records -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Advertisements -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs, -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1930-1960 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Appointment books -- 1930-1940 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yearbooks -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Theater programs -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
advertising Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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