Using vintage photographs, advertisements, and artifacts from the Levi Strauss & Co. Archives, company historian Lynn Downey tells this firm's riveting story from 1853 through today. From the rise of the dude ranch to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Levi Strauss & Co. continues to influence global culture with innovative products and industry-leading corporate-citizenship initiatives.
Title: Levi Strauss historian speaks at Museum Monday
Publisher: Wickenburg Sun
Author: Staff Writer
Date: 11/20/2008 The first corporate historian hired for Levi
Strauss & Co. will speak at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Monday (Nov. 24) at 5 p.m. Lynn Downey was hired as the first
historian for Levi & Strauss Co. in 1989, after receiving her
master's degree in library and information science from the
University of California, Berkeley, specializing in archives
administration. Downey manages the Levi & Strauss Corporate
Archives in San Francisco, which includes clothing, marketing
materials, photographs and artifacts. One archival item in
particular will be of interest to Wickenburg residents: a pair of
Levi's jeans purchased by a miner named Homer Campbell at Brayton's
Commercial Co. in Wickenburg in 1917. The fascinating story of how
this pair of jeans found its way to the Levi Strauss & Co. archives
will be revealed in her lecture this Monday. Downey has published a
number of books, articles and book reviews on historical subjects,
including "This is a Pair of Levi's] Jeans" (1995), and "Levi
Strauss & Co., a corporate history for Arcadia Publishing's Images
of America series" (2007). Her next project is a biography of
company founder Levi Strauss. Downey is the media spokesperson for
company history and has appeared on numerous global television
shows, including "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Today". She
frequently goes on press tours with vintage products for fashion
journalists. She is also a regular speaker at the Fashion Institute
for Design and Merchandising and the California College of the Arts
in San Francisco. Downey's presentation begins at 5 p.m. at the
Desert Caballeros Western Museum and is free to the public.
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