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Brown & Bigelow calendar collection, 1953-1955
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brown & Bigelow
- Title
- Brown & Bigelow calendar collection
- Dates
- 1953-1955 (inclusive)19531955
- Quantity
- .32 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 6016 (Accession No. 6016-001)
- Summary
- Calendars and ephemera produced by Brown and Bigelow
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Brown & Bigelow was founded in 1896 by Herbert Huse Bigelow and Hiram Brown. The company began by selling printed calendars from a small second-floor print office and soon grew into a large-scale operation. In 1902, Brown & Bigelow opened a sales office in Boston followed by an industrial plant in 1914. In 1980, the company moved it's headquarters to St. Paul, MN.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes 29 small calendars produced by Brown & Bigelow promotional products from 1953-1955. The majority of the calendars feature illustrations of pin-up girls illustrated by Earl Moran and Ted Withers, prominent pin-up artists in the 1950s. Seven of the calendars have text on the front rather than illustrations. The calendars advertise the following companies: Grant & Company (Los Angeles), Perry Kilsby Inc. Steel Tubing (of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle), and Brumley-Donaldson Company Industrial Materials (Los Angeles and Oakland). They were mailed to Mr. Marion A. Cassell, a purchasing agent for Pacific Coast Iron Pip & Fitting Co. in South Gate, California.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Calendars--Specimens
Corporate Names
- Brown & Bigelow--Calendars
Form or Genre Terms
- Calendars
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
