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Collection Illustrator:

Austin, Terry  Search this

Collection Creator:

Siegel, Jerry (cartoonist)  Search this

Shuster, Joseph (cartoonist)  Search this

Collection Author:

Salkind, Alexander  Search this

Lowther, George  Search this

Collection Publisher:

D.C. Comics Inc.  Search this

Collection Collector:

Community Life, Div. of (NMAH, SI)  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1940s-1950

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

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:

Superman Comic Book Collection, circa 1930s-1985, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Superman Comic Book Collection / Series 6: Newspaper Clippings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0274-ref536

Medium:

Lithograph on paper

Type:

graphic design

Poster

Object Name:

Poster

Made in:

USA

Date:

1992–93

Credit Line:

Gift of the Department of Health, City of New York

Accession Number:

1995-32-2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c5d47d5a-9175-4a93-b3c2-d7ec6dcfcdc6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1995-32-2

Designer:

Chip Kidd, American, b. 1964  Search this

Client:

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA  Search this

Author:

Thomas Glynn  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on paper

Type:

graphic design

Book cover

Object Name:

Book cover

Designed in:

New York, NY, USA

Date:

1989

Credit Line:

Gift of Chip Kidd

Accession Number:

1997-49-4

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e670c807-a287-4804-a4d5-4371edd48fee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1997-49-4

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:42:51 +0000

Topic:

Custom RSS  Search this

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Smithsonian Article Database

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_af8c83ee5a895d2fbec145d77ceb82be

Maker:

Western Publishing Co., Inc.  Search this

Physical Description:

cellulose nitrate (parts material)

faux leather (case material)

Measurements:

overall: 10 cm x 7.8 cm x 2 cm; 3 15/16 in x 3 1/16 in x 13/16 in

overall: 1 1/4 in x 3 in x 4 in; 3.175 cm x 7.62 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

playing cards

Place made:

United States: Wisconsin, Racine

Associated Place:

United States: New Jersey

Date made:

1939

Subject:

Games  Search this

ID Number:

2006.0098.1472

Catalog number:

2006.0098.1472

Accession number:

2006.0098

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Celluloid

Sports & Leisure

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-a046-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1346417

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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2021-01-12T16:00:11.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_-CJ1VOSIiSk

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-04-27T20:39:10.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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SmithsonianMagazine

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianMagazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_5WlmuSej-l4

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-07-24T15:57:51.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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SmithsonianMagazine

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Smithsonian Magazine

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianMagazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_GWRc_zJz65A

Creator:

National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-01-13T17:21:08.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAmHistory

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_hVsqThQp2Rk

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-03-18T15:30:20.000Z

YouTube Category:

Nonprofits & Activism  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_7u4VZhm_0S0

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-01-22T01:20:37.000Z

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

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edanmdm:yt_qEiGpHs_j5Y

Creator:

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-04-07T06:09:50.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Asian Americans  Search this

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apacenter

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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program

YouTube Channel:

apacenter

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_MQbx7wo55t0

Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Extent:

57 Cubic feet (259 boxes, 1 oversized folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albums

Baseball cards

Collecting cards

Posters

Programs

Stickers

Date:

1952-1996

Summary:

Sports and trading cards, 1952-1996, amassed by card collector Ronald S. Korda. The sports cards are subdivided by sport. Baseball cards, (1952-1996), comprise the vast majority of the sports cards, while football (1968-1996) and hockey (1968-1996) are the two next largest subseries. There are lesser quantities of cards for basketball, and only a few each for all other sports, such as racing, skiing, etc. Non-sports cards cover a large variety of popular culture topics, including motion pictures, television programs, popular music, toys, games, cars and trucks, comics, fantasy art, and many other subjects. Some ephemeral items are also included in the collection, such as sticker albums, posters and programs

Scope and Contents:

This collection is divided into two main series, Series 1, Sports; and Series 2, Non-Sports.

Series 1, Sports, comprises more than 90% of the collection. Within Series 1, the collection is divided into seven subseries:

Subseries 1.1: Baseball;

Subseries 1.2: Football;

Subseries 1.3: Hockey;

Subseries 1.4: Basketball;

Subseries 1.5: Other Sports;

Subseries 1.6: Sports programs, schedules and other paper ephemera; toys, souvenirs and novelty items;

Subseries 1.7: Sports card packaging.

Subseries 1.1 is the largest, with baseball cards making up approximately 70% of the entire Korda collection. Within the first three subseries, the cards are further subdivided into cards in sets, which are sleeved, and cards in packs, which are stored in card-sized boxes. Subseries D and E are in packs only. Both cards in sets and in packs have been arranged alphabetically by manufacturer, and thereunder, chronologically. Within sets, cards are arranged in numerical order by card number. In cases where, for baseball cards, titles of sets were unclear or ambiguous, the reference book Sports Collector's Digest's Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (which in this finding aid will be referred to as Standard Catalog) was used to determine how card sets should be titled. Likewise, in the rare cases in which cards were not numbered within sets, the order used was that given in Standard Catalog. In the case of football and hockey, Beckett's Football Card Monthly and Beckett's Hockey Card Monthly were used as reference guides.

Series 2: Non-Sports, is arranged into twenty three subseries:

Subseries 2.1: Mass Media and Entertainment

Subseries 2.2: Education

Subseries 2.3: Comic Books and Strips

Subseries 2.4: Toys and action figures

Subseries 2.5: Literature

Subseries 2.6: Automotive Themes

Subseries 2.7: Crime and Law Enforcement

Subseries H: Military Topics

Subseries 2.8: Biography

Subseries 2.9: Fine Arts

Subseries 2.10: Adult Themes

Subseries 2.11: Beauty Contests

Subseries 2.12: Video Games

Subseries 2.13: Parodies

Subseries 2.14: Product Advertising

Subseries 2.15: Fantasy Art

Subseries 2.16: Monsters

Subseries 2.17: Card Games

Subseries 2.18: Stickers, patches and tattoos

Subseries 2.19: Toys, games, puzzles, post cards and posters

Subseries 2.20: Pogs, caps and gum wrappers

Subseries 2.21: Oversize of above topics

Subseries 2.22: Non-card items, relating to above topics

Subseries 2.1, Mass media and entertainment, is the largest of the non-sports categories, comprising movies, television and music. Other subseries are similarly subdivided. Unlike the majority of the sports cards, the non-sports cards are stored in small, card-sized cartons, which have been assigned the letters A through DD, and are stored in 4 Paige boxes and 1 document box. They are listed here according to titles of packs.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into two series.

Series 1: Sports

Series 2: Non-sports

Biographical note:

Ronald Korda, an employee of NBC television and a man of modest, middle class means, began assembling his card collection in childhood after receiving a pack of cards as a party favor. After that initial inspiration, he began his collecting hobby which was his passion until his death in March, 1996. In the early years of his hobby, he collected baseball cards, later expanding to other sports as well as cards on diverse popular culture topics. Among these topics are films, television, popular music, science and nature, comics and magazines, toys and action figures, games, and products, and in addition to cards, there are stickers, sticker albums, tattoos, gum wrappers, puzzles, games and other novelty items. Numerous foreign issues are included. He amassed his collection by attending cards and collectibles shows and seeking out reputable dealers, and by purchasing factory sets when they became available. He was selective and careful, and in the case of the sports cards, succeeded in acquiring complete sets of virtually every series which he collected. (With the non-sports cards, he tended to collect samples rather than entire sets.) This thoroughness is what makes this collection rare and possibly unique among any card collections in public or private hands. With few exceptions, there are no cards missing, and virtually all are in mint or near mint condition. The Kordas could have sold their collection for a fortune, but felt it important that the collection stay together as a unit. Mr. Korda, in an emotional article entitled "Collections Should Live Forever" written for Baseball Hobby News, referred to his collection as "my card family" and expressed the fear that the family would be split up after he died. He approached the Smithsonian late in 1995. Just days before the Archives Center was to acquire the collection, Mr. Korda died. Finalization of his gift was completed by his wife.

History:

Although baseball and other trading cards date back to the nineteenth century, with some of the earliest accompanying packages of tobacco, they gained great popularity during the Depression with the advent of the bubble gum card. In the post-World War II years, and especially during the prosperous decade of the 1950s, they began to enjoy tremendous popularity, as the technology for producing them improved. The market rapidly expanded, and cards for other sports and other topics became popular, just as competition among manufacturers was heating up. The earliest trading cards accompanied packs of tobacco, but were eventually used to advertise gum, cookies, soft drinks, baked goods, hot dogs, and numerous other products. Card manufacturers, such as Topps, changed card formats with each new set, varying the presentation of statistics, vertical and horizontal orientation, use of action shots, candid shots and portraits, and inclusion of puzzles, games, fold-outs, and other novelties. They also added new features, such as trivia questions, cartoons, and holograms. As the hobby has changed, so have trading cards. Today's glossy, high-tech trading cards bear little resemblance to the tobacco cards of the 19th century or even to the cards produced during the "golden age" of cards in the 1950s. This collection represents a very diverse sampling of the card hobby from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Separated Materials:

Some card packaging was transferred to the Museum's Division of Cultural History.

Provenance:

The entire collection was donated to the Archives Center in April, 1996 by Mr. Korda's widow, Catherine Korda. Some of the card packaging was transferred by the Archives Center to the Division of Cultural History.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Baseball  Search this

Baseball players  Search this

Basketball  Search this

Basketball cards  Search this

Cards  Search this

Collectibles  Search this

Collectors and collecting  Search this

Football  Search this

Football cards  Search this

Football players  Search this

Hockey  Search this

Hockey players  Search this

Motion pictures  Search this

Popular music  Search this

Popular culture  Search this

Sports -- Collectibles  Search this

Sports -- 1950-2000  Search this

Sports cards  Search this

Television programs  Search this

Television personalities  Search this

Genre/Form:

Albums

Baseball cards

Baseball cards -- 1950-2000

Collecting cards

Posters -- 20th century

Programs -- Sports

Stickers

Citation:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0545

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Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0545

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0545, Subseries 2.3

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Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0545-ref5587

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0545, Subseries II-C-1

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Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports / 2.3: Comic books and strips

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0545-ref5588

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0545, Subseries II-C-1-a

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Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports / 2.3: Comic books and strips / II-C-1: Action comics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0545-ref5589

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Container:

Box 257, Folder M

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1995

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

See more items in:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports / 2.3: Comic books and strips / II-C-1: Action comics / II-C-1-a: DC Comics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0545-ref5590

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Container:

Box 257, Folder M

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1966

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

See more items in:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports / 2.3: Comic books and strips / II-C-1: Action comics / II-C-1-a: DC Comics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0545-ref5591

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Container:

Box 257, Folder M

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1994

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

See more items in:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports / 2.3: Comic books and strips / II-C-1: Action comics / II-C-1-a: DC Comics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0545-ref5592

Collection Creator:

Korda, Ronald S., -1996  Search this

Korda, Catherine  Search this

Container:

Box 257, Folder M

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1993

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Use of this collection by researchers requires compliance with security procedures more stringent than those required for other collections in the Archives Center. This is due to the high value and rarity of some of the items in this collection. Autographed items, and cards valued at higher than $300 by Standard Catalog and Beckett's are stored separately, and may be seen only with special permission from the Reference Archivist, and then only in cases (such as photography or scanning) where it is deemed a necessity.

Color photocopies have been placed in sleeves where these items would normally be stored. When using card boxes, only six at a time may be requested from the Reference Archivist, and unlike other collections, may not be reserved in advance (i.e., on each separate research visit, a researcher must request boxes only for that visit.)

Card sleeves may be taken out of the binders for photocopying only with the permission and the supervision of the Archives Center staff. Cards may not be taken from sleeves, except with the permission and supervision of Archives Center staff. This may involve making advance arrangements with the Archives Center staff. These procedures are necessary for the preservation of this exceptional collection in perpetuity.

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:

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Catherine Korda.

Sponsor:

The enormous task of rehousing and processing this collection was enabled by a generous grant from the Smithsonian Research Resources Program in 1997, which made possible the purchase of large quantities of extremely specialized supplies.

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Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards

Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards / Series 2: Non-sports / 2.3: Comic books and strips / II-C-1: Action comics / II-C-1-a: DC Comics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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