Name/Title
Hairdresser's LedgerEntry/Object ID
2020.01.609Scope and Content
Daily planner outlining hair appointments for the year of 1939. Annual income recorded as $978.10. Owner uncertain but nearly all clients female. Some referred to as Mrs. [Last Name], others by first and last name; possibly married vs unmarried. Shop closed one day in March due to flooding, another day due to no electricity, two other days due to funerals, and one due to flu.
Clara Weisheit liked to have her hair shampooed with finger waves. According to "Techniques of the 1920s and 1930s": "Finger waves were developed in the 1920s to add style to, and soften the hard appearance of, the bobbed hairstyles that became very popular during the flapper period. Many Hollywood movie stars wore the latest finger waves which contributed to the popularity and evolution of this style. Finger waving is the shaping or moulding of hair while wet into "s"-shaped curved undulations with the fingers and comb. These waves, when dried without being disturbed, will fall into deep waves. Finger waving differs from marcel waving in that there are no heated irons used on the hair. Not only naturally curly or permanently waved hair can be finger waved, but it is equally successful on straight hair."Acquisition
Accession
2020.01Source or Donor
Miscellaneous FICArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Jan 1, 1939 - Dec 31, 1939
