Advertising - Overview
Advertising is meant to persuade, and the themes and techniques of that persuasion reveal a part of the nation's history. The Museum has preserved advertising campaigns for several familiar companies, such as Marlboro, Alka-Seltzer, Federal Express, Cover Girl, and Nike. It also holds the records of the NW Ayer Advertising Agency and business papers from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Carvel Ice Cream, and other companies. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana comprises thousands of trade cards, catalogs, labels, and other business papers and images dating back to the late 1700s.
Beyond advertising campaigns, the collections encompass thousands of examples of packaging, catalogs, and other literature from many crafts and trades, from engineering to hat making. The collections also contain an eclectic array of advertising objects, such as wooden cigar-store Indians, neon signs, and political campaign ads.
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“Glory! Glory! Hallelujah” Sheet Music
- Description (Brief)
- The sheet music for the song, “Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!” was arranged by Mr. Albert Leisure and published by the O. Armleder Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The sheet music served as advertising for the Armleder Company, a carriage and wagon manufacturing company, by changing the last line of the well known tune from “his truth is marching on,” to “the people know where to buy.” The image on the cover shows Uncle Sam filling orders to Armleder from all over the country and the world, while flabbergasted men representing Germany, England, and France look on.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- arranger
- Leisure, Albert
- ID Number
- 1982.0005.11
- accession number
- 1982.0005
- catalog number
- 1982.0005.11
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- No Image Available
Earl S. Tupper Papers, ca. 1914-1982
- Notes
- In 1937 Tupper began working for DuPont, but left after a year and in 1938 formed the Earl S. Tupper Company. His company advertised the design and engineering of industrial plastic products, but later invented and marketed a popular product for home use, Tupperware
- Summary
- Papers documenting inventor Earl S. Tupper; his invention, Tupperware; and the Tupper Company
- Cite as
- Earl S. Tupper Papers, ca. 1914-1982, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1914
- 1982
- ca 1914-1982
- 20th century
- author
- Tupper, Earl Silas 1907-
- Creator
- Tupper Corporation
- Subject
- Tupper, Glenn O
- Tupper, Miles
- Tupperware (Firm)
- Local number
- 1992.3213 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- No Image Available
American Furniture Industries Survey Collection, 1978-1980
- Notes
- Dr. Howland attempted to survey the archival holdings of American furniture manufacturers. A letter was sent to approximately 210 furniture companies in the summer of 1979; only 60 companies replied and the project was discontinued
- Summary
- Includes completed schedules and catalogs of some sixty American furniture manufacturers. There are folders for all of the companies contacted
- Cite as
- American Furniture Industries Survey Collection, 1978-1980, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1978
- 1978-1980
- collector
- Howland, Richard H. Dr. special assistant to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1978-1979)
- Creator
- Vaughan Furniture Co., The
- Lane Company, The
- Jasper Cabinet Co
- Furniture World
- Century Furniture Co., Inc
- Steelcase, Inc
- Bass Brothers Furniture Co
- Broyhill Industries
- Woodward, Inc
- Hooker Furniture Corp
- American Heirloom Galleries
- Kessler Industries, Inc
- Drexel Heritage Furnishings
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Boyd's City Dispatch]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Boyd's City Dispatch
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_8773
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Buckley, Dement & Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Buckley, Dement & Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_8921
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from California Packing Corp.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- California Packing Corp.
- Related companies
- Del Monte
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9148
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Bulk Terminals Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Bulk Terminals Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9200
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Bureau of Contract Information, Inc.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Bureau of Contract Information, Inc.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9286
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Burke, Fraser & Connett]
- Date
- 1800s
- Company Name
- Burke, Fraser & Connett
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9328
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- No Image Available
[Trade catalogs from Capper-Harman & Slocum, Inc.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Capper-Harman & Slocum, Inc.
- Related companies
- Michigan Farmer
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9667
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries