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Naomi Sims papers

Title
Naomi Sims papers, [ca. 1974-1980]
Author
Sims, Naomi, 1949-2009.

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Description
6 lin. ft.
Summary
Typescripts and research materials for books written by Sims, including ALL ABOUT HEALTH AND BEAUTY FOR THE BLACK WOMAN (1976), HOW TO BE A TOP MODEL (1979), and ALL ABOUT BLACK HAIR FOR THE BLACK WOMAN. Also, some personal and business files including contracts for television shows, the Ford Agency, material on speeches and panel discussions, news clippings, and fan mail.
Subject
  • Sims, Naomi, 1949-2009
  • Ford Agency
  • Modeling agencies
  • African Americans > Health and hygiene
  • Hair > Care and hygiene
  • African American women
  • African Americans in the professions
  • African American women authors
  • Models (Persons)
  • Women > Health and hygiene
Note
  • Material transferred to Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
Source (note)
  • Sims, Naomi/Findlay, Michael
Biography (note)
  • Fashion model, writer.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Accessioned
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
Sc MG 136
OCLC
NYPW89-A195
Author
Sims, Naomi, 1949-2009.
Title
Naomi Sims papers, [ca. 1974-1980]
Biography
Fashion model, writer. Sims was one of the top African-American fashion models of the 1960s and 1970s.
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