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Bond, Crown and Cork Company negatives
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Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2007-228
Abstract:
This collection of glass-plate and acetate negatives of bottle caps was made by the Bond, Crown and Cork Company of Wilmington, Delaware. The designs are for various beer and soft drink labels. Some of the negatives are dated from 1939, and the remainder appear to be from that time period as well.
Dates:
circa 1939
C. Robert Werle collection of visual materials
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1996-236
Abstract:
C. Robert Werle (1893-1990) was an industrial engineer who worked for Cooley & Marvin Company of Boston conducting time studies, as well as analysis of accounting and plant methods for a variety of clients, mostly in the textile, leather, woodworking and metalworking industries. This collection consists of images, advertisements, and sales flyers, for various clients of Werle, specifically a metal packaging company, a cedar chest manufacturer, duplex homes for sale.
Dates:
1920-1930
Charles H. DeMirjian collection of DuPont Consumer Products Division photographs and ephemera
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1995-273
Abstract:
Charles H. DeMirjian (1925-) was a packaging design manager with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. He collected pictures, advertisements, and publications showing DuPont consumer products, as well as some of the products and packages themselves. The collection consists of brochures, advertisements, photographs, and ephemera showing DuPont Company consumer products from 1913 to 1984.
Dates:
1913-1984
Don von Schritz collection of matchbook covers
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2016-207
Abstract:
A match cover or a matchbook cover is a thin piece of cardboard that is folded around a set of match sticks. Chemist, John Walker (1781-1859) invented the match stick in 1827. Joshua Pusey (1842-1906?), an inventor and attorney patented matchbook covers in 1892. Within a short time hotels, restaurants, airlines, and all kinds of stores began advertising using matchbook covers. This is a small collection of matchbook covers consists advertising hotels, restaurants, banks, elections, products, and organizations. Most of the matchbook covers are from Texas and New Mexico with a few coming from other states.
Dates:
circa 1950s
F.H. Dow & Company Utopian chocolate candy boxes album
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1999-222
Abstract:
F.H. Dow & Company was a manufacturer of chocolates and candy. This album contains of photographs from F.H. Dow & Company of Boston, Massachusetts, showing various box designs for Utopian chocolates.
Dates:
circa 1910-1920
Helen Lasser collection of matchbook covers
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2015-305
Abstract:
A match cover or a matchbook cover is a thin piece of cardboard that is folded around a set of match sticks. Chemist, John Walker (1781-1859) invented the match stick in 1827. Joshua Pusey (1842-1906?), an inventor and attorney patented matchbook covers in 1892. Within a short time hotels, restaurants, airlines, and all kinds of stores began advertising using matchbook covers. This is a small collection of matchbook covers from restaurants, hotels, and various local businesses.
Dates:
1960s-1970s
Hospitality soap wrappers collection
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2015-290
Abstract:
Soap traces its history all the way back to the Babylonians in 2800 BC. However, bar soap only dates back to the late eighteenth century. The use of bar soap became the norm in the mid-nineteenth century. By this time soap could be mass produced and mass marketed. Many of the large bar soap companies were established during this time. This collection consists of 155 hospitality soap wrappers that have been flattened. The soap wrappers generally contain the name of the hotel, city and state, as well as a logo or graphic of some kind. Most wrappers include the brand name and product name, though a few do not have any information about the soap listed on the wrapper. All of the hotels are in the United States, not all of the states are represented in the collection. This collection would be useful for those researching package design, logos, or the soap industry. Potentially the collection also indicates relationships between specific hotel companies and their personal hygiene vendors.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1950s
Irvin Koons photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1996-315
Abstract:
Irv Koons (1922-2017) was a graphic artist, designer, and illustrator who became one of the leading consumer package designers of the twentieth century. The photographic collection contains slides, negatives, color transparencies, and prints documenting all of Koons's major design projects over the course of his long career as a package designer.
Dates:
1894-1988
Jones Brokerage Company packaging samples and photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2018-231
Abstract:
The Jones Brokerage Company was a food brokerage business founded by Otis V. Jones Jr. (1915-2003) in 1946, as Associated Foods in Raleigh, North Carolina. This small collection contains samples of packaging for bread, coffee, desserts, produce, meats, sausages, and salt.
Dates:
circa 1940s-1950s
Linda Gross collection of matchbook covers
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2015-306
Abstract:
A match cover or a matchbook cover is a thin piece of cardboard that is folded around a set of match sticks. Chemist, John Walker (1781-1859) invented the match stick in 1827. Joshua Pusey (1842-1906?), an inventor and attorney patented matchbook covers in 1892. Within a short time hotels, restaurants, airlines, and all kinds of stores began advertising using matchbook covers. This is a small collection of matchbook covers from hotels, museums and restaurants. Most the businesses represented are from Las Vegas, Nevada, there are a few from other places in the United States.
Dates:
circa 1970s
Match cover albums
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2015-295
Abstract:
Match cover or a matchbook cover is a thin piece of cardboard that is folded around a set of match sticks. Chemist, John Walker (1781-1859) invented the match stick in 1827. Joshua Pusey (1842-1906?), an inventor and attorney patented matchbook covers in 1892. Within a short time hotels, restaurants, airlines, and all kinds of stores began advertising using matchbook covers. This collection is eight volumes of matchbook covers, each volume contains approximately 330-570 matchbooks. The matchbooks are graphic advertisements for various businesses, services, or products. The industries most represented are hotels, restaurants, clubs, and bars. There are a large amount of matchbooks from banks/insurance companies, automobile companies, airlines, food stores, drug stores, clothing stores, among others.
Dates:
1954-1970
Original commercial art collection
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2000-221
Abstract:
Commercial art, or advertising art, is art created for an enterprise to communicate reasons to buy goods and services, to create a recognizable logo, or to detail the correct performance of a task. The collection consists of original drawings, sketches, and paintings for unidentified cosmetic, powder, and perfume packaging.
Dates:
circa 1920-1940
Raymond Loewy collection of photographs and audiovisual materials
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2004-255
Abstract:
Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) was one of the most well know industrial designers during the middle decades of the twentieth century. This collection is composed of images of design work Loewy and his firm conducted for corporate American and foreign clients; Loewy's personal photographs; and his speeches and interviews.
Dates:
1905-1980; Majority of material found within 1935-1974
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