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Frances Bemis Papers
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Contents List
SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
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(1935-74, n.d.)
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Press releases, etc.,
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1954-55, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 1
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Clippings re: Bemis,
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1936-1974, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 2
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Clippings re: Mrs. W.H. Gillette (F. Bemis's
mother),
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 3
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Photographs
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Frances Bemis,
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1947, 1950-51, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 4
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Miscellaneous notables (see folder for
listings),
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1935-36, 1953, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 5
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1974
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Box 1: folder 6
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Unidentified promotions and groups, circa
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1940s, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 7
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Models and fashion
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1936-54
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Box 2: folder 1-16
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 1
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SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE
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(1934-74, n.d.)
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Outgoing
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General,
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1944-74, n.d.
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Box 3: folder 2
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Ada Louise Huxtable,
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1965
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Box 3: folder 3
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Incoming
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General,
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1934-74, n.d.
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Box 3: folder 4-11
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Madame Alexander,
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1952-74
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Box 3: folder 12
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Allilueva, Svetlana (daughter of Josef
Stalin),
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1969-70
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Box 3: folder 13
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Atkinson, Brooks,
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1966
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Box 3: folder 14
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Baldwin, Faith,
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1951, 1957
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Box 3: folder 15
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Blair, Frank,
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1958
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Box 3: folder 16
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Cannon, Poppy,
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1952
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Box 3: folder 17
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Chadwick, Florence,
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1954
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Box 3: folder 18
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Collins, Leroy,
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1957-58
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Box 3: folder 19
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Daniel, Clifton,
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1970
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Box 4: folder 1
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Falkenberg, Jinx,
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1951, 1953, 1967
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Box 4: folder 2
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Flexner, James Thomas,
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1954
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Box 4: folder 3
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Hurst, Fannie,
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1951-54
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Box 4: folder 4
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Huxtable, Ada Louise,
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1957, 1965
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Box 4: folder 5
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Kingman, Dong,
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1958, 1967, 1971, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 6
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Koerner, Henry,
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 7
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Lowell, Joan,
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1952
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Box 4: folder 8
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McBride, Mary Margaret,
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1945-60, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 9
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Merrill, Robert,
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1961
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Box 4: folder 10
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Murray, Kathryn,
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1953
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Box 4: folder 11
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Snow, Edward Rowe,
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1950
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Box 4: folder 12
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Sulzberger, Arthur Hays,
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1942-43, 1954
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Box 4: folder 13
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(1933-circa 1970s),
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General: includes introduction to lecture,
fashion assignment, and notes for book, "A Living
Doll," re: Madame Alexander,
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1955, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 14
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"Older Woman Alone": notes and research
material,
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1967-70, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 15
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"Barnum in Merchandising": unpublished
memoirs
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Research material
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Lists of events staged by Bemis and
celebrities with whom she worked,
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1933-54
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Box 4: folder 16
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Annotated photographs from Hearns
department store events (includes Eddie Cantor,
Fannie Hurst, Al Smith),
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1934-38
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Box 4: folder 17-18
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Clippings and notes re: celebrities,
models, and "personalities" with whom Bemis worked,
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1943, 1959, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 19
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Notes from agent and typescript
(incomplete), circa
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1956
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Box 4: folder 20
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Personal notes, circa
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1970s
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Box 4: folder 21
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SERIES IV. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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(1933-71, n.d.)
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Hearn's Department Store,
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1933-37
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Buy American,
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Feb 1933
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Box 5: folder 1
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NRA Ceremonies,
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11 Sep 1933
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Box 5: folder 2
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Forgotten Man Day (includes photo of
Fiorello La Guardia),
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Nov 1935
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Box 5: folder 3
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Dog Show with Dave Irwin,
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Jan 1936
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Box 5: folder 4
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Gala Fashion Showing,
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16 Mar-2 Apr 1936
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Box 5: folder 5
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14th Street Bus Ceremony,
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Apr 1936
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Box 5: folder 6
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Opening of Children's World,
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31 Aug-5 Sep 1936
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Box 5: folder 7
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109th Anniversary Event,
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Sep 1936
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Box 5: folder 8
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Opening of Historic Wine Caves under
Brooklyn Bridge,
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7 Oct 1936
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Box 5: folder 9
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Bureau of Human Relations,
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Feb 1937
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Box 5: folder 10
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Elsa Maxwell: Queen of Fashion Contest,
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Mar 1937
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Box 5: folder 11
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Scrambles of
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1937, 11 Nov 1937
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Box 5: folder 12
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Hearn's Circus, Thanksgiving Day,
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1934-37
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Box 5: folder 13
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Consumers Mass Meeting (includes photos of
Lillian Gish, Mary Pickford, and Ed Wynn),
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21 March 1938
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Box 5: folder 14
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A Woman's World,
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1938
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Box 5: folder 15
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Miscellaneous,
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1935-37, n.d.
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Box 5: folder 16
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Freelance and WAAC career,
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1937-42
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Fashions by Television,
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18 Nov 1937
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Box 5: folder 17
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Astra Elephant Ceremonies (includes photos
of Al Smith),
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Oct 1938
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Box 5: folder 18
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Century Ribbon Show,
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Oct 1939
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Box 5: folder 19
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Paris Review of Coney Furs,
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1939
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Box 5: folder 20
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College Day,
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Oct 1939
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Box 5: folder 21
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Fashions Out of Test Tubes,
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7 Dec 1939
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Box 5: folder 22
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March Carnival of Advertising Women of New
York,
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15 Mar 1940
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Box 5: folder 23
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Textiles of Yesterday, Today, and
Tomorrow,
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13 Apr 1940
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Box 5: folder 24
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Fashions of Yesterday, Today, and
Tomorrow,
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29-30 Aug 1941
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Box 5: folder 25
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The American Trend,
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24 Sep 1940
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Box 5: folder 26
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Defense Bonds for the Fur Industry,
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10 Nov 1941
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Box 5: folder 27
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Cottons for Victory,
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2 Dec 1942
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Box 5: folder 28
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps career,
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1943
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Box 5: folder 29
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Keep 'em in Stitches,
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12 Jan 1944
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Box 5: folder 30
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War Bond Frolics,
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14 Feb 1944
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Box 5: folder 31
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Rich's Department Store: miscellaneous,
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1946, 1955
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Box 5: folder 32
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"Fashions of the Times,"
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1942-45
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Box 6: folder 1-7
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"Fashionata" for Rich's,
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1946-47
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Script and production information,
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1946
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Box 7: folder 1
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Clippings, publicity, programs, and
photographs,
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1946-47, n.d.
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Box 7: folder 2-6
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Script, production information, and
miscellany,
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1947
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Box 7: folder 7-9
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Abraham and Straus,
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1947-54
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Stationery
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Box 7: folder 10
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Contemporama,
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5 Aug 1947
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Box 7: folder 11
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Openings
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Floor for Better Living,
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Sep 1947
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Box 8: folder 1
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Junior Size Center,
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Oct 1947
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Box 8: folder 2
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Music Center (includes photos of Vic
Damone and Rise Stevens),
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10 Feb 1948
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Box 8: folder 3
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Art to Live With,
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26 Jul 1948
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Box 8: folder 4
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Petticoat Parade,
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10 Mar 1948
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Box 8: folder 5
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Launching of Betty Smith's Tomorrow Will
Be Better (includes photos of Smith (author of A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn)),
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5 Aug 1948
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Box 8: folder 6
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Miscellaneous,
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1948
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Box 8: folder 7
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Spring Tonic,
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11 Mar 1949
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Box 8: folder 8
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White House Housekeeper,
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25 Apr 1949
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Box 8: folder 9
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Spending for Happiness,
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19 May 1949
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Box 8: folder 10
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Elizabeth Arden Beauty Classes,
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13-17 Jun 1949
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Box 8: folder 11
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Eternally Young (includes photos of Billie
Burke),
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20 Jun 1949
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Box 8: folder 12
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Better Living with Television,
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20 Jul 1949
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Box 8: folder 13
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Back to School Fashion Primer (includes
photos of Robin Morgan),
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1 Sep 1949
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Box 9: folder 1
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Glamour Career Fashion Show for Savings
Bank Girls,
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8 Sep 1949
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Box 9: folder 2
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What Makes a Woman Beautiful,
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19-22 Sep 1949
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Box 9: folder 3
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Ski World Opening and Ski Queen Contest,
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10 Dec 1949
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Box 9: folder 4
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Miscellaneous,
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1949
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Box 9: folder 5
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Men's Short Pants,
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1 Feb 1950
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Box 9: folder 6
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Homemaker's Carnival,
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13-25 Feb 1950
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Box 9: folder 7
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Margaret O'Brien,
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18 Feb 1950
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Box 9: folder 8
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T.H. Robijohn-Gibbings,
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18 Apr 1950
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Box 9: folder 9
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Painting for Pleasure,
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8-17 Jun 1950
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Box 9: folder 10
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The 1950 Bride and Her Home,
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24-25 Jul 1950
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Box 9: folder 11
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Penny Contest, week of
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26 Jul 1950
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Box 9: folder 12
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Howard Hodge,
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5 Sep 1950
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Box 9: folder 13
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Book and Music Week (includes photos of
Fannie Hurst, Rise Stevens, Barbara Stanwyck, and
Frank Sinatra), week of
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25 Sep 1950
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Box 9: folder 14
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Maidenform Dream Fashion Show,
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5 Oct 1950
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Box 9: folder 15
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Youth after
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40, 9 Oct 1950
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Box 9: folder 16
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Christmas Promotion,
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Dec 1950
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Box 9: folder 17
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Miscellaneous,
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1950
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Box 9: folder 18
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Brooklyn through the Eyes of Brooklyn
Artists,
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22-31 Jan 1951
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Box 9: folder 19
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Junior Fashion Show,
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Feb 1951
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Box 9: folder 20
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Homemaker's Carnival,
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12-24 Feb 1951
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Box 9: folder 21
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Children's Easter Fair,
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8-15 Mar 1951
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Box 9: folder 22
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Tulip Fair,
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23-28 Apr 1951
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Box 10: folder 1
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Dog Beauty Show,
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3 May 1951
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Box 10: folder 2
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"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (includes
photos of Betty Smith),
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8 May 1951
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Box 10: folder 3
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Beauty and Fashion Fair,
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21 May 1951
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Box 10: folder 4
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"Experiences Abroad," script of Bemis on
Mary Margaret McBride's radio show,
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5 Sep 1951
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Box 10: folder 5
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Music, TV, and Book Week (includes photos
of Morey Amsterdam, Anna May Wong, Robert Merrill,
Carol Channing, and Rise Stevens), week of
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24 Sep 1951
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Box 10: folder 6-8
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Beauty Salon Opening,
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15-20 Oct 1951
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Box 10: folder 9
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Christmas Doll Tea Party,
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28 Nov 1951
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Box 10: folder 10
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Good Design Exhibit,
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28 Nov 1951
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Box 10: folder 11
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Opening of A&S Nassau store,
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Jan-Mar 1952
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Box 10: folder 12-13
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Eyes on Israel,
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8 Apr 1952
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Box 11: folder 1
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Book and Authors Tea,
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13 May-17 Jun 1952
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Box 11: folder 2
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Waiting for Baby,
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5 Jun 1952
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Box 11: folder 3
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Ladies Baseball Clinic (includes photos of
Jackie Robinson),
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27 Jun 1952
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Box 11: folder 4
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Home Fashion Time,
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5 Sep 1952
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Box 11: folder 5
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UNESCO Delegates Event,
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18 Sep 1952
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Box 11: folder 6
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Miscellaneous,
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1951-52
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Box 11: folder 7
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British Royal Family Coronation Robes
(includes photographs of Beatrice Lillie),
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Jan 1953
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Box 11: folder 8
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The Coronation Story (includes photographs
of Robin Morgan),
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25 May-6 Jun 1953
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Box 11: folder 9-12
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Featuring Brooklyn,
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27 Feb-7 Mar 1953
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Box 11: folder 13
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Travel time, week of
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5 May 1953
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Box 11: folder 14
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Merrie Christmas Shop opening,
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7 Nov 1953
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Box 12: folder 1
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The Ding Dong Lady,
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14 Nov 1953
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Box 12: folder 2
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Christmas Dress Party,
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3 Dec 1953
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Box 12: folder 3
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Miscellaneous,
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1953
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Box 12: folder 4
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Authors Week,
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23-27 Feb 1954
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Box 12: folder 5
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Preview of Easter,
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15-22 Mar 1954
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Box 12: folder 6
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Travel Time Is Cotton Time,
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17-22 May 1954
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Box 12: folder 7
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Designs in Scandinavia,
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20 Apr-16 May 1954
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Box 12: folder 8
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Miscellaneous,
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1954
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Box 12: folder 9
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Miscellaneous,
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1955-56
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Fashion Is a Golden Door--Inspiration
Gala, a Tribute to Michelle Murphy,
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2 Mar 1955
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Box 12: folder 10
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Jane Harris, Ltd.,
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1955
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Box 12: folder 11
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Speaking engagements,
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1950-56
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Box 12: folder 12
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City of St. Augustine,
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1956-71
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Public relations forum,
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4 Oct 1956
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Box 12: folder 13
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"The Florida Story,"
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Nov 1956
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Box 12: folder 14
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Welcome to newcomers,
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Feb-Apr 1957
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Box 12: folder 15
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Organization for improved St. George St.,
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1957
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Box 12: folder 16
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Easter week,
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1958
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Box 12: folder 17
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Easter week festival,
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29 Mar-5 Apr 1959
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Box 12: folder 18
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St. Augustine Art Association
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Exhibit,
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2 Apr 1961
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Box 12: folder 19
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Open house events,
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Jan 1966
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Box 12: folder 20
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Helen Strong exhibition,
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23-27 Jan 1971
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Box 12: folder 21
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Lecture of F. Roy Carlson,
n.d
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6 April
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Box 12: folder 22
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Miscellaneous
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Box 12: folder 23
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City of St. Augustine,
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1956-71
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Miscellaneous clippings (includes articles
by Bemis)
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Box 12: folder 24
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St. Augustine Historical Society
miscellany
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Box 12: folder 25
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Pamphlets and brochures
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Box 12: folder 26
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Miscellaneous
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Box 12: folder 27
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Friends and associates (includes clippings,
publicity, and photographs)
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Madame Alexander
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Box 13: folder 1
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Allilueva, Svetlana
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Box 13: folder 2
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Bethune, Mary McLeod and Bethune Cookman
College
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Box 13: folder 3
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Boyer, Mary-Lou
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Box 13: folder 4
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Huxtable, Ada Louise
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Box 13: folder 5
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Kenyon, Dorothy
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Box 13: folder 6
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Kingman, Dong
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Box 13: folder 7
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Koerner, Henry
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Box 13: folder 8
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McBride, Mary Margaret
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Box 13: folder 9
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McNaughton, Elinor
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Box 13: folder 10
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Nemkov, Sol
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Box 13: folder 11
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Weddell, Mimi
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Box 13: folder 12
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Wright, Frank Lloyd
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Box 13: folder 13
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Miscellaneous friends'
obituaries
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Box 13: folder 14
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General
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Art
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Midtown Gallery
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Box 13: folder 15
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Miscellaneous
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Box 13: folder 16
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Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Children's
Museum
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Box 13: folder 17
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Civil rights
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Box 13: folder 18
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Echo House, St. Augustine
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Box 13: folder 19
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The Lightner Museum, St.
Augustine
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Box 13: folder 20
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Miscellaneous material collected by
Frances Bemis (includes annotated clippings and
memorabilia)
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Box 13: folder 21
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Scrapbooks
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Clippings from the Atlanta Journal,
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1921-32
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Box 14
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Public Relations Program for the City of
St. Augustine,
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1956-57
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Box 14
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OVERSIZE MATERIALS
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SERIES IV. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES
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Posters
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Flat File
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