Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GAF Records

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1476
Creators:
Ansco Company
Dates:
1939-1963
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Cubic feet
3 boxes
Repository:
The collection consists of historical and business records for ANSCO, a company now owned by GAF (General Aniline and Film Corporation).
Content Description
Content Description
Collection includes business correspondence, some of it regarding a collection of Matthew B. Brady photographs; photographs, mostly of the company's products, biographical information on Edward A. Anthony, who started Anthony & Scovill, which merged with AGFA in 1928; multiple written accounts of the history of the company; trade literature; catalogs; price lists; company newsletters; scholarly journals; legal documents; and clippings. There is a small number of papers relating to Edward A. Anthony's first company, Anthony and Co., dating back to 1877.
Administration
Author
Archives Center Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to the Photographic History Collections of the National Museum of American History, by GAF. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2019.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Photographic History Collections (now Division of Work and Industry) of the National Museum of American History in 2019.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
GAF Records, 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
Black-and-white photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Business records -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Camera industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Histories Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Legal documents -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographic film industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Price lists Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scholarly periodicals Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade catalogs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade literature -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anthony, Edward A. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agfa (Firm) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ansco Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
GAF Corporation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anthony, Edward A. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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