Box 2

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This folder contains documents and ephemera, including empty envelopes, notes, lists, and letters describing items in Harriet Meserole's collection, as well as notes to John Touhey, the director of the FIT Library at the time, around 1981. This folder also holds a general timeline of Harriet's work accomplishments throughout her life.

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This folder contains three publications that mention Harriet Meserole. The Metropolitan Opera House's seasonal booklet from 1936-1937 mentions Harriet on page 3 in "Seen at the Opera," Harriet's illustration for Aldus appears on page 263 of Commercial Art's December 1930 issue, and her illustrations for Le Debut Gifts appears on p. 146 of Modern Publicity, Commercial Art Annual from 1930.

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This folder holds correspondence between Harriet Meserole and fashion designer Jane Régny, as well as translations from French to English provided to Harriet. These documents discuss These documents discuss Régny's hiring of Harriet to create publicity illustrations for Régny's designs.

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This folder holds greeting cards Harriet Meserole received from a variety of people including Alexander Liberman, Edna Woolman Chase, the Campbell family, Vogue Pattern Book, Conde Nast and the Nast family, Charm Magazine, and others. Many are undated and most are Christmas cards.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a variety of papers and photos, including documents related to illustration work that Harriet Meserole created for Jenners in England, information regarding exhibitions of her work held at Pratt Institute and the Toledo Museum of Art, a note from artist Robert le Veneur, an article about Harriet from the Brooklyn Times newspaper, papers concerning her projects for McCann Erickson and Colonial Williamsburg, a letter from Condé Nast, and information about the American...

Scope and Contents This folder contains receipts, notes, paystubs, and ephemera related to Harriet Meserole's client work, as well as items she purchased. Projects include the Toytown Village and Carnival projects Harriet completed for McCann Erickson and Shredded Wheat cereal. The companies included are Conde Nast, McCall Corporation, American Artists Group, Inc., Curtis Publishing Company, Merrill Company Publishers, Coty, Inc., Street and Smith Publications, Newell-Emmett Company, Ruthrauff and Ryan, Inc.,...

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This folder contains a variety of pieces of correspondence, including notes from Edna Woolman Chase and Conde Naste, amongst other documents. The folder also holds three loose sketches of Harriet's dog.

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This folder holds notes and ideas for a cookbook Harriet Meserole was designing. It includes sketches of book pages, clippings of recipes, and notes. Harriet used a 1943 two-page notice from the Museum of Modern Art asking for donations for note-taking.

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This folder contains sketches in pencil and paint on vellum or tracing paper by Harriet Meserole.

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This folder contains a variety of children's book designs by Harriet Meserole along with contact information for her agent Esther Reno. The bulk of the folder holds sketches and artworks for a project called "From A to 26 Zebras in a Zoo."