Collector:

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange  Search this

Names:

Bendall, Valerie  Search this

Collection Creator:

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange  Search this

National Cotton Council  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 15-3/4" x 9".)

Type:

Archival materials

Brochures

Scope and Contents:

"You could be the 1985 Maid of Cotton", 1985 application and brochure.

Arrangement:

Box No. Blue file box.

Local Numbers:

AC1176-0000050.tif (AC Scan No.)

Exhibitions Note:

Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "The Experience of a Lifetime: The Maid of Cotton Story, 1939-1993", from December 1, 2010 to March 25, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Beauty contestants  Search this

Beauty contests -- United States  Search this

Cotton industry  Search this

Cotton textile industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Brochures -- 1950-2000

Collection Citation:

Maid of Cotton Records, 1939-1993, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

This collection was processed with a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. and Michelle Pitcher Trulaske, 2010.

See more items in:

Maid of Cotton Records

Maid of Cotton Records / Series 1: Organizational and Pageant Files / 1.1: Maid of Cotton Files / Valerie Rhea Bendall

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83d984517-781c-47f2-8c01-2ee4a8211ec1

EDAN-URL:

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