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Title: Clippings and articles, Packaging Digest (undated)
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (author)
Description: Reprint of an article by Irv Koons titled 'Overview: Toiletries Packaging' about the role of toiletries packaging in the development of the industry, and what he sees as stagnation in innovation in the field.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12f
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Bergen County Record (1981)
Date(s): 1981-04-16
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), Tel-Aviv. University (associated name)
Description: Brief newspaper article about Irv Koons delivering a keynote speech at the R.M. Siegel Fund for Marketing at Tel Aviv University's graduate school for business in Isreal, as well as another lecture in South Africa.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12g
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Drug Trade News (1969)
Date(s): 1969-06-02
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (author), Margulies, Walter P., 1914-1986 (associated name)
Description: Article about statements by Walter P. Margulies of Lippincott & Margulies at a packaging seminar held by the Eastern Chapter of the Package Designers Council. Margulies was discussing unethical practices that package designers and corporations used to decieve or confuse consumers. Includes responses from the New York City Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Irv Koons.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12d
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Irv Koons Associates promotional brochure
Date(s): 1985
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name)
Description: Full color brochure featuring product photographs of packaging designed by Irv Koons Associates.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_09
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: 'The Best of the Best IV' exhibition catalog
Date(s): 1982
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), Package Designers Council (originator)
Description: Brochure produced by the Package Designers Council in conjunction with an exhibit featuring an exemplary instance of package design contributed by each member organization of the council.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_11a
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, The Forward (1961)
Date(s): 1961-05-05
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2017 (associated name), Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (associated name)
Description: English and Hebrew language newspaper article about Irv Koons' work in creating a legacy wall at the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, including a stained glass centerpiece, memorializing people who left legacies in their wills to the charity.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12a
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Week-End Magazine (1961)
Date(s): 1961-01-14
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2017 (associated name), Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (associated name)
Description: Newpaper article about Irv Koons life and career, with specific details about his work in creating a legacy wall at the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, including a stained glass centerpiece, memorializing people who left legacies in their wills to the charity.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12b
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Macaroni Journal (1978)
Date(s): 1978-04
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (author)
Description: Article by Irv Koons titled 'Creative Packaging' about the role of creativity in package design work, the ethical responsibilities of designers, what clients should look for in a package design firm, and what makes a good, effective package design.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12h
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Bergen County Record (1981)
Date(s): 1981-04-16
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), Tel-Aviv. University (associated name)
Description: Brief newspaper article about Irv Koons delivering a keynote speech at the R.M. Siegel Fund for Marketing at Tel Aviv University's graduate school for business in Isreal, as well as another lecture in South Africa.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12g
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: National Packaging Conference speech, 'Separating the Useful from the Useless in Package Design Testing'
Date(s): 1972-04-19
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), American Management Association (associated name)
Description: Text of a talk delivered by Irv Koons at a trade conference hosted by the American Management Association with the theme 'Packaging in the Age of Controls'. In the speech, Koons aims to discredit contemporary methods of package design testing relied upon within the industry and popular with corporate clients and aims to offer alternative methods of evaluating what makes a good product design and what clients should look for in a design agency.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_19c
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Press release, speech at 'Cosmo Expo 5'
Date(s): 1979
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name)
Description: Press release about comments made by Irv Koons during a packaging seminar held at Cosmo Expo 5 (a cosmetology industry trade conference). Koons was discussing what he saw as stagnation in innovation in the field of toiletries packaging.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_19a
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Siegel & Gale confidential report, 'An Overview: The Package Design Industry in the United States'
Date(s): 1987-05-05
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (author), Siegel and Gale (associated name)
Description: Report created by Irv Koons for Siegel & Gale, a brand strategy and design company about the historical and contemporary role of package design in the economy and the consumer goods industry, the ways in which corporations engage with package design, and an overview of the major enterprises engaged in the industry.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_19d
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: USA/China Scientific Exchange Lecture, 'The Relationship of Packaging and Advertising'
Date(s): 1979
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name)
Description: Speech by Irv Koons about packaging and advertising at an international exchange program event.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_19b
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: International Design Assistance Commission documents
Date(s): 1985, 1986
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), International Design Assistance Commission (associated name)
Description: Press release, program handout, transcripts of talks by Irv Koons, and other documents regarding his role in a program of the International Design Assistance Commission in which industrial designers donated time and labor to providing services for clients in developing and underdeveloped countries.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_08
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Industrial Design magazine (1966)
Date(s): 1966-04
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (author)
Description: Article by Irv Koons titled 'Innovation for the Consumer', discussing design philosophy and designers' obligations to consumers in an age of abundance and increasing varieties of consumer products.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12c
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Package Designers Council PDC Gold Awards letters
Date(s): 1980-04-24
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (correspondent), Package Designers Council (correspondent), American Can Company (associated name)
Description: Correspondence regarding Irv Koons' nomination as a finalist in the 1980 Package Designers Council Gold Awards contest for his work on Dixie Cups product design.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_11b
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Clippings and articles, Bergen County Record (1975)
Date(s): 1975-09-05
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), American Can Company (associated name)
Description: Newspaper article about the 'Dixie Cup Kids', local Tenafly, New Jersey children selected by Irv Koons for the American Can Company's Dixie Cup advertising and packaging.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_12e
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: 'Package design, product design, corporate identity', journal reprints and trade publications
Date(s): 1986
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name)
Description: Folder of promotional material featuring trade literature about industrial design work in package and product design conducted by Irv Koons Associates on behalf of various corporate clients.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_10
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: Package Designers Council Person of the Year Award
Date(s): 1982
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), Package Designers Council (originator)
Description: Press releases and trade literature clippings about Irv Koons being named 1982's 'Packaging Person of the Year' by the Package Designers Council. Some documents cover his acceptance speech, which he used to discuss the need for the industry to cooperate to help address hunger and other problems in developing and underdeveloped nations.
Collection ID: Irvin Koons papers (Accession 2132)
Hagley ID: MSS_2132_04_11c
Collection: Irv Koons collections