Anne "Kaylan" Pickford papers, 1940s-2000s

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Summary

Creator:
Pickford, Kaylan and John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Abstract:
Anne Woodbridge Pickford (1930-2004), known professionally as Kaylan Pickford, was a model, actor, and author based in New York, active from the 1970s to the 2000s. Her papers include manuscripts, correspondence, financial records, clippings, black-and-white and color photography, and slides. The collection addresses topics on womens modeling, beauty, and nonfiction authorship. Companies represented include Ford Modeling Agency; Vogue; 50 Plus Magazine; Ambrose Nani and Associates; Little, Brown and Company; Readers Digest; Alfred A. Knopf; Beacon; Harper & Row; and MacMillan Publishing Co. Aquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English, Italian, and German.
Collection ID:
RL.13159

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the personal life and professional activities of Anne "Kaylan" Pickford. Materials date from the 1940s to early 2000s and includes manuscripts, correspondence, financial records, clippings, black-and-white and color photographs, slides, and day planners. Topics represented in the collection include career modeling for women over 40 and early pathways for publication. Companies represented include Ford Modeling Agency; Vogue; 50 Plus Magazine; Ambrose Nani and Associates; Little, Brown and Company; Readers Digest; Alfred A. Knopf; Beacon; Harper & Row; and MacMillan Publishing Co.

Biographical / historical:

Anne Woodbridge Pickford (1930-2004), commonly known during her career as Kaylan Pickford, was a model, actor and author. In the 1970s she began her entertainment career at the age of 44, and she worked in the entertainment industry into her 70s.

Pickford was born May 20th, 1930, in Boston. She attended Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts, and the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, where she studied drawing and silversmithing. After the death of her second husband, Pickford began her modeling career with Ford Modeling Agency, working closely with J. Frederick Smith. By the peak of her career she was portrayed as the oldest supermodel by several publications, including the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today. During the 1980s, Pickford appeared in several feature and made-for-television films. She died November 8, 2004, in Pomfret, Connecticut.

Sources:

Anne Pickford obituary, Smith and Walker Funeral Home website, accessed September 2025.

Kaylan Pickford bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed September 2025.

Acquisition information:
The Anne "Kaylan" Pickford papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from Anne Howze in 2024.
Processing information:

Processed by Brandee Newkirk, September 2025;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2024-0115.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into the following series: Modeling Career, Personal Record, and Writings.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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