Raymond Loewy Collections
Date: 1903-1982, bulk 1934-1974
Collection abstract: The Loewy manuscript collections are divided into two groups as described below:
The Archives (accession 2251) includes business and personal correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, photographs, and client/project files that document his life and work.
Loewy Miscellany (accession 2327) includes advertisements, postcards, product brochures, and publications that were purchased for possible use in the exhibit "Raymond Loewy: Designs For A Consumer Culture", but did not appear. Companies represented include Coca-Cola, Frigidaire, Greyhound, and Studebaker.
Collection size: 43 linear feet
Access: Internal documents are closed to researchers for 25-years from the date of creation. The remainder of the collection is open for research. Finding aids are available online with detailed desciptions of these two collections: Raymond Loewy Archives and Raymond Loewy Miscellany.
Additional information/related collections: The Raymond Loewy Collection of Audio-Visual Materials
Accession number: 2251, 2327
Contact: Ask Hagley or 302-658-2400 ext 330 for more information
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