Miss America Pageant

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Atlantic City held the first Miss America Pageant on September 8, 1921; the annual pageant has been held there ever since.

From the description of Miss America Pageant programs, 1957-1985. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 57193903

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Painting [realia] : Jacquelyn Mayer. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Cantwell, Alexander. Alexander Cantwell papers, 1950-1977. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Susan Lightbown papers, 1950s (bulk dates 1957). Fairfield Historical Society Library
referencedIn Maurine Clow's Miss Montana Pageant Papers, 1947-1968 University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn R.C. Maxwell Co. R.C. Maxwell Company Records, 1891-2001 and undated. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Miss America Pageant. Miss America Pageant programs, 1957-1985. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Pouliot, Stephen. Papers 1960-2010 bulk 1987-2010. Marquette University Raynor Memorial Library, John P. Raynor Library
referencedIn Kopseng, Karen V., 1945-2006. Karen V. Kopseng papers, 1950s-1970s. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn Papers of Florynce Kennedy, (inclusive), (bulk), 1915-2004, 1947-1993 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Painting [realia] : Jacquelyn Mayer. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Vera Zorina papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Liberation News Service Photographs, Bulk, 1970-1979, 1965-1981, (Bulk 1970s) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Chaffin-Anderson, Carol. Carol Chaffin-Anderson Interview 5-6 November 2007. Montana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection. WRDW newsfilm collection, 1961-1976.
referencedIn Brayer, Herbert O.,. The American Indian "Miss America" archive, c. 1950-1960. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Tabor, Thelma. Thelma Tabor collection, 1936 and undated. Camden County Historical Society
referencedIn Women's Studies Archives (Bowling Green, Ohio). Jacquelyn Mayer, Miss America subject file 1962-1964. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Brayer, Herbert O., person
associatedWith Cantwell, Alexander. person
associatedWith Chaffin-Anderson, Carol. person
associatedWith Clow, Maurine, 1908-1986 person
associatedWith Kennedy, Florynce person
associatedWith Kopseng, Karen V., 1945-2006. person
associatedWith Liberation News Service (New York, N.Y.). corporateBody
associatedWith Miss Atlantic County Pageant. corporateBody
associatedWith Miss New Jersey Pageant. corporateBody
associatedWith Pouliot, Stephen. person
associatedWith R.C. Maxwell Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Tabor, Thelma. person
correspondedWith Zorina, Vera. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New Jersey
Cherry Hill (N.J.)
Subject
Beauty contests
Pageants
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1957

Active 1985

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