Betty Ford Donates Dress to First Ladies Collection

ID: SIA RU000371 [76-7870-11A]

Creator: Wooten, John

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1976

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1976, Image No. 76-7870-11A

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Summary

Donation of Betty Ford dress to collection of First Ladies gowns at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, with Frankie Welch, fashion designer, First Lady Betty Ford, and Secretary S. Dillon Ripley.

Subject

  • Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001
  • Ford, Betty 1918-2011
  • Welch, Frankie 1923?-
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
  • National Museum of History and Technology

Notes

  • Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
  • Featured in the "Torch," August 1976.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1976, Image No. 76-7870-11A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1976
  • June 24, 1976

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Clothing and dress
  • Presidents' spouses
  • First ladies

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [76-7870-11A]

Physical description

8 x 10;

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