Ann and Thomas Damigella Collection
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Damigella, Ann.
Damigella, Thomas
- Dates:
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1951-1997
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17 videocassettes (vhs)
38 motion picture films
1.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0583
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Film, sound recordings and documentary material relating to the history of Tupperware home parties and the Damigella Tupperware distributorship in Everett, Massachusetts.
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Bucheimer, John
- Dates:
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1954 - 1977
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4 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 4 oversize folders)
21 film reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0889
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relate to John Bucheimer's work as manager of new product manufacturing in the Engineering Department at Head Ski Company.
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Johnson, Victor S., Sr., 1882-1943
Johnson, Victor, Jr., 1906-
Aladdin Industries, Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).
- Dates:
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1889-2003
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50 Cubic feet (120 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0844
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of approximately 50 cubic feet of material documenting Aladdin Industries Inc., manufacturers of vacuum ware and lunch boxes. The majority of the material dates from 1947 to the 1970s. The strength of the collection is with the lunch box documentation and product development, marketing, and sales records. There is some int...
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Jeffers, Grace
Formica Corporation.
- Dates:
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1913-2003
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18 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 11 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0565
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Grace Jeffers Collection of Formica Materials consists of textual files, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, blueprints, posters, advertisements, product brochures, newsletters, and informational pamphlets documenting the history of the Formica Corporation and the use of Formica brand plastic laminate.
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National Cotton Council
- Dates:
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circa 1945-1999, undated
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28 Cubic feet (48 boxes)
224 motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1177
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists primaily of photographs and films created by the National Cotton Council (NCC) to document cotton production and use and to support the advocacy and educational work of the organization.
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Nordic Ware Division, Northland Aluminum
Dalquist, H. David
Dalquist, Dorothy
- Dates:
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1940-2006
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28 Cubic feet (53 boxes and 25 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0980
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of a family-owned manufacturing firm, best known for kitchenware products including the Bundt Pan and Micro-Go-Round. The collection richly documents the entrepreneurial spirit of the Minnesota firm and its history of product innovation through technical files, marketing materials, and administrative and financial records.
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Tupper, Earl Silas
Tupper Corporation
- Dates:
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2003
1908-1989
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14 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0470
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting inventor Earl S. Tupper, his inventions, Tupperware and the Tupper Company.
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Stansbury, Jacqueline
Stansbury, Benjamin H., 1935-1996
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1955 - 1995
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5 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1350
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the inventing and design work of Benjamin Stansbury.
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Shayt, David H.
Wedge Innovations
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1985-1996
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13 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 5 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0534
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Wedge Innovations document the invention and development of a new hand tool, the SmartLevel, an electronic builder's level; also included are company management and policies.
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Duncan, Donald F., Jr.
Duncan Yo-Yo Company.
- Dates:
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1928-2002
- Size:
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14 Cubic feet (40 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0807
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection consists of papers, photographs, advertising materials, scrapbooks, clippings and audio-visual materials. These materials trace the rise and fall of the companies owned by the Duncan family as well as the world of yo-yo's. The materials date from 1929 to 2002, with the bulk of the material focused on the Donald F....