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MEMPHIS ROTARY GONG, July 15, 1976. Maid of Cotton, Victoria Laughlin, 1976. [color]

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MEMPHIS ROTARY GONG, July 15, 1976. Maid of Cotton, Victoria Laughlin, 1976. [color].
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Object Details

Collector

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

Names

Laughlin, Victoria

Collection Creator

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
National Cotton Council

Collection Citation

Maid of Cotton Records, 1939-1993, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

MEMPHIS ROTARY GONG, July 15, 1976. "Two Hundred Years of Cotton" as presented by Victoria Laughlin, 1976 Maid of Cotton, Tuesday, July 20, 1976, Holiday inn-Rivermont - Holiday Hall. Victoria Laughlin's picture is on the cover.
sova.nmah.ac.1176_ref725

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86c7ef67e-d6f9-4a7e-932b-00d6bd8a1b80

Local Numbers

AC1176-0000044.tif (AC Scan No.)

Exhibitions Note

Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "The Experience of a Lifetime: The Maid of Cotton Story, 1939-1993", from December 1, 2010 to March 25, 2011. Craig Orr, curator.

Topic

Beauty contestants
Beauty contests -- United States
Cotton industry
Cotton textile industry

Collector

Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

See more items in

Maid of Cotton Records
Maid of Cotton Records / Series 1: Organizational and Pageant Files / 1.1: Maid of Cotton Files / Victoria Laughlin

Sponsor

This collection was processed with a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. and Michelle Pitcher Trulaske, 2010.

Extent

1 Item (Ink on paper., 9" x 6".)

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Periodicals

Arrangement

Series: 1976 Rotary Tour, box: Blue file box.

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Periodicals

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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NMAH.AC.1176
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1560698587085-1560698587118-1

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