Egmont Arens Papers 1883-1966 1880-1966

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Egmont Arens Papers 1883-1966 1880-1966

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Papers of the American industrial designer. Collection includes correspondence, research material, manuscripts, photographs, and sketches, reflecting Arens' career in industrial design. Clients include Columbian Rope Co., the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), J.C. Penney, Philip Morris, and Reynolds Metals Co. Materials on the Flying Stag Press include correspondence with Rex Stout (1924-1936) and Rockwell Kent (1924-1933).

45 linear feet

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Stout, Rex, 1886-1975

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Rex Stout was an American author best known for his detective fiction. He was born December 1, 1886 in Noblesville, Indiana, the sixth of nine children. In 1887 his parents, John and Lucetta Stout, bought a forty-acre farm south of Topeka, Kansas, where Stout grew up. As a young man, Stout tried several trades, including bookkeeping (with a stint in the Navy as a bookkeeper on Theodore Roosevelt's yacht), ushering at an opera house in Topeka, studying law, and working as a cigar store clerk....

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Rockwell Kent interview, 1957 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242441 Painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer; Ausable Forks, New York. From the description of Rockwell Kent letters to Robert T. Hatt, 1935-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553040 In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional ...

Arens, Egmont, 1889-1966

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Egmont Hegel Arens, industrial designer, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on 15 December 1889, the son of Franz Xavier and Emma (Huegal?) Arens. He was a leading design pioneer in the fields of packaging and plastics and is credited with introducing "appetite appeal" in packaging design. From 1911 to 1914 he attended the University of New Mexico and in 1915-1916 the University of Chicago. Before beginning his career in design, he was a sports editor for the Albuquerque (N.M.) Tribune-Ci...

Flying Stag Press.

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Columbian Rope Company

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In 1960 the Columbian Rope Co. was located at 309 Genesee St., Auburn, N.Y. From the description of Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange photographs, 1960 Feb 8, 33 Ganson St., Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 29601571 ...

Reynolds Metals Company

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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

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J. C. Penney Company

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