Corset and undergarment ephemera collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1867-1993
Overview
Pamphlets, brochures, advertisements, trade cards, order forms, price lists, and other ephemera from a number of corset and undergarment manufacturers including Royal Worcester, American Beauty, Nemo Corset, Hahns Corset, Warner Brothers Corset Company, Formfit, Spencer, Bortree, Ball's Corsets, Jackson's, and Barcley.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1993
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in materials in the corset and undergarment ephemera collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.21 linear feet ((1/2 file box) plus 1 folio+ folder)Collection includes pamphlets, brochures, advertisements, trade cards, order forms, price lists, and other ephemera from a number of corset and undergarment manufacturers including Royal Worcester, American Beauty, Nemo Corset, Hahns Corset, Warner Brothers Corset Company, Formfit, Spencer, Bortree, Ball's Corsets, Jackson's, and Barcley.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 2018-M24, 2018-M54, 2023-M187, 2024-M10
Materials in the corset and undergarment ephemera collection were acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Eclectibles in 2018. Additional materials were transferred from the Schlesinger Library Printed & Published Materials Department in 2023 and 2024.
Processing Information
Processed: February 2018
By: Anne Engelhart
Updated and additional material added: March 2024
By: Johanna Carll
Portions of this collection were previously cataloged as B/C826.
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Corset and undergarment ephemera collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1867-1993: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Alice Jeannette Ward Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch02271
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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