Puerto Rico Division of Community Education [DIVEDCO] Poster Collection
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Archivo General de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico. Division of Community Education. Department of Education
- Dates:
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1955-2005, undated
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1 Cubic foot (32 folders 378 posters)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0615
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of 378 posters documenting important public service issues including education, health and safety, and cultural programs. These posters were widely displayed throughout the island and reflect key trends in the social history of Puerto Rico for nearly fifty years.
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Maidenform, Inc.
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1922-1997
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35 Cubic feet (87 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0585
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Patent and trademark documents, advertisements, sales and marketing material, market research, photographs, packaging, company newsletters and magazines, and business records documenting the history of the Maidenform Company from 1922 to1997.
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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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circa 1935-1996
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50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ella Fitzgerald, often called the "First Lady of Song," was one of the 20th century's most important musical performers. The collection reflects her career and personal life through photographs, audio recordings, and manuscript materials.
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Sperry Co.
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1928-1985
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0497
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business records related to the development of the rail detector cars used by railroads to find hidden flaws, which could cause catastrophic accidents in event of rail failure.
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Kovan, Florice Whyte
Whyte, Virgil (bandleader)
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1942-1948, 1991-1993
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3 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0503
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes 7 VHS videotapes and 1 audio tape produced by Florice Whyte Kovan, containing interviews and recollections by some band members. Studio portraits and snapshot photographs in 3 scrapbooks, which also contain display advertisements and newspaper clippings from about the band, 1940s. Snapshots include documentation of the band's travels and l...
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Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
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circa 1928-1968
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27 sound recordings
15 Cubic feet (26 boxes, 7 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0509
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers consist of business records documenting the history of Tupperware from 1951-1958, during which Brownie Wise served as vice president of the Tupperware Company. Also, personal papers and business records documenting her marketing activities for Stanley Home Products, Vivian Woodard Cosmetics, and others.
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Steinberg, Sally L. (Sally Levitt)
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1920s-1987
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3.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0439
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of ephemeral materials gathered by Sally L. Steinberg while she was researching her 1987 publication, The Donut Book: The origins, history, literature, lore, taste, etiquette, traditions, techniques, varieties, mathematics, mythology, commerce, philosophy, cuisine, and glory of the donut.
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Ellis, Estelle
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1942 - 2004
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29 Cubic feet (42 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0423
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Estelle Ellis is a pioneer in publishing, advertising, and marketing. She was among the first to focus on the American female demographic, especially teens and working-class women. Condé Nast Publications, Incorporated, Carter Hawley Hale-owned department stores, Phillips-Van Heusen, Dow Chemical, and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation were among her clients. The Papers include business correspondence and proposals, marketing materials, advertisements, and oral history interviews with Ellis.
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Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
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1923–1992
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33 Cubic feet (77 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0415
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of correspondence, appointment books, business records, music manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the activities of Duke Ellington and the management of Tempo Music, Incorporated. There is a small amount of material relating to the Ellingotn family.
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Magnin, Ellen Newman
Magnin (Joseph) Stores
Magnin, Donald
Brader-Ashley, Betty, 1924-1986
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1963-1968
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0355
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
103 illustrated advertisements, posters, and store decorations: 51 color, 52 black and white.