Frances T. and William E. Martin collection, 1942-ca. 2000.

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Frances T. and William E. Martin collection, 1942-ca. 2000.

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Series I: WAVES Series, 1942-1983, relates to Frances Martin's service in both the WAVES and the Naval Reserve. The series is organized into four sub-series, papers and correspondence, publications, photographs, and objects & ephemera. Series II: College Series, 1945-1953, includes, art prints, class notes relating to Martin's courses in design and history. Series III: Woodward & Lothrop Series, 1922-1990, consists of papers and correspondence, publications, photographs and memorabilia relating to her various positions within the company. Of particular note, are financial figures relating to drapery sales for different Woodward & Lothrop stores, and in some cases competitors, documents detailing various sources and approaches used to sell drapery as Woodward & Lothrop evolved with the Washington retail market. There are also significant number of photographs of drapery department displays through the 1970s and 1980s. This series is organized into 5 sub-series. Series IV: W. Curtis Draper tobacco collections, 194(?)-2000.

9.75 cubic ft. (21 containers)

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7967847

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

W. Curtis Draper (Washington, D.C.)

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Woodward & Lothrop

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Woodward and Lothrop, "Woodies," or W & L, was a Washington, D.C., family owned retail store located at 10th & 11th Streets between F and G Streets, NW. Founders Samuel Walter Woodward (1848-1917) and Alvin Mason Lothrop (1847-1912), opened a dry goods store in Chelsea, Mass., in 1873, with six clerks. Seeking a larger market in 1880, they moved to Washington, D.C., and established the Boston House, Woodward, Lothrop, and Cochran, at 705 Market Space, NW. Five years later, they moved to ...

Martin, William Edward, 1913-1990

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Martin, Frances Antoinette Townsend, 1920-2008

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