Saul Nesbitt Collection, 1951-1984.

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Saul Nesbitt Collection, 1951-1984.

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The materials in this collection document Nesbitt's work from 1951 through 1984. The records of the office of public relations cover the years 1955-1963 and include press releases and clippings describing some Nesbitt's products, his theories on consumer motivation, and the results of his surveys, as well as correspondence with members of the press. General office correspondence is boxed separately. Color slides, color and black & white transparencies, and black & white photographs of most of Nesbitt's designs for packaging from 1951-1981 are included. Oversized materials include books jackets and booklets designed by Nesbitt, as well as some renderings for packaging designs done in color. Three samples of fitted presentation boxes designed by Nesbitt are included, as well as a prototype for a design award for Parsons School of Design in New York, and two "Multiplication" cubes commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

6 cu. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411487

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

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