Artwork by Virginia Adams, late 1930s-early 1940s, consisting of 20 pieces of mostly advertising original art, many in mat boards 7.5" x 8". Enclosure titled "Los Angeles Fashion Report Spring 1939" with 9 loose sheets of original fashion artwork. Several printed advertisements (some on newsprint) for I. Magnin & Co.

Miscellaneous printed material, including a Printers' Manual of Style, the proposal for the Japanese Pavilion at LACMA (printed by Pat Reagh), the 1969 Northrop Annual Report, the 1989 American Rubber Stamp catalog, and others.

Miscellaneous printed material, including a Printers' Manual of Style, the proposal for the Japanese Pavilion at LACMA (printed by Pat Reagh), the 1969 Northrop Annual Report, the 1989 American Rubber Stamp catalog, and others.

This collection consists of files and printed materials created by the Admissions department from the 1930s through 2007. The bulk of the collection is statistic reports on incoming students.

The Administrative Files of Series 1 include form letters used by the department. In addition to Admission Statistics reports in Series 2, there are statistics on enrollment, grades and inquiries by prospective students. The restricted Portfolio Review Logs in Series 3 list all the prospective students by the date they brought their portfolios in to be reviewed, and whether or not they were accepted.

The Printed Materials in Series 4 are mainly handouts to prospective students, including brochures and “View”, which is geared toward high school students. Series 5 consists of general recruitment posters. The 2006 posters feature artwork by alumni Calef Brown (ILLU 1988) and Ann Elliot Cutting (PHOT 1987).

Printed materials, such as letterhead, business cards, and brochures, some dating back to the 1950s, make up Series 11.

The Edward A. Adams Papers relate mainly to Adams's personal life. The pieces related to Art Center are a brochure announcing the opening of the school, correspondence about the school's federal tax exemption, memos about design education in Australia, student honors and awards, as well as the publication "The Future of Japanese Industrial Design". The bulk of the correspondence is to his friends and family members, including daughter Marjorie Stotsky. The legal papers relate to various personal property issues. Three of the photographs are of Adams, one taken on a visit to Japan. The remaining two photographs are promotional images of an advertising class.

This small collections contains mostly Advertising Department brochures and newsletters.

The Public Relations files were created by the former Directors, mainly Jan Kingaard, and staff of Public Relations. Although the dates of the collection span 1944 to 2008, the majority of the records are from the mid-1990s to 2002. The bulk of the collection is the administrative files in Series 1 which document the varied responsibilities of the department, from internal meetings to media outreach.

The files in Series 2 (Academic Departments) and Series 5 (People) contain information collected on Art Center faculty and departments to be used in publicizing Art Center accomplishments. Series 3 (Art Center Campuses) contains publicity about the physical plant, including the move to Pasadena and the acquisition of South Campus.

The Events files in Series 4 document on and off-campus events that the department publicized, especially Super Thursdays. Related to those files are the Sponsored Projects files in Series 7, which contain information on the corporations, projects and students involved for publicity purposes.

The media outreach efforts of the Public Relations Department can be seen in Series 6 (Press Kits and Releases) and Series 8 (Clippings), the latter containing hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles related to Art Center, its students, and their work. The Media Summaries in Series 9 are packets of clippings compiled by Public Relations to be distributed to other administrative departments on campus. These packets are arranged chronologically, following departmental practice.

Series 10 contains the internal communication component of Public Relations. Notable in this series are the Third Thursday Newsbriefs that are distributed to the Art Center community every month and spotlight Art Center news and events.

Printed materials, such as letterhead, business cards, and brochures, some dating back to the 1950s, make up Series 11. Series 12 consists of computer files, almost all of which are on compact disc.

Although part of the Clippings series, several oversized copies of news articles are filed separately, including a reprint of a 1954 Saturday Evening Post article profiling Art Center. Also filed separately are three scrapbooks of clippings that duplicate and supplement the photocopied and filed clippings that were collected by the department from 1971-1985. The oversized items are housed in Boxes 31, 32, and 33.

The Photography and Imaging Department fonds is a top level archival unit that encompasses everything in the Archives created by the Photography and Imaging department. Under the fonds-level are the following collections: Photography and Imaging collection of documents and Photograph collection.

Course was taught by Edward A. "Tink" Adams

The media outreach efforts of the Public Relations Department can be seen in Series 8, Clippings, containing hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles related to Art Center, its students, and their work.

The catalogs and viewbooks describe ArtCenter and its programs, curriculum, and faculty. Student work is always featured, as well as alumni work in some of the catalogs. The books are sent to prospective students, so admissions requirements and forms are included. All of the catalogs and viewbooks were designed at ArtCenter, either by staff in the Design Office or consultants.

The Advertising Department fonds is a top level archival unit that encompasses everything in the Archives created by the Advertising department. Under the fonds-level are the following collections: Advertising collection of documents and Photograph collection.

The Printed Materials in Series 4 are mainly handouts to prospective students, including brochures and “View”, which is geared toward high school students.