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Company History

National Museum of American History

Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0585_ref12
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep827f29994-8874-4ec7-a976-122300970344
Collection Creator
Maidenform, Inc.
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Maidenform Collection
Date
1922-1990
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0585, Series 1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Maidenform Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. The donor has imposed restrictions on reproduction, broadcast or use of the collection for commercial purposes of any kind by third parties. Reproduction, broadcast or other use of the collection for commercial purposes of any kind by third parties is subject to prior written consent. These permissions will be required until July 2047. Please see the repository for further details.
Scope and Contents note
Series 1, Company History, 1922-1990, includes anniversary booklets, press releases, and information about the Rosenthal Foundation and Maidenform Museum. Of particular note is the transcript of an interview with Kitty D'Alessio, who worked extensively on the "I Dreamed" campaign and with the models. Also included is an item-level listing of what was donated to the Smithsonian. It contains information on the models, designers, and photographers used for the advertisements, as well as other pertinent historical information related to the photographs and documents in the collection.
Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research use. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials may be used for research.
NMAH.AC.0585_ref12
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep827f29994-8874-4ec7-a976-122300970344
NMAH.AC.0585
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1503510186677-1503510186715-0

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