The Garth Parker premium toy design papers contain materials from 1978 through 2014, with the bulk of the materials dated between 1995 and 2012. This collection holds both original and licensed character product sketches, designs, portfolios, presentations, product notebooks, and reference materials. Parker’s designs portray merchandise created for fast-food restaurants, cereal brands, amusement parks, cake decorations, and more. Additional scope and content information can be found under the “Contents List” section of this finding aid.

The Garth Parker premium toy design papers are arranged into three series, one of which has been further divided into subseries. The physical materials are housed in 85 archival document boxes and 3 oversized flat folders. Digital files are accessible on-site at The Strong.