Grace Jeffers Collection of Formica Materials
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Jeffers, Grace
Formica Corporation.
- Dates:
-
1913-2003
- Size:
-
18 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 11 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0565
- Repository:
-
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.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Jackler, Robert K.
- Dates:
-
circa 1898-2017
undated
- Size:
-
20 Cubic feet (40 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1224
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of tobacco advertising in America through print advertisements (magazine and newspaper), emphasizing the deceptive advertising practices employed by the tobacco industry to lure and keep smokers. Many of the advertisements contain images of celebrities, athletes, and other notable persons who endorsed tobacco products as well as ethinic imagery.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
- Dates:
-
1923–1992
- Size:
-
33 Cubic feet (77 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0415
- Repository:
-
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.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009
- Dates:
-
circa 1860-2009
bulk 1940-2009
- Size:
-
35.05 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hammfred
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles Abstract Classicist painter and educator Frederick Hammersley measure 35.05 linear feet and date from circa 1860-2009, bulk 1940-2009. The papers contain biographical materials, 32 diaries, family and professional correspondence, personal business and financial records, estate records, writings, graphic design projects, teaching files, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographs, and works of art. There is a 0.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes photographs of Hammersley's family, and most significantly for research, a study in pencil and a "model for making cubes," a paper document that can be stored flat and folded into a cube shape.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
-
circa 1795-1970
- Size:
-
14.46 Cubic feet (consisting of 30.5 boxes, 1 folder, 11 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Food
- Repository:
-
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: Food 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
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Jogbra, Inc.
Miller, Hinda
- Dates:
-
1977-2008
- Size:
-
16 Cubic feet (30 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1315
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the invention of the Jogbra and includes biographical materials, business records, photographs, promotional, marketing and advertising materials, correspondence and audiovisual materials.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002
- Dates:
-
circa 1940-2002
- Size:
-
40.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.biddlivi
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of government arts administrator and novelist Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. (1918-2002) measure 40.2 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 2002. The papers are comprised of biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, writings, numerous files reflecting his work to establish the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), political committee files, personal legal records, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographs. Throughout the collection are video and sound recordings.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Munro, Eleanor, 1928-
- Dates:
-
circa 1880-2011
bulk 1950-2011
- Size:
-
36.7 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.munrelea
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of writer and art critic Eleanor Munro measure 36.7 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1880-2011, bulk 1950-2011. The collection documents Munro's life, career, and research on women artists, through biographical and family material, correspondence, writing projects, diaries, dream journals and notebooks, subject and research files, printed and digital material, and photographic material.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Kadish, Reuben, 1913-1992
- Dates:
-
1851-1995
bulk 1913-1995
- Size:
-
7.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kadireub
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
This collection, which measures 7.9 linear feet and dates from 1851 to 1995 (bulk 1913-1995), documents the life and career of muralist, sculptor, and educator Reuben Kadish. The papers contain biographical material, letters, personal business records, an exhibition file, notes, writings, artwork, printed material, photographs, and artifacts.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates), 1905-1990, interviewee
- Dates:
-
1986
- Size:
-
16 audiotapes (Reference copies). 25 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9555
- Repository:
-
Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...