American Designers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Booth, Virginia
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content: Virginia "Jimmie" Booth Collection
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944-2000, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0729, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Materials primarily consist of advertisements, original sketches, fabric swatches, a scrapbook, newspaper articles, obituary, and photographs relating to Clare Potter (July 7, 1903- January 5, 1999) who is credited as being one of the inventors of American sportswear. In addition, there is an article relating to Claire McCardell (May 24, 1905- March 22, 1958) designer of ready-to-wear clothing and a small number of materials relating to other designers. Materials are arranged first in alphabetical order and then in chronological order within each person.