The Maybelline Story
Room VII · The Archive

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All 1,354 published posts, spanning 17 calendar years, in one place — searchable and sortable by publication date or title.

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From the Study — Tom Lyle Williams’ innovations transformed Maybelline from a kitchen-based startup into a cosmetics giant.
From the Study — Tom Lyle Williams’ innovations transformed Maybelline from a kitchen-based startup into a cosmetics giant.
From the Library — Harald Rags Ragland, the top executive outside the Williams family.
From the Library — Harald Rags Ragland, the top executive outside the Williams family.
From the Garage — A 1934 Packard Convertible, redesigned and renamed Clenet.
From the Garage — A 1934 Packard Convertible, redesigned and renamed Clenet.

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  1. The Beach Boys sing, God Only Knows.
  2. Lash-Brow-Ine history, by James Bennett.
  3. Miss Maybelline, Rest in Peace!!!
  4. Sharrie Williams: Tom Lyle Williams Jr.
  5. Tom Lyle Williams Jr. dies in his 60’s, two years after his father.
  6. Who Killed Miss Maybelline?
  7. Miss Maybelline” is born, after Tom Lyle’s death.
  8. Maybelline’s owner, Tom Lyle Williams, dies at 80 years old.
  9. Love Vintage, Romance and Nostalgia?
  10. Maybelline Story, supports Instruments 4 Africa.
  11. Maybelline, Bi-Centennial Wedding of the Year, 1976.
  12. Eye’s on the Stars, while Tom Lyle slips away.
  13. Goodbye Norma Jean, filmed at Casa Guillermo in 1975.
  14. Maybelline Heiress Evelyn Williams becomes a Bride in her 70’s.
  15. Maybelline sisters, Mabel and Eva Williams, 50th Wedding Anniversaries.
  16. Maybelline Kissing Sticks, 1977.
  17. Maybelline Commercial, early 1960’s.
  18. Maybelline – Father of the Bride – 1973.
  19. Maybelline Girl becomes a Bride!
  20. My great uncle, Tom Lyle,Williams, gives his blessing, as I head to the alter in 1973.
  21. Tom Lyle Williams last pictures with the family.
  22. Before Maybelline New York the brand was known as Maybelline.
  23. Beach Boy Dennis Wilson’s Iconic Surfboard lives on with Chuck Williams, BB1.
  24. Beach Boys with Chuck Williams having Fun, Fun, Fun, since 1970.
  25. Maybelline Kids: “To Thine Own Self Be True, in the 1970’s.
  26. Great Lash Mascara celebrates it’s 40th anniversary.
  27. WHAT HAPPENED TO Tom Lyle Williams, sister in law, Evelyn Williams.
  28. Maybelline money, a blessing and a curse for my family.
  29. Tom Lyle Williams watches his family spend, spend, spend!
  30. a day in the life of a Maybelline Story reader

Adjoining rooms

Room I The Study Founder and brand history. How a kitchen-table lash remedy became an American empire — the anchor of the whole archive. Room III The Gallery Vintage advertising and packaging, hung as plates — every carton, card and full-page ad, shown at full resolution. Room IX The Garage Cars, automobiles, Packards, car shows, awards and exotic vehicles connected with the Williams family.

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