Photocopies of Title Pages for Letters by George Catlin Describing the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians (New York Commercial Advertisers)
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Collection Citation:
George Catlin papers, 1821-1946. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Funding for the digitization of the microfilm of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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Collection Citation:
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art records, 1883-1962, bulk 1885-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Brown Foundation. Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
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Collection Citation:
Paul Vanderbilt papers, 1854-1992, bulk 1945-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Clipping "Art and Artists" from The Globe and Commercial Advertiser
Collection Creator:
Kurtz, Charles M. (Charles McMeen), 1855-1909 Search this
Container:
Reel 4818, Frame 112
Box 21
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Nov. 22, 1904
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Collection Rights:
Glasgow painting diary, Microfilm reel 4912: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Yale Center for British Art. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Collection Citation:
Charles M. Kurtz papers, 1843-1990 (bulk 1884-1909). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
1 motion picture film (354 feet, 16mm black and white composite optical track print)
Container:
Item RV Tape 25
Item AC0500-OF0034
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
circa 1964
Scope and Contents:
Production Company: Communications Film
Sponsor: Kaiser
Content Description: Compilation reel of ten commercials. The advertising agency was Peterson Co. The commercials are for a new aluminum foil packaging called Rol-a pak. Scenes include how the new package works and of supermarkets.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.,Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Citation:
Landor Design Collection, ca. 1930-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
1 motion picture film (835 feet, 16mm color composite optical track print)
Container:
Item AC0500-OF0035
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
1968
Scope and Contents:
Sponsor: American Advertising Federation
Content Description: The American Advertising Federation's 18th annual awards for the best advertising in the western states. Narrated by Jim Backus. The AAF awards have 12 competitive divisions. The following companies were winners: Puregro, Northern Hotel, Olympia Brewing Co., California Raisin Advisory Board, Transamerica Corp., Pacific Gas and Electricity, California Avocado Advisory Board, Gorilla Milk from Pillsbury Co., TRW Systems Group, KalKan Foods, L.A. Police Department and Air New Zealand. The film is intended for the general public to recruit creative people into the advertising profession.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.,Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Citation:
Landor Design Collection, ca. 1930-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
1 motion picture film (1062 feet, 16mm color composite optical track print)
Container:
Item AC0500-OF0036
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
1969
Scope and Contents:
Sponsor: American Advertising Federation
Content Description: American Advertising Federation's creative awards for the western region in 1969. The film serves 2 purposes: to recognize good advertising and to encourage more good advertising. The following companies were winners: Transamerica Corp., KGO TV, Bank of America, San Miguel Beer, Memorex, MJB Co., U.S. Forest Service, Hotel Sahara, American Airlines, Del Monte, Signetics and Kaiser Aluminum Foil.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.,Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Citation:
Landor Design Collection, ca. 1930-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
1 motion picture film (253 feet, 16mm color composite optical track print)
Container:
Item AC0500-OF0037
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
circa 1969
Scope and Contents:
Sponsor: AMFAC
Content Description: Compilation reel of five promotional segments that tell the history of the company and its products and industries. Scenes include sugarcane plantations, department stores, archival photos, sketches of Hawaiian leaders, offices, world maps with locations of AMFAC stores and offices and industrial sites.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.,Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Citation:
Landor Design Collection, ca. 1930-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
1 motion picture film (165 feet, 16mm color composite optical track print)
Container:
Item AC0500-OF0038
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
circa 1969
Scope and Contents:
Sponsor: University of California
Content Description: English and Spanish audio. A man mimes in three spots about: drinking dry milk for health, how to sign a contract and how to apply for a loan.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.,Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Citation:
Landor Design Collection, ca. 1930-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
1 motion picture film ( 333 feet, 16mm color composite optical track print)
Container:
Item AC0500-OF0040
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
1975
Scope and Contents:
Sponsor: SERFIN
Content Description: Eight commercials in Spanish. The commercials are a mix of animation and live action. Each advertisement describes a different scenario where people need banking assistance from the Banco de Londres y Mexico, s.a., which is a part of the SERvicios Financieros INtegrados.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.,Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Collection Citation:
Landor Design Collection, ca. 1930-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Includes the history of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) advertising, correspondence from the advertising department, scrapbook of competitor's instant coffee advertisements, reports, television advertising history literature, advertising plans for ground and instant coffee, budget proposals, outdoor advertising; radio scripts for commercials, advertising plans for instant coffee, and dealers information on radio and television advertisements. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the negatives and audiovisual materials 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.
Collection Citation:
Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records, 1856-1989, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization Search this
Extent:
1 Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Container:
Map-folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)
Date:
1835-05-25
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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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.
Collection Citation:
Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Patent and trademark documents, advertisements, sales and marketing material, market research, photographs, packaging, company newsletters and magazines, and business records documenting the history of the Maidenform Company from 1922 to1997.
Arrangement:
Collection organized into eleven series.
Series 1, Company History, 1922-1990
Series 2, News Articles, 1941-1997
Series 3, Patents, Trademarks, and Registrations, 1871-1979
Series 4, Publications, 1931-1997
Series 5, Sales and Marketing Materials, 1929-1997
Series 6, Advertising, 1929-1997
Series 7, Photographs, 1927-1993
Series 8, Patterns, circa 1950s
Series 9, World War II Activities, 1941-1946
Series 10, Labor Relations, 1937-1990
Series 11, Miscellaneous Unprocessed Materials
Biographical / Historical:
The history of Maidenform, Incorporated began at Enid Frocks, a small dress shop in New York City owned and operated by Enid Bissett. Ida Rosenthal was a Russian Jewish immigrant and seamstress at Enid's shop. In 1922, Ida and Enid decided that the fit and appearance of their custom-made dresses would be enhanced if improvements were made to the bandeaux style bras then in vogue. They gathered the bandeaux in the middle in a design modification that provided more support in a manner they believed enhanced, rather than downplayed, a woman's natural figure. Ida's husband, William, added straps and further refined the style. The called their bras "Maidenform", in counterpoint to the "Boyish Form" brand then in vogue. Initially, the bras were given away with each dress they sold. As the bras gained popularity they began selling them, and eventually the bras became so popular they stopped making dresses altogether and shifted to full-scale brassiere manufacturing. The first Maidenform plant opened in Bayonne, N.J. in 1925. After World War II, the company began marketing heavily in Europe and Latin America. Eventually, Maidenform operated plants in West Virginia, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Documentation for the development and manufacture of a "pigeon vest" is also included in the collection. The pigeon vest allowed troopers to carry homing pigeons with them as they parachuted behind enemy lines. During World War II, Maidenform manufactured these pigeon vests and silk parachutes for the war effort.
Maidenform advertising campaigns were enormously successful, and generated controversy as well as praise. The now famous "I Dreamed" campaign was launched in 1949; this campaign ran for 20 years, making it one of the longest running campaigns in the history of advertising. The advertisements featured models in everyday or fantastic situations, elaborately costumed but wearing only a Maidenform bra above the waist. This campaign was followed by the "Maidenform Woman" campaign which was credited with boosting sales by 200 percent in some stores. The "Dares to Dream" campaign played off the "I Dreamed" tagline in 1984, and in 1987, the "Celebrity" campaign began. The "Celebrity" ads were notable for the absence of women in lingerie; instead, well-known male actors discussed their feelings about women and lingerie in print and commercial advertisements. The tone of the advertising shifted in 1992 with a series of ads called "The Women's Advocacy" campaign.
Maidenform was family owned and operated until 1997. After the death of William Rosenthal in 1958, his wife, Ida, became the president of their company. In 1963, she suffered an incapacitating stroke. At this time, son-in-law Dr. Joseph Coleman became head of the company. Upon his death in 1968, his wife (the only surviving child of Ida and William) Beatrice Rosenthal Coleman, gained complete control over the business until her death in 1990.
The Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, a philanthropic and charitable institution founded in 1953, is run by granddaughter Catherine Brawer.
Related Materials:
Materials at the National Museum of American History
The Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) holds Maidenform artifacts including brassieres, girdles, and "long-lines," and two of the costumes used in the "I Dreamed" campaign.
Other Resources
Undergarment ads in the United States, 1947-1970
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Maidenform, Incorporated in May 1997.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
The donor has imposed restrictions on reproduction, broadcast or use of the collection for commercial purposes of any kind by third parties. Reproduction, broadcast or other use of the collection for commercial purposes of any kind by third parties is subject to prior written consent. These permissions will be required until July 2047. Please see the repository for further details.
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series 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.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Newspapers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series 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.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Newspapers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series 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.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Newspapers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
