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: The Anatomy of a Commodity – Chiquita's "How to read a banana" and the Invention of Produce Branding
  2. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Anatomy of Autonomy – The 1966 Bulova Commander Collection and the American System of Watchmaking
  3. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Sanctuary of the Highway – The 1968 Ford LTD and the Democratization of Silence
  4. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Illumination of Memory – The Kodak Instamatic 104 and the Flashcube Revolution
  5. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Empire of the Sky and the Democratization of the Globe – Pan Am "Do the town."
  6. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Zenith of the American Living Room – Admiral Rectangular Color TV
  7. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Architecture of Slumber – The 1967 Simmons Golden Value
  8. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Architect of the Great Society – Lyndon B. Johnson
  9. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Firestone Margin of Safety
  10. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Zenith of General Motors
  11. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Wide-Track Illusion – The 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix Exhibition
  12. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Sartorial Armor of Terence Stamp – A Foster Grant Exhibition
  13. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Instant Gratification Protocol – The Polaroid Color Pack Camera Exhibitio
  14. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Ten-Dollar Titan – The Autolite Ford Indianapolis 500 Exhibition
  15. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Sub-Zero Socialite – The Whirlpool Automatic Icemaker Exhibition by Mort Drucker