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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Hats

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Creator
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Topic
Hats
Provenance
Hats is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Creator
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Hats
Sponsor
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Summary
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Hats forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Extent
2.43 Cubic feet (consisting of 5 boxes, 3 folder, 4 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material. )
Date
undated
circa 1800-1930
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Hats
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Business ephemera
Ephemera
Citation
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Hats, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Processing Information
In 2016, with funding provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund, the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History implemented the use of minimal level processing standards to increase information about and facilitate access to more of our collections. A large portion of stored material from the original acquisition received minimal level processing, which resulted in additions to this Subject category. This effort included basic arrangement and replacement of non-archival housing for long-term stability, but staples and other fasteners have not all been removed. Revisions to the encoded finding aid were made to reflect the added content in context to the previously processed material. Minimal level processing and enhancement of the machine-readable finding aid completed by Nicole Blechynden, September 2017.
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.
Genre/Form
Business ephemera
Ephemera
Scope and Contents
This subject category- Hats consists primarily of receipts, bills of sale, business cards, and advertisements relating to hats. There are also many images of hats, two bound books pertaining to a hatter, several catalogs, and copies of a hatter's in-store magazine, patents, and a number of import/export documents relating to hats, as well as legal documents and correspondence. Business records and marketing material include receipts and bills of sale from hatters and hat shops, as well as business cards and advertisements pertaining to same. Other products sold by these establishments include gloves, cloaks, and hat-related items (veils, ribbon, etc.) These materials are primarily from the Northeast United States, with several from other areas in the U.S., and a few from England, France, and Canada. These materials indicate that these businesses were often family owned and operated, and also that many of the smaller shops were owned and operated by women. These materials also reflect the changing ownerships/partnerships in many of the businesses. The material in this series in arranged in alphabetical order by business name. Present also are import/export documents pertaining to hat-making materials and hats. There are a number of illustrations of hats from the publication The Delineator and several images of hats from miscellaneous sources. There are patents associated with hat-making, miscellaneous correspondence relating to hat-making and legal documents relating to same, generally regarding the dissolution of business partnerships or the taking-over of businesses. There are also publications related to hats and information and membership cards from hat-related labor associations and organizations. There is also some miscellaneous information related to bandboxes and hatpins, and one chart indicating the appropriate hat to be worn with different outfits throughout the day. The later material in this series is arranged by type of material.
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Materials in the Archives Center
Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)
Forms Part Of
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana. Series 1: Business Ephemera Series 2: Other Collection Divisions Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562722817771-1562722817774-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep873ef655e-c5f0-47ff-8508-8996f53a0614

In the Collection

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  • Walters & Stackhouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Connelly & Co., New York, New York

  • Moore, Spaulding & Co., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Vermeule, M., Plainfield, New Jersey

  • Barton, M.H., Hartford, Connecticut

  • Parisian Flower Co., New York, New York

  • Brooks & Rosenheim, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Thill, G. & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Barnaby's, Location Unknown

  • Heckle, William & Co., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Hatch, H.F. & Co., Bridgeport

  • White & Lawrence, New York, New York

  • Shove & Fisher, Fall River, Massachusetts

  • Berg, A., New York, New York

  • Logue's, Francis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Tress & Co., London, England

  • Lawrence, D.H., New York, New York

  • Conway, Eugene S., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • New York Millinery & Supply Co., New York, New York

  • Gosson, J.H., New York, New York

  • Escales & Hatry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Ellis, W. Carpenter, Brooklyn, New York

  • Berg Brothers, New York, New York

  • Fitzgerald, E.W. & J., Albany, New York

  • Conners', P.W., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Robertson, William, Location Unknown

  • Prescott, Brothers, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Simmons, D.B., Rome, New York

  • Freeland, Aaron, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Grace, Mrs. J.J., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Black, C.E., Saratoga Springs, New York

  • Pabodie & Co., Providence, Rhode Island

  • Lenz, B., New York, New York

  • Zinn & Judkins, Columbus, Ohio

  • Ray the Hatter, Waterbury, Connecticut

  • Miscellaneous Correspondence

  • Fox's, Charles, Sons & Co., New York, New York

  • Wellington & Wood, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Oakland Millinery and Cloak House, Oakland, California

  • Kinyon, E.A., Saratoga Springs, New York

  • Dress Chart

  • Bostwick, Hussey & Co., New York, New York

  • Malley's, Location Unknown

  • Sinsheimer's, Max, Troy, New York

  • George, W.E., Wrentham, Massachusetts

  • Biddie, K.D., Location Unknown

  • Samstag's, Location Unknown

  • Peirce, Thomas S., New York, New York

  • Bailey, H. & Company, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Browning, C.A. & Co., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Frank & Allabagh, Chicago, Illinois

  • Burr, Henry M. & Co., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Brooks, S. & Co., New York, New York

  • Alleghany Hat House, Alleghany, Pennsylvania

  • Bussing the Hatter, Amsterdam, New York

  • Booth & Lynes, New York, New York

  • Gage Brothers & Co., Chicago, Illinois

  • Langley, Satterlee, Blackwell & Co., New York, New York

  • Brinckerhuff & Co., New York, New York

  • Brigham & Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Butler, Miss Mary A., Exeter, New Hampshire

  • Rochester Millinery & Dry Goods Store, Lockport, New York

  • Hurlbut, F.S. & Co., Cleveland, Ohio

  • Stiehl, G.H. & Co., New York, New York

  • Perlmutter, Jersey City, New Jersey

  • Perry, Charles H., New Bedford, Connecticut

  • Drown, William A. & Co., Frankfurt, Pennsylvania

  • George, Mrs. W., Exeter, Nebraska

  • Eichelzer & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • McMahon & Vanderhoef, New York, New York

  • Driggs', L.S., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Manning, S.C., Newburyport

  • Roberts, W.E., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Ludewig, Johannes, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Donovan & Case, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Read, Jehial & Co., New York, New York

  • Richards, Mrs. C.A., Bristol, Connecticut

  • Gosper, Mrs. J.J., Geneva, Illinois

  • Bush, H.N. & Co., Brooklyn, New York

  • Tenney & Dupee, New York, New York

  • Hall the Hatter, Location Unknown

  • Tuttle, Perley & Smith, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Gumpert, Mademoiselle, New York, New York

  • Lewis, Charles A. & Co., Chicago, Illinois

  • Burn, Miss E., Albany, New York

  • Rosenbaum, Mrs. H. & Son, Washington, DC

  • Clarke, J.R. & Co., Binghamton, New York

  • Warren, Miss L.H., Somerville

  • Irving, N.W., Troy, New York

  • Adams & Woodward, Middletown, New York

  • Oriel, Charles E., Rochester, New York

  • Auslander, Jacob, New York, New York

  • Gregor, Anna L., New York, New York

  • Romain, Madame, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Morrell, William H., New York, New York

  • Rodgers, Jane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Singer, S., Boston, Massachusetts

  • Perring, John, London, England

  • Trucikan Hat Co., New York, New York

  • Hall, William H., New York, New York

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