Series includes two letters: one to Edwin's son, Samuel, from his uncle Samuel Babcock, wishing him a happy Christmas; and one from Elizabeth Dewing Kaup to Mrs. (Edith) Prellwitz offering condolences regarding Mr. (Henry) Prellwitz's death. Photographs include snapshots of Prellwitz with her children; family members, including possibly Henry Prellwitz; and works of art. Also found is a photo of the Prellwitz family crest annotated by Edith's son, Edwin, and photos of boats in a body of water and homes, possibly near the Prellwitz home in Peconic Bay, New York. Some photos may be studies for paintings and may include artist models. Newspaper clippings are about Prellwitz and her works of art.
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Edith M. Prellwitz papers, 1896-1938. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Kinsey, Alfred C. (Alfred Charles), 1894-1956 Search this
Extent:
0.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
circa 1900-1965
Scope and Contents:
A scrapbook compiled by Dorothy Edinger containing: letters from biologist Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey thanking Edinger for her participation in a research survey; annotated photographs of Edinger, her family, murals and portraits, some taken by Peter A. Juley and Son; a watercolor sketch of a floral study by Edinger; and newspaper clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Dorothy Edinger (1896-1970) was a painter and photographer's model in New York, San Francisco, Calif. and Paris, France. Edinger was married to the Vicount Devaulchier and was known as the Vicountesse Devaulchier.
Provenance:
Donated 2010 by art historian and scholar D. Frederick Baker, Baker-Pisano Collection.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Artists' models -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Descriptive Summary: An Ernie Smith compilation reel:
1. Nautical and Nice: A Musical Review
Copyright: 1946
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Bob Kennedy and the Seashore Sweeties
Song Title(s): "She Looks Cute in Her Bathing Suit", vocals by Kennedy
2. Minnie the Mermaid
Copyright: 1942
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Redd Harper and Julianne Merritt
Song Title(s): "Minnie the Mermaid", vocals by a male chorus
3. Treasure Chest
Copyright: 1945 Performance Date:
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Fred Scott and crystal White
Song Title(s): "Treasure Chest"
4. Music With Spice Reel Four - Blushing Bride
Performer(s): Jack Gately
Song Title(s): "Blushing Bride" sung by an unidentified male trio
5. I'd Love to Know You Better
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Gayle Mellott and Ralph Young
Song Title(s): "I'd Love to Know You Better"
6. Dance of Shame
Performer(s): Faith Bacon
7. Music With Spice Reel Five - Who's Yehoodi?
Copyright: 1943
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Lane Truesdale
Song Title(s): "Who's Yehoodi?", performed by an unidentified male trio and Truesdale
8. There'll Be Some Changes Made
Copyright: 1941
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Ginger Harmon
Song Title(s): "There'll Be Some Changes Made", vocals by Harmon
9. Artist Model
Copyright: 1942
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Sally Rand
Song Title(s): unidentified string composition
10. Music With Spice Reel Six - Give This Little Girl a Great Big Hand
Copyright: 1942
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Ann Pennington and unidentified others
Song Title(s): "Give This Little Girl a Great Big Hand"
11. But What Are These?
Copyright: 1946
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Grace Barrie
Song Title(s): "But What Are These?", vocals by Barrie
12. A Lady With Fans
Copyright: 1942
Corporate Creator: Official Films
Performer(s): Faith Bacon
Descriptive Summary: a fan dance
Video reference copy available.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films 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:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
Advertisement printed by Charles Austin Bates of New York City; photographer unidentified.
Local Numbers:
02006062.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Corsets, Box 3, Folder 27.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, 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 consists primarily of educational, promotional and publicity materials created by Charles Atlas and others for his bodybuilding business.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists primarily of educational, promotional and publicity materials created by Charles Atlas and others for his bodybuilding business. There is some information about Atlas's personal life including a biography, newspaper clippings and photographs of him throughout his life and of his family. The materials are useful in understanding health, physical culture, body training and self-esteem issues for males in American society during the first half of the twentieth century.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into four series.
Series 1, Educational Materials, circa 1920s-1998, undated
Series 2, Publicity Materials, 1936-1998, undated
Series 3, Promotional Materials, 1936-1998, undated
Series 4, Photographs, circa 1909-1998, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Atlas was born Angelo Siciliano in 1893 in Italy and immigrated to New York as a young boy with his family. After failing to build up his body using weight-training equipment, he stumbled upon the concept of resistance exercise – pitting one muscle against another to build strength – during a visit to the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, and soon turned himself into a muscular beauty. He got his start in physical culture demonstrating exercise equipment and working as a circus strongman, ripping telephone books in half and performing other feats of strength. He later found work as an artists' model, becoming one of the most sought after models in the country, and was chosen as "The World's Most Perfectly Developed Man" in 1922 by Physical Culture magazine.
For the next several years, Atlas tried to capitalize on his title by composing a multi-lesson, mail-order bodybuilding course that emphasized both exercise and clean living, physically and mentally. However, he turned out to be a poor businessperson and did not find much success. It was not until Atlas met advertising man Charles P. Roman in 1928, who named the system "Dynamic-Tension" and came up with the "97-pound weakling" marketing concept for which Atlas remains famous, that the correspondence course began to take off. With Roman as his business partner, Atlas became a ubiquitous presence on the backs of comic books and in the minds of scrawny boys everywhere, promising strength and manliness to all who successfully completed his program. The pair sold the course to millions of students worldwide, many of whom wrote Atlas to thank him for changing their lives. They sold several other products, including vitamins and a ten-volume encyclopedia called the Sexual Education Series. Roman bought out Atlas's half of the business in 1970 and sold Charles Atlas, Ltd., to Jeffrey C. Hogue in 1997. The company continues to operate, selling the Dynamic-Tension course, licensed apparel and other items, and nutritional supplements.
Provenance:
Charles Atlas, Ltd. president Jeffrey C. Hogue donated the collection to the National Museum of American History, Archives Center on April 23, 1998.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
