Historical Background
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Park-Brannock.
label: Collection Creator
content: Park, Ernest N.
label: Collection Creator
content: Brannock, Otis C.
label: Collection Creator
content: Brannock, Charles F., 1903-1992
label: Collection Creator
content: Brannock Device Company.
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content: Brannock Device Company Records
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content: Brannock Device Company Records / Subgroup 2: Park-Brannock Shoe Store Records
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1963
label: Date
content: 1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0672, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Newspaper and magazine articles about Park-Brannock anniversaries, moves into new stores, and the 1981 closing dominate this series.  These articles are useful in understanding the rise of Park-Brannock as a leading shoe and accessory retailer.  Photo-laden articles put the industrial design-influenced decor of each store into context.