Object Details
- Creator
- Good Humor Corporation.
- Names
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979
- Topic
- Television broadcasting
- Ice cream industry
- Game shows -- Television
- Packaging -- 1930-1950
- Provenance
- The collection was donated by Gold Bond-Good Humor Ice Cream, through Lawrence Link on June 18, 1992.
- Creator
- Good Humor Corporation.
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- Gold Bond-Good Humor Collection
- Summary
- A collection photographs and corporate records from the Good Humor Company, purveyors of ice cream products.
- Extent
- 2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. There are no reference copies of the audiovisual materials. Use of these materials requires special arrangement with Archives Center staff.
- Date
- 1927 - 1991
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0451
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Phonograph records
- Pamphlets
- Sound recordings
- Sales catalogs
- Training manuals
- Cartoons (humorous images)
- Wrapping materials
- Decalcomania
- Catalogs
- Packaging materials
- Citation
- Gold Bond-Good Humor Collection, circa 1927-1991, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Arrangement
- The collection is divided into four series. Series 1, Sales and Business Materials, 1927-1991 Series 2, Packaging, 1968-1981 Subseries 1, Labels, undated Subseries 2, Wrappers, 1968-1981 Subseries 3, Boxes, undated Series 3, Photographs, 1931-1971 Series 4, Audiovisual, undated Subseries 1, Audio Discs, undated Subseries 2, Videotape, undated
- Processing Information
- Collection processed by Stacy Y. Coates, contractor, March 1995; supervised by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist; revised Erin Molloy, volunteer and Alison Oswald, archivist, 2012.
- Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Phonograph records
- Pamphlets -- 1930-1950
- Sound recordings -- 1930-1950
- Sales catalogs -- 1930-1950
- Training manuals -- 1930-1950
- Cartoons (humorous images) -- 1930-1960
- Wrapping materials -- 1930-1950
- Decalcomania -- 1930-1950
- Catalogs -- 1930-1950
- Packaging materials -- 1930-1950
- Scope and Contents
- The collection consists of photographs related to the Good Humor Company and its products, game shows using Good Humor products, and celebrities (such as Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower) eating Good Humor products. There are also articles about Good Humor, product catalogs, training manuals, cartoons, brochures, decals, and samples of product packaging. Audiovisual materials include audio discs and videotapes. Series 1, Sales and Business Materials, 1927-1991, includes articles about Good Humor, Incorporated, manuals for training and sales presentations, promotional literature and artwork, advertisements, advertising storyboards, product decals and ice cream sticks, cartoons, and the Little Golden Book The Good Humor Man. Series 2, Packaging, 1968-1981, consists of labels, wrappers and boxes for Good Humor products and some of its competitors. Series 3, Photographs, 1931-1971 consists of images of Good Humor factories; salesmen; vehicles; employees; equipment; Good Humor products featured on "Wonderama," "The Alan Burke Show," and "To Tell the Truth;" and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower eating Good Humor ice cream. Many of the photographs were taken by Tim Murtagh of New York City, International News Photos, N. Lazarnick, commercial photographer of New York City, Alex Siodmak of New York City, Standard Flashlight Company of New York City, Kaufman and Fabry Company Photographers, and Alexandre's Photo Studio. Series 4, Audiovisual Materials is composed of two subseries. Subseries A, Audio Discs, undated contains two 78 R.P.M. discs titled Gaytime Wild Cherry and Gaytime Thunderball, and Subseries B, Videotape, undated, consists of two copies of public relations material about Good Humor.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research use.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562714444278-1562714444285-0
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