The Record Institute Journal

Research notes, curatorial essays, and historical context from The Record Institute’s archive of analog print media.

  1. The Time Traveller’s Dossier: 1970s The Vargas Girl Vintage Illustration — The Ethereal Elegance of the American Pin-Up
  2. The Time Traveller’s Dossier: 1981 Nocona Boots Vintage Advertisement — The Hyper-Masculine Mythos of the American West
  3. The Time Traveller’s Dossier: 1980 American Express Card Vintage Advertisement — The Assurance of Global Mobility
  4. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Electronic Antidote – The 1975 Datsun 280-Z and the Fuel-Injected Conquest of the American Grand Touring Market
  5. The Time Traveller's Dossier: Rotary Audacity – The Mazda Wankel Engine, the 1970s Oil Crisis, and the Rolls-Royce Provocation
  6. The Time Traveller's Dossier: Terrestrial Navigation – The Timberland Boat Shoe and the Evolution of Amphibious Footwear
  7. The Time Traveller's Dossier: Gridline Velocity – Kenwood Car Stereo and the Cybernetic Dawn of Automotive High-Fidelity
  8. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Engineer's Manifesto – The 1975 BMW 530i and the Birth of the Ultimate Driving Machine
  9. The Time Traveller's Dossier: Aeronautical Architecture on the Asphalt – The SAAB 96 V4 and the Engineering of Adverse Weather Superiority
  10. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Suburb's Sea – Avon for Men, the Windjammer Mythos, and the Commodification of Mid-Century Masculinity
  11. The Time Traveller's Dossier: Capturing the Outlaw – The General Electric Flashcube and the Democratization of Amateur Photography
  12. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Architecture of the Airwaves – Admiral Color Television, the Sonar Remote, and the Transformation of the American Living Room
  13. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Masquerade of Quality – Nabisco's 1968 Ritz "Can't Disguise" Campaign and the Golden Age of Snack Branding
  14. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Color Revolution – The 1968 Zenith Handcrafted Golden Jubilee and the Generational Shift in Consumer Electronics
  15. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Competitive Edge – The 1968 Mercury Lineup and the Architecture of American Automotive Prestige