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 Architecture of Unrestricted Mobility – Avis "Rent it Here - Leave it There" Advertisement (Circa 1956)
  2. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Architecture of Masculine Dominance – Pierre Cardin Editorial Illustration (Circa 1980s)
  3. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Semantics of Arrogance – JOY de Jean Patou Advertisement (Circa 1980s)
  4. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Stroke of Seduction – 1970s Christian Dior "Dioressence" Advertisement
  5. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Tailfin of Rebellion – "Blue Cadillac" by Peter Lloyd
  6. The Time Traveller's Dossier: The Oil Baron's Chariot – 1970s "HOU$TON" Editorial Illustration
  7. The Time Traveller's Dossier: Engineering as High Art – 1981 Honda CBX Advertisement
  8. The Time Traveller's Dossier: How a 1959 Beer Ad Turned Alcohol into 'Health Food' – Barley and Malt Institute Advertisement
  9. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER :THE BIRTH OF THE WIDE-TRACK
  10. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER: OLD CROW - THE MYTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN BOURBON
  11. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER: PAN AM - THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE AMERICAN TOURIST
  12. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER :THE APPARITION OF HERITAGE — THE STRIDING MAN
  13. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER: THE KOREAN WAR ANCHOR AND THE SCARCITY OF LUXURY
  14. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER:CULTURE WEAPONIZATION — "IT'S THE GOING THING"
  15. THE TIME TRAVELER'S DOSSIER:THE ENGINEERING OF ELEGANCE, THE GUCCI TRUNK, AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF REASON