Scope and Contents The Henry D. Bowman Lilac Hedges Collection (2011-147-0) is a collection of greeting cards, business papers, and other items pertaining to the former Lilac Hedges greeting card company of Litchfield, Connecticut.  Henry “Denny” Bowman provided designs for cards for Lilac Hedges in the 1950s, later establishing his own separate studio and working in collaboration with Ralph Hinchman. Among the items in this collection are sample pages with examples of card designs by Ralph P. Hinchman, Jac...

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The Elsa Hinchman Clark collection (2010-271-0) contains documents from the Woodruff family.

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Lilac Hedges materials. Cocktail invitations, a package of 10 party invitations. [2004-01-0-2] Invitation to the opening of the annual exhibition of commerical art at Lilac Hedges Studio. Ralph Hinchman III private showing.

Scope and Contents The Lilac Hedges Collection (2011-08-0) is a collection of greeting cards, original artwork, and other items pertaining to the former Lilac Hedges greeting card company of Litchfield, Connecticut. The card company was founded by Ralph P. Hinchman III, and was based in two buildings in Litchfield, a house and a barn, that originally belonged to the historic Echo Farms. The property was renamed “Lilac Hedges” by Ralph P. Hinchman III’s relatives, and the company was named after the property....

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Lilac Hedges Love Notes (2011-135-0) consists of two packages of shrink-wrapped heart-shaped love notes with coordinating envelopes. One is the faded face of a woman surrounded by stylized flowers, the other consists of stylized birds with blue clouds in the background.

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Lilac Hedges Stationery in box (2015-42-0) Lilac Stationery Box Set containing stationery made by Lilac Hedges. Box includes five papers and five matching envelops. The design is a floral design having purple and blue flowers.

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Liliac Hedges Card (2015-83-0) Liliac Hedges Christmas Card with mailing envelope. Card # 935

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The Jac Venza Photographs (2011-133-0) is a series of eight photographs of indoor and outdoor dinner parties from 1974-1977.  Ralph Hinchmen of Lilac Hedges appears in two of the photographs. Jac Venza and Ralph Hinchman met early in the launching of Lilac Hedges.  Venza worked as a card designer and introducted Hinchman to other artists, including Hillary Knight and Andy Warhol.