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1940
bulk 1922-1934
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1494
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photo album depicting Helen Louise Schneider as a contestant in various New Jersey baby beauty contests.
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Nixon, Helen
Ellis, Winifred
- Dates:
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1940.
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9 Items
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0818
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Documents saved by the winner of an essay contest, including: two congratulatory telegrams, two letters, three photographs of the winner with the car she won, an article, and an owner identification card from the car dealer.
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Pillsbury Company Bake-Off Collection
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Pillsbury Company
- Dates:
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1933-1998
- Size:
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2.15 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0690
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Material documenting Pillsbury's Bake-Off from its inception in 1949 through its 50th anniversary in 1999. Papers include primarily cookbooks issued after Bake-Offs, biographies of contestants and VHS videos of five Bake-Offs.
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Cotton Museum (Memphis, Tennessee)
National Cotton Council
- Dates:
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1939-1994, undated
- Size:
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38 Cubic feet (91 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1176
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Maid of Cotton (MOC) beauty pageant was sponsored by the National Cotton Council, Memphis Cotton Carnival, and the Cotton Exchanges of Memphis, New York, and New Orleans from 1939-1993. The contest was held annually in Memphis, Tennessee until the National Cotton Council and Cotton Council International moved to Dallas, Texas. Beginning with the 1985 pageant (held December 1984) the competition was held in Dallas. The pageant was discontinued in 1993 due to lack of funds, a sponsor, and changes in marketing strategies. The records include files on contestants, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Discover Card.
- Dates:
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circa 1996-1997
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3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0636
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Color snapshots of family groups, with contest entry forms; also, copy of CD-ROM used in exhibition.
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Smithsonian Community Committee
- Dates:
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1992-2002
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-160
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists mostly of projects that the SCC sponsored, including various staff contests, Unsung Heroes, the Exhibition Awards Program, and events surrounding the 150th anniversary of the Institution. Also included are general information about the committee and its by-laws. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, meeting ...
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Smithsonian Institution
- Dates:
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1975-1976
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0.02 cu. ft. (1 microfilm reel)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7227
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of one reel of microfilm containing the prize winning entries.
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2012-2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-168
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of two sections of the Smithsonian Magazine website. It does not include the full website. "The Great American History Puzzle," crawled November 21, 2012, was an online contest conceived by puzzle master Ken Jennings that required participants to correctly follow clues, avoid red herrings, and uncover secrets to solve ...
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2014-2015
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-079
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a "Hall of Fame" web page for the 2014 Smithsonian Summer Showdown as it existed on August 12, 2015, and again on September 9, 2015. The page is maintained by the Office of Advancement and includes information about each of the items entered into this bracket-style competition for the Smithsonian Institution's m...
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- Dates:
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2013-2015
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-023
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the "America's Family Album" website as it existed on August 18, 2015. The website allowed the public to upload vintage and modern family snapshots of the Smithsonian Institution for possible use in a future exhibit. The images were also made available for browsing on the website. Contributors were eligible to p...
