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N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records, 1849-1851; 1869-1996
- Notes
- N W Ayer is the 14th largest advertising agency in the United States, according to a 1982 "pocket guide" published by the firm. It is the oldest agency in the United States, founded as N W Ayer & Son in Philadelphia in 1869 by 21-year-old Francis Wayland Ayer, who started his business by representing religious weekly newspapers. Ayer was the first agency to hire a full-time copywriter (1892) and the first to hire an artist (1898). In 1908 it became the agency for A T & T, and launched its first corporate advertising campaign
- Summary
- More than 400,000 proofs of advertisements prepared by the firm and published in newspapers and periodicals. Includes advertising for more than 20 automobile manufacturers, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (from 1908), Cannon Mills (since 1920), De Beers diamond advertising (since 1939), United Air Lines (from 1938); many others. Of special interest are ads pioneering the use of fine art in advertising by artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Willem de Kooning, and Pablo Picasso
- Series 1: Divided into 6 subseries. (1) Ayer Proofsheets, ca. 1870-1920; (2) Ayer Proofsheets, ca. 1930-1975; (3) Ayer Chicago Office Proofsheets, 1954-1989; (4) Ayer House Advertising, 1978-1985; (5) Billboards, ca. 1952-1956 (original art mockups); (6) Television Commercials, 1967-1970 (7 16mm reels)
- Series 8: Divided into 3 (Subseries: (1) Oral History Interview Transcripts, 1983-1985, 1989-1991; (2) Personnel Files, ca. 1892-1915, 1929-1963; (3) Photographs, ca. 1929-1984, primarily photographs of personnel, but also including 2 albums documenting Ayer staff at work, 1960s
- Cite as
- N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. (Formerly: N. W. Ayer ABH International Collection, 59, AC NMAH)
- Date
- 1849
- 1849-1996
- 1849-1851 1869-1996
- 1840-2000
- 1980-1990
- 1980-2000
- 1840-1990
- creator
- Ayer (N W) Incorporated
- Cunningham & Walsh
- Hixson & Jorgenson
- founder of N W Ayer
- Ayer, Francis Wayland
- artist
- O'Keeffe, Georgia 1887-1986
- De Kooning, Willem 1904-
- Subject
- United Air Lines, inc advertisements
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company advertisements
- Local number
- 314679 (NMAH Acc.)
- 1996.3053 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Hoffmania (or Hoffman Collection)
- Notes
- Aggregated from various sources by Dr. John N. Hoffman
- Summary
- Miscellaneous items from various donors, incl. greeting cards, cigar bands, envelopes, and a set of original Burma-Shave signs
- Cite as
- Hoffmania, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1900
- 1980
- collector
- Hoffman, John Nathan 1923-1982
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Mille Gade Corson Collection, 1920-1930
- Notes
- Mille Gade was born in Denmark into the Gade family of noted musicians. At 16 she was awarded the Royal Life Saving Medal (only five in the world at that time) by the king. She also received recognition and a cash award from the Carnegie Foundation for her life-saving feats. She emigrated to the United States in 1919. In 1921 she became the second woman to swim around Manhattan Island and in the same year swam frm Albany to New York City. On Sept. 21, 1921 she married Clemington Corson. Her first English Channel attempt was in August 1923, when she was forced to abondon the effort within two miles of the French coast. On Aug. 27 and 28, 1926, she swam the English Channel (France to England) in 15-3/4 hours, the first mother and only the second woman to conquer the Channel
- Summary
- Three scrapbooks and two albums containing photographs of Corson; news clippings about the swim; a Certificate of Life Membership in the Danish American Athletic Club; a certificate from the American Red Cross; sheet music; a tribute to her which contains a picture of her and her children; programs with images of her; advertisements; and a Navy chart showing her route and time. Vaudeville appearances, product endorsements, and civic honors are depicted in photographs and playbills
- Cite as
- Mille Gade Corson Collection, 1920-1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Esther Stoyanoff
- Date
- 1920
- 1920-1930
- 20th century
- 1900-1950
- collector
- Corson, Mille Gade 1898- (swimmer)
- donor
- Stoyanoff, Esther
- collector
- Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
- Subject
- Red Cross
- Danish American Athletic Club
- Local number
- 1981.0729 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Charles Baldwin White Trademark Collection, 1920-1940
- Summary
- Several thousand clippings of trade-marks, labels, etc., from magazines and newspapers, labels etc. Many are quite small and very few have dates and sources noted on the reverse side. Most appear to have been clipped in the 1920-1940 period. They were classified by the collector on the basis of the insignia, symbol or design of the trademark (not the product or organization which it represents)
- Cite as
- Charles Baldwin White Trademark Collection, 1920-1940, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1920
- 1920-1940
- collector
- White, Charles Baldwin
- donor
- White, John H. 1933-
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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James Arthur Clock and Watch Collection, 1743-1967
- Notes
- James Arthur owned and operated a New York machine shop for patent models. He came to the United States from Scotland in 1871. Fourteen years later he established Arthur Machine Works in New York City for the construction of original and special machinery. He was a skillful, ingenious, highly trained mechanic. While not technically a clockmaker or a watchmaker, he was especially interested in horology and timekeeping devices. From boyhood, clocks and watches were his hobby and he was a discriminating collector
- For more than forty years, he collected watches and clocks from many countries and periods. Arthur was quick to recognize any features of a clock or watch that gave it a distinctive character. His fondness for the fine points of the machinery did not blind him to distinctions of form and beauty in the cases, to originality in the maker, or to the historical significance of the work. He was devoted to the science no less than to the art of timekeeping. Arthur's collection contained some 1,200 watches, 300 clocks, and numerous accessories
- Summary
- These records contain material on the Arthur collection of clocks and watches. Includes publications, inventories, manuscripts, reports, photographs, advertisements, catalogues, newspaper clippings, patents, and business records; correspondence files of NYU curators concerning the administration of the collection; a watch record book of sales of Ezekiel Jones, carried on bookkeeping, 1822 and 1825; and a copy of the Smithsonian-NYU permanent loan agreement, 1964
- Cite as
- James Arthur Clock and Watch Collection, 1743-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Lent by New York University
- Date
- 1743
- 1743-1967
- 20th century
- 1850-1900
- 19th century
- collector
- Arthur, James (machine shop owner) 1842-1912
- lender
- New York University
- Subject
- Jones, Ezekiel
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Pepsi-Cola Advertising Collection, 1902-1982
- Summary
- Pepsi-Cola advertisements and related materials in many forms: ad tearsheets, mounted magazine ads, newspaper ads, photostats of ads, signs, cola cartons, bottle holders, shopping bags, decals, brochures, photos, articles about the company, flags, a matchbook, a disc recording, and notices to bottlers. The bulk of the material is advertisements, mostly produced 1930-1970, plus examples before and after. Also some international ads and point-of-purchase materials
- This collection complements the "Pepsi Generation" Oral History and Documentation Collection, #111, which includes 29 oral history interviews with people involved with the creation of Pepsi-Cola advertising, television advertisements and related materials
- Cite as
- The Pepsi-Cola Advertising Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1902
- 1902-1982
- 20th century
- funder
- Pepsi-Cola USA (Purchase, N.Y.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Jacob Aloysius Dorf Papers, 1909-1972
- Notes
- Jacob A. Dorf was born in Cedar Hill, Missouri. His name was originally Blittersdorf. To Anaconda, Missouri in 1901, where he owned and operated a blacksmith shop. In 1911 he purchased a hardware store in Cuba, Missouri, which he operated for more than 49 years. Throughout his long business career he was an innovative advertiser in the local press and elsewhere, sponsoring a radio program in 1924 which stimulated letters from thirty states and Canada. Dorf was active in community affairs, particularly during the depressed 1930s. In 1933 he led an effort which saved the local bank from failing. He branched into other business lines, including real estate, and once financed the purchase of a better breed of cattle for local farmers
- Summary
- Newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to Dorf's activities, particularly in the hardware business. Biographical information and obituaries are included as well as samples of his unusual advertising
- Cite as
- Jacob Aloysius Dorf Papers, Archives Center, NMAH. Gift of Opal Dorf Haviland
- Date
- 1909
- 1909-1972
- 1890-1900
- 1900-1970
- 1929
- 20th century
- author
- Dorf, Jacob Aloysius 1879-1965 (blacksmith businessman)
- donor
- Haviland, Opal Dorf
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Famous Amos Collection, 1975-1996
- Notes
- After serving in the Army, Wally Amos went into entertainment management, then created his own business and lost it, then became a motivational speaker
- Summary
- The Famous Amos Collection consists primarily of business records, photographs, and newspaper clippings documenting the career of Wally Famous Amos and the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings
- Cite as
- Famous Amos Collection, 1975-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1975
- 1975-1996
- 1970-1990
- 1980-2000
- collector
- Amos, Wally
- donor
- Amos, Christine
- creator
- Famous Amos Cookie Company
- Subject
- Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Company
- Local number
- 2000.8005b (NMAH Acc.)
- 1980.0886 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- Notes
- McBain has been an art supervisor for J. W. Thompson in Detroit, a creative consultant for Soft Sheen Products, and co-founder of Burrell McBain Advertising in Chicago. He donated these illustrations as examples of his creative work in 1985
- Summary
- Examples of advertisements by McBain for McDonald's, Marlboro, and a Chicago arts festival, "Black Folk Us"
- Cite as
- Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection, 1973-1976, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1973
- 1973-1976
- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- 1970-1980
- 1960-1980
- 1950-2000
- creator
- McBain, Emmett
- Subject
- McDonald's Corporation
- Burrell McBain Advertising (Chicago, Ill.)
- Local number
- 1986.3012 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Norcross Greeting Card Collection, 1800-1981 (mostly ca. 1880-1900, 1920-1981)
- Notes
- Arthur D. Norcross (d. 1968) founded the Norcross Greeting Card Company in New York City in the 1920s. In 1974 the company relocated to West Chester and Exton, Pennsylvania, where in 1981 Norcross and the Rust Craft Greeting Card Company merged to form divisions of a parent company. The Rust Craft Greeting Card Company, some of whose records are in this collection, was begun as a little bookshop by Fred Rust (1877?-1949) in Kansas City, Missouri, 1906. He consolidated his business in Boston in 1914. In the 1950s the company relocated to Dedham, Massachusetts and in 1981 merged with the Norcross Company. Both the Norcross and Rust Craft companies collected antique greeting cards
- Summary
- Cards and a few records of the Norcross and Rust Craft Greeting Card Companies, ca. 1920-1980; antique greeting cards, ca. 1800-1930 (bulk 1880-1900) collected by these companies and their executives; and a small number of modern cards by other manufacturers, ca. 1930-1980. According to Norcross Company officials in 1977, this collection represents "not only a history of the development of the greeting card industry but also a history of social trends in the United States" and gives "an indication of the quality and technology of the [printing] industry from 1924 through 1978."
- Cite as
- Norcross Greeting Card Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1800
- 1981
- 1800-1981
- mostly ca 1880-1900 1920-1981
- 1900-1980
- 20th century
- 1970-1990
- Ca. 1900-1920
- 1910-1950
- 1950-1980
- 1880-1900
- Ca. 1800-1980
- 1960-1980
- 1950-2000
- manufacturer
- Norcross Greeting Card Company New York (N.Y.)
- designer
- Tuck, Raphael fl. 1880s
- Prang, Louis fl. 1880-1900
- Chase, Ernest Dudley fl. 1920s
- manufacturer
- Rust, Fred Winslow 1877?-1949
- Norcross, Arthur Dickinson d. 1968
- collector
- Extractive Industries, Division of
- manufacturer
- Rust Craft Publishers Boston, Mass
- Norcross Greeting Card Company New York (N.Y.)
- Rust Craft Greeting Card Company Dedham (Mass.)
- Local number
- 1980.0816 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH