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Gardner, Fiona

 Person

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Fiona Gardner collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013.61; 2015.32
Abstract

The Fiona Gardner collection contains news clippings and research on the selection of Miss Subways contestants, as well as correspondence written and received by Gardner during the composition of the book, Meet Miss Subways, published in 2012, featuring Gardner’s photographs and texts by Amy Zimmer and Kathy Lee Peiss.

Dates: 1941 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2012

Series 1: Miss Subways Research, 1942 - 2012

 Series
Identifier: 2015.32.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 1942 - 2012

Series 2: Correspondence, 2008 - 2012

 Series
Identifier: 2015.32.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 2008 - 2012

Series 3: Printed Materials, 1943 - 2012

 Series
Identifier: 2015.32.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 1943 - 2012

Sub-series 1.1: Biographical Research, 1942 - 2012

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2015.32.1.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 1942 - 2012

Sub-series 1.2: Other Contest Research, 1944 - 1953

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2015.32.1.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 1944 - 1953

Sub-series 1.3: Miss Subways Contest Research, 1942 - 2010

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2015.32.1.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 1942 - 2010

Sub-series 2.1: Publishing Correspondence, 2008 - 2009

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2015.32.1; Series 2015.32.2; Series 2015.32.3, Folder: 5: Publishing Correspondence, 2008-2009
Identifier: 2015.32.2.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 2008 - 2009

Sub-series 2.2: Returned Correspondence, 2010 - 2012

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2015.32.1; Series 2015.32.2; Series 2015.32.3, Folder: 6: Returned Correspondence, 2010-2012
Identifier: 2015.32.2.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: 2010 - 2012

Sub-series 3.1: Books, 2012

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2015.32.1; Series 2015.32.2; Series 2015.32.3, Folder: 7: Meet Miss Subways by Fiona Gardner and Amy Zimmer, 2012
Identifier: 2015.32.3.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.

Dates: Publication: 2012

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 11
Collection 1
 
Subject
Beauty contestants–New York (State)–New York–Pictorial works 1
Beauty contests–New York (State)–New York–History 1
Books 1
Car cards 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1