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Pages
- Title
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. to William du Pont, Jr., 1936-01-26
- Date(s)
- 1936-01-26
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, William, 1896-1965 (correspondent), Abercrombie & Fitch (correspondent)
- Description
-
Letter confirming purchase of shoes.
- Collection ID
- William du Pont, Jr. papers (Accession 2317.II)
- Hagley ID
- 2317_2_0003
- Collection
- William du Pont, Jr. papers
- Title
- Straw and straw hats
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_23A_04
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Straw and straw hats
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_02A_01
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Necktie and cravats
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_23A_06
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Suspender manufacturing machinery
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_21A_01
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Hosiery
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_26B_03
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Fur coats and cloaks
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_07A_05
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Brooks Brothers Fabric Sample
- Date(s)
- 1938-02-08
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, William, 1896-1965 (former owner), Brooks Brothers (Firm) (originator)
- Description
-
Fabric sample for making shirt collars for custom garments for Fair Hill, a hunting and horse farm William du Pont owned in Cecil County, Maryland.
- Collection ID
- William du Pont, Jr. papers (Accession 2317.II)
- Hagley ID
- 2317_2_0007
- Collection
- William du Pont, Jr. papers
- Title
- Leather gloves
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_09A_02
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Antoinette Paulin, Paris
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name), Antoinette Paulin (Firm : Paris, France) (originator)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_01_008
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Leather gloves
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_07B_03
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Meyers Riding Apparel for Men, Women, and Children
- Date(s)
- 1950
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, William, 1896-1965 (former owner), Meyers (Lexington, Ky.) (originator)
- Description
-
Mail-order catalog for equestrian apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. Pages 32 and 33 include advertisements for Levi brand denim apparel.
- Collection ID
- William du Pont, Jr. papers (Accession 2317.II)
- Hagley ID
- 2317_2_0562
- Collection
- William du Pont, Jr. papers
- Title
- Industry on Parade: To clothe a nation
- Date(s)
- 1958
- Contributor(s)
- National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) (sponsor), Arthur Lodge Productions (production company)
- Description
-
An episode in the Industry on Parade (1950-1960) television series created by National Association of Manufacturers highlighting American industries. Aimed at a general audience, examines the apparel industry, focusing on clothing manufacturing, design, and equipment.
- Collection ID
- National Association of Manufacturers photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1973.418)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_1973418_FC72
- Collection
- National Association of Manufacturers
- Title
- And Now - Zippers of Nylon too! : DuPont Plastics
- Date(s)
- 1946
- Creator
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Description
-
Advertisement for DuPont Plastic
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Advertising Department records (Accession 1803)
- Hagley ID
- dpads_1803_00601
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Advertising Department records
- Title
- Sweatshop workers in Baltimore, Md.
- Date(s)
- 1921
- Contributor(s)
- Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), United States. Women's Bureau (originator)
- Description
-
Text on back: "Sweat shop conditions in Baltimore in 1921."
- Collection ID
- Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
- Hagley ID
- PC20100728_213
- Collection
- Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs, videos, and publications
- Title
- Mattie Choate to The Edwards Skirt Supporter Company, 1906-10-06
- Date(s)
- 1906-10-06
- Contributor(s)
- Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Choate writes that she has received the shipment of supporters and will send the money as soon as she can. She plans to focus on selling the black and gray supporters for now, as she finds that ladies in the south prefer them to the white supporters, which are easily soiled.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_08_06
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Mrs. T. J. Hubbard to The Edwards Skirt Supporter Company, 1907-02-12
- Date(s)
- 1907-02-12
- Contributor(s)
- Hubbard, T. J. (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Hubbard reports from Pittsburgh that she has met with the K. Soloman Co. and that the buyer there liked the supporters but would not put them in stock without a demonstration. The buyer told her that in order to sell the supporters successfully they will need to demonstrate a few days in each store, and Hubbard states she will do what she can while she remains in that city. She encloses a list of recent orders she has taken along with the commission due to her.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_09_01
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Ellen L. Swann to Nora Edwards, 1908-01-31
- Date(s)
- 1908-01-31
- Contributor(s)
- Swann, Ellen L. (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
Swann writes that she remains interested in selling skirt supporters and being chief agent in the area, and she wishes to know current prices and any other new relevant information. Swann also remarks on her children, the weather, and other company agents.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_10_02
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Florence Harvey to Nora Edwards, 1905-07-25
- Date(s)
- 1905-07-25
- Contributor(s)
- Harvey, Florence (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
Among other business details, Harvey reports receiving a C.O.D. shipment from the Hamilton Cotton Co., and she decided not to accept the shipment until hearing from Edwards.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_07_09
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Lena Beunerman to Nora Edwards, 1908-10-03
- Date(s)
- 1908-10-03
- Contributor(s)
- Beunerman, Lena (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
Beunerman writes that she has not yet heard from Edwards concerning the skirt supporters, but she hopes Edwards will make a good proposition since Beunerman has not been doing much with lace work recently.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_10_07
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Mrs. D. Garrett (Jessie Ward) to Nora Edwards, 1906-12-13
- Date(s)
- 1906-12-13
- Contributor(s)
- Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
Letter from a newly married friend, in which Garrett asks Edwards to visit if she has a chance. Garrett writes that she has about 9 dozen supporters on hand and asks Edwards what to do with them. Garrett had planned on trying to sell them if she had time, but her husband disapproved. She remarks that she had enjoyed the work and mentions a salesman stopping by selling 'those 'teeth' things,' which Garrett finds to be inferior to the Edwards Skirt Supporter.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_08_08
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Mrs. T. J. Hubbard to The Edwards Skirt Supporter Company, 1906-10-26
- Date(s)
- 1906-10-26
- Contributor(s)
- Hubbard, T. J. (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Hubbard writes that she will be able to appoint agents in Detroit next week if Edwards wishes to advertise in the Detroit papers. From there, she will go to Saginaw. She reports that customers speak highly of the Edwards Skirt Supporter and writes that she encloses a testimonial that a woman wrote for her.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_08_07
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Walter Ames to Nora Edwards, 1908-06-17
- Date(s)
- 1908-06-17
- Contributor(s)
- Ames, Walter (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
Ames, a die and special machinery maker, asks for Edwards' reply to the prices he quoted on die and stamping for skirt supporters. He asks that Edwards place an order soon as they are about to get in a large order for a new fan box from the street railway.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_10_04
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Mrs. Sander to Nora Edwards
- Date(s)
- 1903/1917, 1903, 1917
- Contributor(s)
- Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
One of Edwards' agents for the Edwards Skirt Supporter Company reports on her progress selling skirt supporters in Canada.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_14_01
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- American Mills Company to The Edwards Skirt Supporter Company, 1904-04-28
- Date(s)
- 1904-04-28
- Contributor(s)
- American Mills Company (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Meier, George (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Letter acknowledges receipt of purchase. Invoice enclosed.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_06_04
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers