Jeanette Gaffin Original Millinery Shop records

  • Creator Names Jeanette Gaffin Original Millinery Shop (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title Jeanette Gaffin Original Millinery Shop records [manuscript], 1944-1962.
  • Physical description 4 linear feet (5 boxes)
  • Collection summary Ledgers and scrapbook from the Jeanette Gaffin Original Millinery Shop (638 N. Michigan Ave.) in Chicago (Ill.). Ledgers list customers, items bought, and prices. Scrapbook includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Jeanette Green-Field Gaffin worked with Bes-Ben Inc., a millinery shop operated by her brother Benjamin Green-Field and sister Bessie Green-Field Warshawsky, and she opened her own millinery shop in 1937, retiring in 1962.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Edward Klein (1987.0421.29-30a-d).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Bes-Ben, Inc., records and the Benjamin Benedict Green-Field photograph collection (1989.0562). Hats by Bes-Ben are among the costume artifacts of Chicago History Museum.
  • Names
    • Jeanette Gaffin Original Millinery Shop (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • Gaffin, Jeanette Green-Field, -1981 Archives.
    • Gaffin, Jeanette Green-Field, -1981.
  • Subjects
    • Millinery Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Millinery workers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Clothing and dress Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women consumers United States 20th century.
    • Women fashion designers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Women-owned business enterprises Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Ledgers. aat
    • Newsletters. aat
    • Photographic prints. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.