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Metzig, William, 1893-1989
Murgio, Matthew, Mrs.
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circa 1925-1979
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16 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1269
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The materials in this collection span the years from the late 1920s to the 1970s and document Metzig's work in Germany and the United States. Little background and biographical information is available. Project files : More than 500 examples of the designer's work, including letterheads, logos, trademarks, brochures, book jackets, magazine covers ...
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Textiles
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1784-1970
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12.77 Cubic feet (consisting of 26.5 boxes, 1 folder, 7 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Textiles
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Partridge, Beverly
Partridge, Beverly
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1970-1990
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5 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0493
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is arranged alphabetically by company name into one series. The shopping bags are from a variety of stores: department, jewelry, gifts, books, hair and skin products, clothing, china, glass, leather goods, lingerie, bakeries, and restaurants.
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White, John H., 1933-
White, Charles Baldwin
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1920-1940
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0182
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of several thousand clippings of trade marks, labels, etc., taken from magazines and newspapers, and labels. Many of them are quite small and a very few have dates and sources noted on the reverse side. Most of them appear to have been clipped in the 1920-1940 period. They were classified by the collector on the basis of...
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Cooke, Betty, 1924-
Yager, Jan, 1951-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2004 July 1-2
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132 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cooke04
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Betty Cooke conducted 2004 July 1-2, by Jan Yager, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
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circa 1980-2004
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4 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
4 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0570
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Shopping bags from a variety of businesses, including department stores, museums, book stores, libraries, hotels, banks, and specialty shops. Additional material will be added to this collection periodically.
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Park-Brannock.
Park, Ernest N.
Brannock, Otis C.
Brannock, Charles F., 1903-1992
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1925 - 1998
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12 Cubic feet (34 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0672
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Brannock Device Company began with the 1925 invention of the Brannock Device, a tool to measure foot length and width at the same time, by inventor and businessman Charles F. Brannock. Early in his career Brannock worked as a shoe salesman at the Park-Brannock shoe store, and in 1962 he became the CEO of the company. This collection documents both the Park-Brannock store and the Brannock Device. Materials in The Brannock Device Company Records, 1925-1998, include of correspondence, design drawings, United States and foreign patents and trademarks, advertisements, product information, sales records, photographs, and a film strip documenting the invention, promotion, and sale of the Brannock Device as well as the concurrent development of Park-Brannock as a leading shoe store in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Lustig, Alvin, 1915-1955
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1935-1955
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4.8 Linear feet ((1,200 items partially microfilmed on 3 reels))
1 Item (1 rolled doc.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lustalvi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; correspondence; writings; graphic designs; sketches; clippings; and photographs.
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Wood, Arthur Bernie, 1921-1986
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1942-2001
bulk 1960-1969
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10 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0962
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A. (Arthur) Bernie Wood (1921-1986) was an advertising designer, consultant, and inventor actively involved in the development of the restaurant franchise industry in America during the 1960s and 1970s. Particularly notable is his work with marketing, promotion, and merchandising for the McDonald's Corporation during its formative years.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
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1966, 1979-1980, 1985-1995, 1998-2007
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-147
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials maintained by Kathryn B. Lindeman, Director of Publications, in regards to the implementation and coordination of the Visual Identity Program and its system of logos at the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Early in 1998, Smithsonian Institution Secretary I. Michael Heyman engaged the design firm of Chermayeff ...