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| Series I. Project files, 1928-2012, undated
99.2 linear feet
(58 boxes, 23 flatfile folders, 6 rolls)
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| This series contains the industrial design work from Huxtable's professional oeuvre including blueprints, drawings, sketches,
renderings, photographs, models and product samples. His design process is well articulated in this series, progressing from
product analysis and sketches to drawings and plans and finally models and product samples. Papers include correspondence,
invoices and publicity materials such as clippings and catalogs. The bulk of the documentation included in this series dates
from after Huxtable established his own firm in 1948. The Four Seasons materials contain documentation dating after Huxtable
closed his office in 1980. It is often unclear if Huxtable was the principal designer for a project, and it is also not always
certain whether specific designs were actually manufactured.
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| Arrangement note |
| The series is arranged in chronological order. Some items are included with projects that are possibly related to different
projects. Huxtable's clients are listed when identified.
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| Boxes 16-40 and 69*-71* contain models and product samples. |
| Access to Box 60, which contains deteriorated black-and-white negatives, is restricted. |
| Box |
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| 1, 64* |
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Massachusetts School of Art, 1928-1934 |
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Includes a perspective project and an anatomy project. Projects were probably completed while Huxtable was a design student.
Some work has professors' comments. Includes drawings and notes.
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Unidentified early projects, 1933-1940 |
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Includes work that was possibly completed in the studios of J. Albert Cavanagh or Egmont Arens. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 1 |
4-5 |
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Documentation |
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Contains drawings and black-and-white photographs. |
| Flatfile |
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| 1** |
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Large drawings |
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Contains blueprints. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 1 |
6-8 |
New York World's Fair, General Motors pavilion, 1939 |
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The Futurama exhibition space. For Norman Bel Geddes & Company. Includes clipping and black-and-white photographs. |
| 1 |
9 |
Frigidaire, 1939-1945 |
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Huxtable designed a refrigerator for the Design Styling Section of General Motors. Includes drawings. |
| Flatfile |
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| 2** |
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Norman Bel Geddes & Company offices, 1939 |
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Designs are for Geddes' office space in Rockefeller Center. Includes blueprints. |
| Box |
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| 1, 61* |
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Constance Spry Incorporated, 1941 |
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Huxtable designed gardening tools. Includes sketches and material sample. |
| Box |
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| 1, 55 |
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Higgins Ink Company, 1942 |
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Huxtable deisgned ink bottles for the office of Egmont Arens. Includes clippings, black-and white photograph and negative. |
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Sperry Gyroscope Company, 1942-1945 |
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Contains designs for Nassau plant. |
| Box |
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| 1, 68* |
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Documentation |
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Includes clipping and rendering. |
| Flatfile |
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| 3**-4** |
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Large drawings |
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Includes blueprints. |
| Box |
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| 76** |
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Rolled drawings |
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Blueprints. |
| Box |
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| 1, 55, 60 |
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Federal Telephone and Radio Corporation, 1945-1949 |
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Huxtable designed the New Jersey laboratories and transmitter cabinets. Includes black-and-white photographs, black-and-white
negatives and color slides.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 1 |
15 |
Chesapeake Ohio Railroad passenger and sleeper units, circa 1946 |
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For the office of Benjamin Webster. Includes drawings and black-and-white photographs. |
| 1 |
16 |
Cottage, circa 1946 |
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For the office of Benjamin Webster. |
| Flatfile |
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| 5** |
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Iron, 1946 |
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Probably for the office of Benjamin Webster. Includes sketches. |
| Flatfile |
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| 6** |
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Commonwealth Edison Building, 1947 |
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For Norman Bel Geddes & Company. Includes blueprints. |
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Console cigarette machine, 1947 |
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For Rowe Manufacturing Company, from the office of Norman Bel Geddes & Company. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 2 |
1 |
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Documentation |
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Includes sketch and rendering. |
| Flatfile |
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| 7** |
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Large drawing |
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Blueprint. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 61* |
2 |
Isaac P. Miller memorial, 1947 |
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Possibly for the office of Norman Bel Geddes & Company. |
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Millers Falls Company, 1948-1978 |
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A division of Ingersoll-Rand Tool Companies. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 2 |
2 |
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Roy E. Parker Associates |
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A manufacturing agent for Millers Falls. Huxtable designed the letterhead. Includes letter, drawings and proofs. |
| Box |
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| 2, 16 |
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Frost Cut knife |
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Huxtable designed the knife, packaging, and logo. Includes correspondence, sketches, drawings, rendering, photographs, models
and product samples.
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| Box |
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| 2, 17 |
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Craftsman glass cutter |
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For Sears Roebuck & Company and Millers Falls. Includes clippings, renderings, black-and-white photographs, models and product
samples.
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| Box |
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| 2, 18 |
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Utility knife |
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Includes renderings, black-and-white photographs, models and product samples. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 2 |
7 |
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Putty knives and scrapers |
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Includes correspondence, sketches and drawings. |
| Box |
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| 2, 19-23, 69* |
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Drills |
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Huxtable designed electric drills and an automatic drill. Huxtable's design of Millers Falls aluminum electric drill no. 1814
was awarded the silver medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954. The award certificate is filed in Series III. Includes project
descriptions, letter, sketches, rendering, drawings, black-and-white photographs, models and product samples.
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| Box |
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| 2, 24-25 |
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Saws |
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Huxtable designed a circular saw, keyhole saw, hacksaw and jig saw. Includes project descriptions, renderings, sketch, black-and-white
photographs, and product samples.
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| Box |
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| 2, 70* |
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Planes |
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Huxtable designed the Plane-R-file which won the silver medal in the 1957 Triennale di Milano. The award certificate is filed
in Series III. Includes project descriptions, black-and-white photographs, and models.
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| Box |
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| 2, 23, 26-28, 71* |
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Other tools |
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Includes other Millers Falls tools and parts as well as tools by other companies. Tools from other companies were possibly
used in researching Huxtable's Millers Falls designs or perhaps they were tools he used in his workshop for general production.
Also includes project descriptions, renderings, drawings, black-and-white photographs, models and product samples.
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Folder |
| 3 |
1-2 |
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Trademark and packaging |
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Includes sketches, drawings, proofs and black-and-white photographs. Also includes trademark design ideas for Ingersoll Rand. |
| Box |
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| 3-4, 72* |
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Other documentation |
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Includes correspondence, patent papers, publicity materials, advertisements, as well as drawing, and renderings for all tool
types.
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| Box |
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| 55, 60 |
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Black-and-white negatives and color slides |
| Flatfile |
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| 8** |
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Large drawings |
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United Nations, 1949-1952 |
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Huxtable worked at the United Nations Headquarters Planning Office in New York. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 5 |
1 |
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Documentation |
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Black-and-white photographs, sketch, clipping, rendering, project description. |
| Flatfile |
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| 9** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
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| 77** |
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Rolled drawings |
| Box |
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| 5, 55, 60 |
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Christmas trim, 1952-1959 |
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For Paper Novelty Manufacturing Company. Includes correspondence, project description, drawings, National Variety Packaging
Competition press release, black-and-white photographs, color slides and black-and-white negative. Huxtable's Christmas Icicles
packaging design won the 18th National Variety Packaging Competition, Seasonal Goods division. The award certificate is filed
in Series III.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 5 |
4 |
Scott Paper Company, 1952 |
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Huxtable submitted designs for a single roll tissue fixture. Includes correspondence and drawings. |
| 5 |
5 |
Text for the Museum of Modern Art, 1953-1963 |
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Includes text design pieces by Huxtable and other MOMA ephemera that was probably not designed by Huxtable. |
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United States Army, Quartermaster Corps., 1953-1958 |
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For the office of Egmont Arens. Huxtable designed a refrigeration locking device, ski harness release and protective headgear. |
| Box |
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| 5, 29 |
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Documentation |
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Includes sketches, drawings, research reports, patent paperwork, and models. |
| Flatfile |
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| 10** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
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| 5-6, 55 |
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Lunt Silversmiths, 1954-1970 |
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Huxtable designed sterling silver flatware. Includes clippings, correspondence, project descriptions, a black-and-white photographs,
sketches, drawings, renderings, color slides and black-and-white negative. Also includes note from Ada Louise Huxtable discussing
the design process.
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| Box |
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| 6, 55, 61* |
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Clyde Cutlery, 1955-1956 |
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Huxtable designed a knife and snack spatula as well as their logos and packaging. Includes correspondence, notes, sketches,
renderings, drawings and proofs.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 7 |
1-2 |
Thayer Inc., 1955-1956 |
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Huxtable designed cribs. Includes a letter and renderings. |
| Box |
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| 7, 61* |
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International Business Machines, 1956 |
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Huxtable designed an airlines reservation system. Includes sketches and notes. |
| Box |
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| 7, 55, 61* |
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Kamkap, 1956-1957 |
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Designs for Magic Spit and Adapktable. Includes notes, sketches, proofs and color slides. |
| Box |
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| 7, 61* |
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The Museum in the United States, 1956
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For the American Federation of Arts. The exhibition was designed with Ada Louise Huxtable. Includes proofs and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 7, 55 |
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General Electric packaging, 1956-1957 |
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Huxtable designed packaging for a heating pad. Includes black-and-white photographs and color slides. |
| Box |
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| 7, 55, 68* |
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"Green Stamp" Town, circa 1957-1959 |
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For Sperry & Hutchison. Huxtable designed the model town with Ada Louise Huxtable. Includes black-and-white photographs, clippings,
and color slides.
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| Box |
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| 7, 68* |
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Velocipede, 1957-1964 |
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For Hedstrom Union Company. Includes a black-and-white photograph, catalog and drawings. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 68* |
4-5 |
Wardrobe cabinets, 1957-1958 |
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Prefabricated modular institutional furniture, for Proctor Furniture Company with specific designs for Georgia Institute of
Technology, Illinois State University and Wentworth Military Academy. Includes drawings.
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Four Seasons Restaurant, 1958-2012 |
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For Restaurant Associates. A service was designed with Ada Louise Huxtable. It included china, glassware, serving pieces,
service wagons and special services pieces. The Huxtables' wooden tray, glassware and ashtray designs were commercially available
through Restaurants Associates.
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| 8-9, 30, 55, 73*-74* |
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Documentation |
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Includes correspondence, notes, project descriptions, silver serving pan sample product, drawings, black-and-white photographs,
color slides and photograph, and publicity materials. See Restaurant Associates for additional correspondence.
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| Flatfile |
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| 11** |
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Large drawing |
| Box |
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| 9, 56, 68* |
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Kellogg Brush Manufacturing Company, 1958-1967 |
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Huxtable designed a line of domestic brushes. Includes correspondence, black-and-white photographs, color slides and a black-and-white
negative.
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| Box |
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| 11, 64* |
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Playground equipment, 1958-1964 |
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For Hedstrom Union Company. Includes catalogs. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 9 |
8-9 |
Restaurant Associates, 1958-1968 |
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Contains the bulk of Huxtable's invoicing and correspondence for Restaurant Associates projects including Four Seasons, Caratina,
La Fonda del Sol, Brasserie, Tower Suite, Zum Zum and the Newark Airport coffee shop. Also includes Restaurant Associates
catalogs and clippings.
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Baum Residence, 1959-1960 |
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Huxtable designed cabinetry and tables. Includes letters and drawings. |
| Box |
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| 9, 68* |
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Documentation |
| Flatfile |
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| 12** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
Folder |
| 9 |
11 |
Caratina, 1959 |
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For Restaurant Associates. Huxtable designed food-catering truck. Includes notes, research and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 9, 56, 61* |
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Hedstrom Union Company, 1959-1973 |
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Huxtable designed children's furniture. Some designs are for the Oak Hill line. Includes correspondence, catalogs and a color
slide.
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| Box |
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| 9-10, 56, 65* |
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I. Freeman & Son Inc., 1959-1961 |
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Huxtable designed silver hollowware, coffee service and a candelabra. Includes correspondence, project descriptions, sketches,
drawings and color slides.
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La Fonda del Sol Restaurant, 1959-1965 |
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For Restaurant Associates. Includes drawings by Alexander Girard. |
| Box |
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| 10, 56, 68* |
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Documentation |
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Includes notes, research, clippings, drawings, color photographs and slides. |
| Flatfile |
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| 13** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
Folder |
| 10 |
4 |
Robinson Technical Products Inc., 1959-1965 |
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Huxtable designed plastic food service for Western, Continental, Capital and American airlines. Includes correspondence. |
| Box |
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| 10, 75* |
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Service wagon, 1959-1960 |
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For S. Blickman Company. Includes correspondence and drawings. |
| Box |
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| 10, 31, 61* |
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Unidentified chair project, 1959 |
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Includes black-and-white photographs, project description, sketches, drawings and model. |
| Box |
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| 10, 75* |
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Tower Suite, 1960-1962 |
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For Restaurant Associates. Includes notes, research, sketches and drawings. |
| Box |
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| 10, 32-36, 56, 59, 61* |
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Brasserie Restaurant, 1961-1962 |
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For Restaurant Associates. In addition to his designs for the restaurant, Huxtable also designed commercially available casseroles
and pans. Includes material sample, drawings, a black-and-white photograph and negative, color photographs and product samples.
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| Box |
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| 10, 37-38, 56, 64* |
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Inca Pisco, 1961-1967 |
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For McKesson & Robbins International. Huxtable designed the bottle and packaging. Includes correspondence, research, color
samples, drawings, proofs, packaging samples, a black-and-white negative and photographs, color slides and product samples.
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Luana, 1961-1965 |
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For McKesson & Robbins International. Huxtable designed the bottle and packaging. |
| Box |
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| 11, 56, 59, 62* |
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Documentation |
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Includes black-and-white negatives and photographs, color slides and a color photograph, correspondence, project descriptions,
drawings and proofs.
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| Flatfile |
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| 14** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
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| 11, 75* |
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Totliner, 1961-1964 |
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For Hedstrom Union Company. Huxtable designed a stroller. Includes correspondence, black-and-white photographs and catalog. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 11 |
6 |
Philadelphia Handle Company, 1962 |
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Huxtable designed a handle and an ice bucket. Includes correspondence and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 11, 64* |
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Zum Zum, 1962-1964 |
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For Restaurant Associates. Huxtable designed a soup cauldron. Includes notes and sketches. |
| 11, 64* |
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Brody residences, 1963-1964 |
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200 Central Park South and 920 Park Avenue. Huxtable designed lighting and cabinetry for the residences. Includes correspondence,
research and plans.
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| 11, 64* |
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Federal Pavilion exhibition, 1963 |
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Huxtable designed a proposal for
The Land, an exhibition for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Includes correspondence and project descriptions.
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Metropolitan Opera Cafe, 1963-1972 |
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In collaboration with Harrison and Abramovitz Architects. |
| Box |
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| 11, 75* |
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Documentation |
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Includes project description, correspondence, clippings, notes, research, drawings, and black-and-white photographs. |
| Flatfile |
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| 15**-16** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
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| 78**-81** |
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Rolled drawings |
| Box |
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| 11, 75* |
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Pan Am Building cart, 1963 |
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For Restaurant Associates. Includes proposal, sketches and drawings. |
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Lewis Residence, 1964 |
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Huxtable designed alterations to the kitchen and bathroom. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 11 |
15 |
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Documentation |
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Includes notes, sketches and a plan. |
| Flatfile |
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| 17** |
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Large drawings |
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Includes plans. |
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Sterling Farm Restaurant, 1965 |
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For National Food Management Service, Inc. Huxtable designed the dining room for the Sterling Gardens International Pavilion. |
| Box |
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| 11, 75* |
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Documentation |
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Includes sketches and drawings. |
| Flatfile |
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| 18** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
Folder |
| 12 |
1 |
McCormick & Company Inc., 1966-1967 |
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Huxtable designed an institutional spice rack. Includes correspondence and sketches. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 56 |
8 |
Newark Airport, 1966 |
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For Restaurant Associates. Huxtable designed the employee snack bar, cafe bar and coffee shop. Includes color slides. |
| Box |
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| 12, 75* |
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L'Étoile Restaurant, 1967 |
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For Brody Corporation. Includes correspondence, research and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 12, 62* |
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Fordyce Hamby & Kennerly, 1967-1969 |
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Huxtable designed letterhead and brochures for the architectural office and text for the Sallie Franklin Cheatham Memorial
Garden. Firm name was later changed to Hamby Kennerly Slomanson. Includes correspondence, samples, proofs and drawings.
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| Box |
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| 12-13, 56, 66* |
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Libbey, 1967-1977 |
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A division of Owens-Illinois. Huxtable designs include soda fountain glassware, stemware, an ashtray and a glassware caddy. |
| 12-13, 56, 66* |
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Documentation |
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Includes correspondence, research, notes, catalogs and publicity materials, sketches, drawings, color slides and black-and-white
photographs.
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| Flatfile |
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| 19** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
Folder |
| 13 |
5 |
Martin's V.V.O., 1967 |
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For McKesson & Robbins International. Huxtable designed label. Includes proofs, sketches and clipping. |
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Metropolitan Life Insurance, 1967 |
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Huxtable designed the hospitality room. |
| Box |
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| 13, 56 |
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Documentation |
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Includes color slide, sketches, notes and correspondence. |
| Flatfile |
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| 20** |
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Large drawing |
| Box |
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| 13-14, 62* |
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State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, 1967-1969 |
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For Fordyce Hamby & Kennerly. Huxtable designed directional signage and institutional graphics related to campus architecture.
Includes correspondence, notes, sketches, research, proofs and drawings.
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| Box |
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| 14, 75* |
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Huxtable Residence, 1968-1978 |
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Huxtable made designs for his and Ada Louise's Manhattan home. Includes letters and drawings. |
| Box |
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| 14, 56, 63* |
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KGH Corporation, 1968 |
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Huxtable designed and developed corporate identity materials and promotional brochures. Includes letters, project description,
drawings, proofs, color slides and photograph.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 14 |
7-8 |
Max O. Urban Associates, 1969-1970 |
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Design and development of letterhead and brochure. Includes letters, notes, research and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 14, 75* |
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Metropolitan Transit Authority, 1970-1971 |
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For Johnson & Burgee. Huxtable designed a subway change booth unit. Includes correspondence, color samples, a photograph,
notes and sketches.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 15 |
1 |
Unidentified lighting fixture, 1970-1972 |
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Includes model, correspondence, notes and sketches. Possibly related to or inspired by the Metropolitan Opera Cafe project. |
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Wham-O, 1970-1972 |
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Huxtable submitted designs for a dog droppings scoop, novelty alarm clock, shower curtain and a continuous-use soap cake.
Huxtable also submitted the soap cake design to Lever Brothers.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 15 |
2 |
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Documentation |
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Includes correspondence, notes and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 39 |
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Model for continuous use soap cake |
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World Trade Center, Sky Lobby, 1970-1972 |
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For Port of New York Authority. |
| Box |
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| 15, 56 |
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Documentation |
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Includes color photographs and slides, notes, sketches and clippings. |
| Flatfile |
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| 21**-22** |
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Large drawings |
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Pennsylvania State University, Museum of Art, 1971-1974 |
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Huxtable designed museum exhibition cases. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 15 |
5-6 |
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Documentation |
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Includes correspondence, notes, sketches and drawings. |
| Flatfile |
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| 23** |
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Large drawings |
| Box |
Folder |
| 15 |
8 |
Unidentified cookie dispenser project, 1971 |
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Includes sketches. |
| 15 |
9 |
Unidentified fashion project, 1973-1974 |
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Designs for sportswear. Includes sketches and clippings. |
| 15 |
10 |
Brady Brown Inc., 1974 |
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Huxtable designed antacid container packaging. Includes correspondence, sketches, drawings and notes. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 63* |
2 |
Kelpper Residence, 1974 |
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Huxtable designed cabinets and shelving. |
| Box |
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| 15, 64* |
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Gallagher's, 1975-1976 |
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For Brody Corporation. Includes correspondence, sketches and drawings. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 15 |
12 |
Stuart, Gunn & Furuta, 1976-1979 |
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Huxtable designs include a watering can and various gardening tools. The line was possibly called Pfizer Gardening tools.
Includes correspondence and drawings. Also includes an invoice regarding the design of frozen pie product packaging.
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| 15 |
13 |
Weingarten Consulting, 1976 |
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Huxtable consulted on a project for a potential patent. Includes letters. |
| 15 |
14 |
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, 1977 |
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For Stuart, Gunn & Furuta. Huxtable designed corporate branding. Includes correspondence, notes and sketches. |
| Box |
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| 15, 40, 64* |
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Unidentified, 1941-1972, undated |
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Includes parts for a possible light fixture prototype possibly related to the World Trade Center Sky Lobby project. |
