Major exhibitions and special events
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Shaver, Dorothy, 1893-1959
label: Collection Donor
content: Shaver, Elsie
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content: Dorothy Shaver Papers
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content: Dorothy Shaver Papers / Series 2: Professional Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1958
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0631, Subseries 2.4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The subseries includes correspondence, press releases, invitations, event programs, schedules, and clippings related to major exhibitions and special events held by Lord &Taylor.  These events typically showcased home furnishings, art, clothing, and textiles from around the world and offered for sale to Lord & Taylor customers.  Also present is an oversized scrapbook documenting Lord &Taylor's 1928 Exposition of Modern French Decorative Art.  It includes clippings, event programs, and photographs of the event.  Photographs related to this event and as other Lord &Taylor events can be found in series 4.  Materials in this subseries are arranged alphabetically by title of event.