Arlie R. Slabaugh collection of direct mail literature, 1921-1953 and undated

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Arlie R. Slabaugh collection of direct mail literature, 1921-1953 and undated

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317553286

Collection offers an overview of the mail order industry during pre-war and World War II-era in the United States. It is believed to have been created by Arlie R. Slabaugh, who was primarily a collector of coins and paper money, as well as a mail order promoter. The collection contains periodicals, amateur newspapers, hobby catalogs and printed ephemera, primarily from the 1930s-1940s, but also including examples from the 1920s and 1950s. Most are monthly periodicals, published as staple-bound or self-folding newsprint or glossy pamphlets, with some illustrations. Many of the items are regional in scope, possibly originating from major printing centers and distributed to local markets, particularly in the U.S. South, the Midwest and California.

450 items (3 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7325155

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

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Slabaugh, Arlie R.

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Publisher, hobby shop dealer, mail order promoter, and collector of periodicals related to the mail order business. From the description of Arlie R. Slabaugh collection of direct mail literature, 1921-1953 and undated (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 317553286 Arlie R. Slabaugh of Oakland, Maryland, and Virginia, was born in 1925. He worked as a publisher, hobby shop dealer and mail order promoter. He was also a numismatic historian, an expert on C...