Dupont Company Textile Fibers Product Information Photographs 1984.259
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DuPont Company Textile Fibers Product Information photographs 1984.259 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 14, 2021. Description is written in: English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Audiovisual Collections PO Box 3630 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library DuPont Company Textile Fibers Product Information photographs 1984.259 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Historical Note ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Content ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 7 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 8 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Fashion master files ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Children and teens .................................................................................................................................... 8 Dress wear ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Exports .................................................................................................................................................... 37 Home furnishing ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Home sewing/fashion fabrics ................................................................................................................. 39 Hosiery .................................................................................................................................................... 44 Intimate apparel ...................................................................................................................................... 50 Italian couture ......................................................................................................................................... 71 Knit wear ................................................................................................................................................. 74 Men's wear .............................................................................................................................................. 88 New York couture ................................................................................................................................ 113 Paris couture ......................................................................................................................................... 121 Sportswear/active wear ......................................................................................................................... 129 Swimwear .............................................................................................................................................. 153 Uniforms ................................................................................................................................................ 166 Textile reference files .............................................................................................................................. 167 Acetate ................................................................................................................................................... 167 Dacron ................................................................................................................................................... 167 Lycra ...................................................................................................................................................... 168 Multi-fibers ............................................................................................................................................ 169 Nylon ..................................................................................................................................................... 171 Orlon ...................................................................................................................................................... 172 Rayon .................................................................................................................................................... 173 Reemay .................................................................................................................................................. 173 Zepel ...................................................................................................................................................... 173 Motion picture films and videos ............................................................................................................. 174 - Page 2 - DuPont Company Textile Fibers Product Information photographs 1984.259 Summary Information Repository: Audiovisual Collections Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Public Relations Department Source: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Title: DuPont Company Textile Fibers Product Information photographs ID: 1984.259 Date [inclusive]: circa 1939-1982, bulk 1955-1979 Physical Description: 35 Linear Feet General Physical 7188 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 1 photographic print : Description: color ; 8 x 10 in. 25 prints, posters ; 22 x 27 in or smaller. 494 negatives : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 12 negatives : color ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. 1612 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. 249 contact sheets : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. 866 slides : color ; 35mm. 672 transparencies : color ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. 6 reels : sd., col. ; 16mm. 2 reels : sd., col. ; 35mm. 1 sound disc, analog : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. 39 booklets. 21 clippings. 314 items. Language of the English . Material: Abstract: In 1952, the DuPont Company organized a Product Information section within the Public Relations Department. Its main purpose was to create news releases accompanied by photographs that would be run editorially by trade journals and newspapers to create inexpensive publicity and indirect advertising. This collection consists of the Fabric master files and Textile reference files maintained by the Product Information Department. The majority of the photographs in the Fashion master files are posed fashion images featuring women modeling clothing made from DuPont synthetic fibers. There are images that feature children's and men's clothing as well. The fashion categories have been used as subseries and are as follows: Children and teens; Dress wear; Exports; Home furnishing; Home sewing/ fashion fabrics; Hosiery; Intimate apparel; Italian couture; Knit wear; Men's wear; New York couture; Paris couture; Sportswear/activewear; Swimwear; Touring kits; and Uniforms. Textile reference files contain press releases organized by fiber and then chronologically. The subseries are: Acetate, Dacron, Lycra, Multi-Fibers, Nylon, Orlon, Rayon, Reemay and Zepel. - Page 3- DuPont Company Textile Fibers Product Information photographs 1984.259 ^ Return to Table of Contents Historical Note In 1952, the DuPont Company organized a Product Information section within the Public Relations Department. Its main purpose was to create news releases accompanied by photographs that would be run editorially by trade journals and newspapers to create inexpensive publicity and indirect advertising. To be used, the news releases had to include genuinely interesting information about a DuPont product, its development, manufacture, or applications. Direct commercial promotions of products, however, remained the work of the Advertising Department. Public Relations staff members in Product Information were assigned to specific operating departments, and they reported jointly to the heads of PR and the specific department. Product Information for Textile Fibers was handled out of that department's office in New York City's Empire State Building. This section also issued photographs and press releases for editorial use. These were designed to establish and strengthen in the reader's mind the connection between DuPont, as a maker of fibers, and the garment and fashion industry. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Content This collection has been organized into three series: Fashion master files, Textile reference files, and Motion picture films and videos. Fashion master files contain photographs and press releases maintained by the Product Information department. These master files were organized first by clothing function and then by date. The majority of the photographs are posed fashion images featuring women modeling clothing made from DuPont synthetic fibers. There are images that feature children's and men's clothing as well. All of the dates provided are the date that appears