Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1950, 1980-2009 (Creation)
Extent
6 folders
Name of creator
Biographical history
Product design was first taught at Art Center in the 1950s within the Industrial Design curriculum. It became a separate department in 1991.
Product Design Department Chairs are:
C. Martin Smith 1987-2008
Karen Hofmann 2008 - present
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Product Design collection contains a handful of folders not created and accessioned from the Department Chairs office. Included are course syllabi, department brochures, and email announcements. Noteworthy items include a furniture exhibition booklet from 1950 and notes that accompany images from a Buckminster Fuller Shower project from 1980.
System of arrangement
Alphabetical
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright held by Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Calif.)
Digital materials and catalog records are made available for educational and research purposes only and cannot be reproduced, distributed, or published without written permission from Art Center College of Design.
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
2005.13, 2008.19, 2009.3, 2010.2, 2010.9
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
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Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
RD, 08/2012