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Washington (D.C.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Congratulations letters, 1970's, 1970's

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.6.3.3
Scope and Contents

This folder contains congratulations letters and notes related to the Vera Maxwell's retrospective fashion show held at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Dates: 1970's

Line-up, 1970, 1970

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.6.3.2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a list of the line-up of outfits for the Vera Maxwell's retrospective fashion show held at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Also, included is a list with names and address of guests who were invited to the show.

Dates: 1970

Newspaper clippings with pictures, 1970's, 1970's

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.6.3.4
Scope and Contents

This folder contains newspaper clippings with pictures related to the Vera Maxwell's retrospective fashion show held at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Dates: 1970's

Newspaper clippings without pictures, 1970's, 1970's

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.6.3.5
Scope and Contents

This folder contains newspaper clippings without pictures related to the Vera Maxwell's retrospective fashion show held at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Also, included are promotional materials and photomechanically reproduced sketches of designs for womenswear.

Dates: 1970's

Prints, 1970, 1970

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.6.3.1
Scope and Contents

This folder contains black & white prints depicting women models wearing Maxwell designs. Some of the prints depict models walking in a fashion show held at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Vera Maxwell also appears alongside two models in fitting sessions in two prints. Also, included are photomechanically reproduced sketches of designs for womenswear and news clippings. There are also two texts about Vera Maxwell that were written for press releases.

Dates: 1970

Smithsonian retrospective show, 1970's, 1970's

 Sub-Series
Identifier: SC.69.6.3
Scope and Contents

This sub-series is comprised of 5 folders containing primarily prints, congratulation letters, and news clippings related to the Vera Maxwell's retrospective fashion show held at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Dates: 1970's

Special events, 1961 - 1970's, 1961 - 1970's

 Series
Identifier: SC.69.6
Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of material related to Vera Maxwell's 25th Anniversary, Monte Carlo show, and Smithsonian retrospective show. The material includes primarily prints, negatives, letters, invitations, correspondence, promotional handouts, and news clippings.

Dates: 1961 - 1970's