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Richard J. Daley Library, 801 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
Charles Harrison papers
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
-
University of Illinois at Chicago,
801 S. MorganChicago, ILUSA
- Repository Number
- MSHarr00
- Creator
- Harrison, Charles, 1931-
- Title
- Charles Harrison papers,
- Dates
- 1947-1997
- Quantity
- 6.5 linear feet.
- Abstract
- Charles Harrison was a product deisgner who worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co., for nearly 30 years, from 1961 to 1993. The collection includes examples of Charles Harrison's work from his time at Sears.
- Language of the Material
- English
Administrative Information
Biography/Profile
Charles Harrison was a product designer who worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co., for nearly 30 years, from 1961 to 1993. Harrison was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on September 23, 1931. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1954, and completed his Masters in 1963 at Illinois Institute of Technology. After graduating from the Art Institute, he worked for the design firm Robert Podall and Associates, where in 1958, he collaborated on re-designing the popular View-Master. At Sears, he designed many household objects, like garbage cans, scissors and hairdryers. Harrison also served as adjunct faculty at several institutions, including the University of Illinois at Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. In 2006, he published an autobiography called "A Life's Design."
Scope and Content
The collection includes examples of Charles Harrison's work from his time at Sears. There are design sketches, blueprints and product presentation boards, along with several awards received during his time with Sears. There are also samples of the work of several of his colleagues, including: C.G. Bjorncrants, A.W. Duncan, C.D. Dushek, A. Eckel, Jon Hauser, Ronald W. Guttenberg, Lasseigne, R.G. Martelet, Reinecke and Associates, Ray Roberts and R. Runszy.
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Use restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Charles Harrison papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
Indexed Terms
Inventory
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Charles Harrison Papers
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 1
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: bags for storage
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 2
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: bars, portable
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 3
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: bicycle, stationary
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 4
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: blenders, super
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 5
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: can opener
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 6
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: campers
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 7
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: chairs, steno and executive
- Dates
- 1965-1975
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 8
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: clocks, electric wall
- Dates
- 1986
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 9
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: curling iron
- Dates
- 1978
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 10
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: desk
- Dates
- 1967
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 11
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: hair clipper, motor driver
- Dates
- 1970
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 12
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: hair curlers
- Dates
- 1978-1979
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 13
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: hair dryer, portable
- Dates
- 1965-1990
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 14
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: hair vacuum
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 15
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: massager, back with heat
- Dates
- 1975
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 16
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: mixer, electric portable
- Dates
- 1969
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 17
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: mops, wet
- Dates
- 1962
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 18
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: organ, children's
- Dates
- 1962
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 19
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: phonograph
- Dates
- 1972-1973
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 20
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: recorder, cassette
- Dates
- 1977
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 21
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: scissors, electric
- Dates
- 1973
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 22
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: sewing machine, portable case
- Dates
- 1971-1995
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 23
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: shoe buffer
- Dates
- 1968-1971
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 24
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: speaker
- Dates
- 1972
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 25
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: spindles (table legs)
- Dates
- 1972-1973
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 26
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: toasters
- Dates
- 1968-1976
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 27
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: toothbrush, electric
- Dates
- undated
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 28
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: wall unit shelving
- Dates
- 1970-1975
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 29
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: whirlpool, drop-in unit
- Dates
- 1973-1979
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 30
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: window guards
- Dates
- 1975-1985
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 31
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: make-up cases. 1975-1976
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 32
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Harrison design: for YWCA
- Dates
- 1970
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 33
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- C. G. Bjorncrantz blueprints: Kenmore kitchen stove
- Dates
- 1949
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 34
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- A. W. Duncan blueprints: Kenmore kitchen stove and Coldspot soda fount
- Dates
- 1947-1951
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 35
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- A. Eckel blueprints: coffee pot and toaster
- Dates
- 1969-1977
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 36
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Jon Hauser design: toaster
- Dates
- 1944
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 37
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Reinecke and Associates blueprints: paint brushes
- Dates
- 1969
Box 1 Oversize - Folder 38
Container 1 Oversize
- Title
- Unidentified design sketches and assorted photographs
- Dates
- undated
Box 2 - Folder 39
Container 2
- Title
- Missing (March 2006) Harrison design: clothes hamper
- Dates
- undated
Box 2 - Folder 40
Container 2
- Title
- Missing (March 2006) Harrison design: heater/sunlamp
- Dates
- undated
Box 2 - Folder 41
Container 2
- Title
- Missing (March 2006) Harrison design: radio
- Dates
- 1964
Box 2 - Folder 42
Container 2
- Title
- Missing (March 2006) Harrison design: shaver, electric
- Dates
- 1971
Box 2 - Folder 43
Container 2
- Title
- List of Harrison's co-workers
- Dates
- undated
Box 2 - Folder 44
Container 2
- Title
- C.D. Dushek blueprints: shutter hinges and waster disposer
- Dates
- 1969-1971
Box 2 - Folder 45
Container 2
- Title
- R.G. Martelet design: glass bathroom shelf
- Dates
- undated
Box 2 - Folder 46
Container 2
- Title
- book: Don Reidys' "Ideas for Your Sketch"
- Dates
- 1976
Box 2 - Folder 47
Container 2
- Title
- Sears Product Development award: general, 1975 and AM/FM 8 Track In-dash radio
- Dates
- 1976
Box 2 - Folder 48
Container 2
- Title
- Sears Product Development award: Sewing Machine Heads
- Dates
- 1977
Box 2 - Folder 49
Container 2
- Title
- Sears Partners in Progress award
- Dates
- 1985
Box 3 - Folder 50
Container 3
- Title
- Sears Partners in Progress award
- Dates
- 1986
Box 3 - Folder 51
Container 3
- Title
- International Review of American Art, v. 13, no. 1, pgs 1-69 and CD
- Dates
- 1999
Box 3 - Folder 52
Container 3
- Title
- Masters Thesis: An Exploration of Fragmented Wood Forms, IIT
- Dates
- 1963
Box 3 - Folder 53
Container 3
- Title
- Patents
- Dates
- 1963-1981
Box 3 - Folder 54
Container 3
- Title
- Certificates
- Dates
- 1987-1997
Box 3 - Folder 55
Container 3
- Title
- Industrial Design VHS, 18 minutes
- Dates
- undated
Box 3 - Folder 56
Container 3
- Title
- IDI and You, American Designers Institute by-laws
- Dates
- undated
Box 3 - Folder 57
Container 3
- Title
- Script for "Labor of the Future" slide show, by Verna Jackson
- Dates
- 1980
Box 4 - Folder 103
Container 4
- Title
- slides for "Labor of the Future" presentation
- Dates
- 1980
Oversize Material - Folder 58
Harrison/Coleman report on tractors
1988
Oversize Materials - Folder 59
Newspaper articles on Harrison
1993
Oversize Materials - Folder 60
Harrison blueprints: hair dryer and record changer
1963
Oversize Material - Folder 61
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: sewing machine, auto-focus
film
1972-1981
Oversize Material - Folder 62
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: camera, office equipment,
kitchen design
1981
Oversize Material - Folder 63
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: energy efficiency,
dishwasher
1972
Oversize Material - Folder 64
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: dishwasher
1972
Oversize Material - Folder 65
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: dishwasher
1972
Oversize Material - Folder 66
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: baby crib
1973
Oversize Material - Folder 67
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: baby crib
1973
Oversize Material - Folder 68
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: sewing machine
1972
Oversize Material - Folder 69
Ronald W. Guttenberg promotional materials: sewing machine
1972
Oversize Materials - Folder 70
Harrison promotional materials: fences. 1973
Oversize Material - Folder 71
Ray Roberts D/833 camera, Lasseigne D/632 camera, Guttenberg
materials
1973
Oversize Material - Folder 72
Runszy and Guttenberg promotional materials
undated
Oversize Materials - Folder 73
D/603 camera promotional materials
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 74
D/603 camera presentation materials: uses and new features
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 75
D/603 camera presentation materials: the future of cameras
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 76
D/603 camera presentation materials: target marketing
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 77
D/603 camera presentation materials: side-by-side competition in Brand
Central
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 78
D/603 camera presentation materials: packing design and
spotlighting
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 79
D/603 camera presentation materials: LXI and brand image
undated
Oversize Material - Folder 80
D/603 camera presentation materials: brand image
undated