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Emmett McBain design papers 66 objects
Emmett McBain became a prominent African American advertising designer, working as a designer for Vince Cullers and Associates, an art supervisor for J. W. Thompson in Detroit, and a creative consultant for Soft Sheen Products. This collection consists of various visual advertisements designed by McBain, primarily print ads, transparencies of bill boards and record album covers.


Society of Typographic Arts 74 objects
This collection consists of the organizational records and design examples from the Society of Typographic Arts (STA), a Chicago-based organization of graphic design professionals. It includes STA publications, especially exhibition catalogs, and other materials.


Charles Harrison papers 94 objects
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.