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Charles Harrison papers

Charles Harrison was a product designer and executive who worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co. for nearly 30 years, from 1961 to 1993. He was the first African-American executive to work at that company. The collection includes examples of Charles Harrison's work from his time at Sears.

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Color Scheme for Portable Cassette Recorder
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Transcribed from image: Color scheme for cassette recorder (youth type) #2163, Black, Dark Smoke, Blue; Industrial Design D/817. Sears, Roebuck and Co. Designer: C. Harrison; Date: 7-14-77 Sketch 1 of 1.
Date:
July 14, 1977
Collection:
Charles Harrison papers
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Portable cassette player/radio
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Transcribed from image: Flexable [sic] plastic handle; Dark plastic raps [sic] over to top; Industrial Design D/817. Sears, Roebuck and Co. Designer: C. Harrison; Date: 5-2-77; Sketch 1A of 4.
Date:
May 6, 1977
Collection:
Charles Harrison papers
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Portable cassette player/radio
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Transcribed from image: Handle detail change; Dark plastic raps [sic] over to top; Industrial Design D/817. Sears, Roebuck and Co. Designer: C. Harrison; Date: 5-2-77; Sketch 1 of 4.
Date:
May 2, 1977
Collection:
Charles Harrison papers
Access:
Public access
Portable cassette player/radio
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Transcribed from image: Drawn by 3-1-77 [illegible text]; Design by [illegible text]; Scale 1/1; Model [illegible text]; Part no. IDEA; Name PD-03/5; Orion Electrical Co., Ltd.; Section: Design Room
Date:
March 1, 1977
Collection:
Charles Harrison papers
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Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme:
African American History
Design History
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