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Accession 94-100
Cooper-Hewitt Museum,
Records,
1864-1980


Descriptive Entry

Series Descriptions

  Series 1. Exhibiton Records, 1956-66, 1980

  Series 2. Publicity Records, 1974-1978



DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY

This accession consists of various materials transferred from subject files in the Museum library. In the first series are files assembled by researcher Brooks Adams during the development of the exhibition "Hair," which was on view at the museum from June 10 through August 17, 1980. Also included are exhibition files for "The Logic and Magic of Color," which was on view at the Cooper Union Museum (C.U.M.) from April 19 through August 1960.

The second series contains six scrapbooks of press clippings describing the Museum's early exhibitions and activities under the Smithsonian.


SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

SERIES 1.
Exhibiton Records, 1956-66, 1980

Box 1 of 6

"Hair" Exhibition

Hair Exhibition Subject Files - Styles

Box 2 of 6

Logic & Magic of Color Exhibition

Box 3 of 6

SERIES 2.
Publicity Records, 1974-1978

Box 4 of 6

Scrapbooks

Box 5 of 6

Box 6 of 6


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