Albert Richard Football Maps
Content Description
The Albert Richard Football Map Collection consists of four oversize poster maps published by the Milwaukee-based Albert Richard Clothing Company and created by artists F.E. Cheeseman. The colorful maps depict the contemporary football scene with an emphasis on college football. Many college football teams are represented geographically on the maps by pennants and/or mascots. The maps also include other information around the edge like conference champions, historical All-Americans, or keys to the map. Some maps include brief information about professional football. The reverse of the maps include advertisements, the previous season's All American teams, and sometimes list conference schedules. Formats include posters.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1946
Creator
- Cheeseman, F. E. (Person)
- Albert Richard Company (Milwaukee, Wis.) (Organization)
- Rice, Grantland (Henry Grantland), 1880-1954 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
The Albert Richard Clothing Company was a division of Fried Osterman Company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fried Osterman, founded in the early twentieth century, manufactured gloves and Albert Richard, established in the 1920s, manufactured sportswear, particularly men's outerwear like coats and jackets. Albert Richard produced oversize promotional materials like maps to advertise its products. The promotional items were distributed by the company to stores that sold Albert Richard products and were then given away to customers. Fried Osterman sold Albert Richard to the Drybak corporation in the 1950s, which eventually discontinued the brand.
Little information is available about the artist F.E. Cheeseman who created the football maps.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 F3 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Condition Description
Two of the maps are framed in cardboard matting
Genre / Form
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- December 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository