This series includes official copies of any literature or other material made available to the public such as college catalogs. This series may also include detailed course descriptive information, including background materials and supporting documentation.
Undergraduate catalogs provide information about the college's academic programs, including curricula and course descriptions. The catalogs also include information about admissions, tuition, and scholarships as well as academic calendars. In addition, the catalogs document the college's history and mission, its campus and facilities, the members of its administration and faculty, and its student life. Some of the catalogs also include images of the college's campus and community, especially from the 1970s to the 2000s. There are normally three (3) copies of each catalog.
3 folders of Ramona Ramos' school work when she was a student at FIT. Includes sketches, examples of sewing, biographies of designers, paper patterns, report on millinery history, machine skills course work, and collages.
Sans titreFIT course catalog covering the 1954-1955 academic year.
This collection is comprised of oral history interviews with prominent twentieth- and twenty-first-century fashion industry businesspeople, designers, and artists, as well as members of the FIT faculty and staff.
Sans titrePhotocopied, pasted, and laminated articles and pamphlets concerning trade associations within the apparel industry, including articles from DM, Eastern Apparel Magazine, and Fur Age Weekly.
The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.
Interview with Andrew Goodman and his relationship and history with the Bergdorf Goodman store.
Sans titreWith an interview of Andrew Goodman conducted by Bob Riley in 1977 as the root, Estelle Ellis and Valerie Steele extended this oral history of Bergdorf Goodman in 1997 by interviewing others who worked for Bergdorf Goodman and knew Andrew Goodman.
This collection is comprised of original sketches and photographs, business and promotional materials, and materials related to the fashion career of George Simonton as well as his work at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Sans titreCoursework of John Touhey from his attendance of the Columbia Oral History Program. Includes oral history interview conducted by Touhey with Ann McCoy Wyeth.
This folder is comprised of miscellaneous press clippings dating from 1978 to 2007.
This folder is comprised of miscellaneous press clippings dating from 1978 to 2006 including undated press.
Sally Kirkland and Nancy White discuss the life of Vera Maxwell.
Sans titreJohn Touhey interviews Vera Maxwell over several days in the winter of 1979 about her childhood, her entry into and experiences in the fashion industry, as well as where she sees it going.
Sans titreDocuments describing the planning, formation, and implementation of various oral history projects administrated by the FIT Library and other FIT departments. Includes meeting minutes, class documents from John Touhey's oral history studies, histories, and documentation. Bulk of the content relates to the Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries series within the Oral History collection.
Arthur Jablow reflecting on his father-in-law, Maurice Rentner. There is a most interesting section in the Oral Memoirs of Maurice Rentner, (his father-in-law) which provides considerable insight into other facets of the ready-to-wear business.
Sans titreMildred Klare reflecting on Maurice Rentner.
Sans titreThis series is comprised of in-progress design sketchbook pages ranging from 1982 to 2018, some undated. The folder also includes draft sketches, final sketches, published sketchbooks and oversized sketches.
This folder is comprised of design sketches from 1982.
Conducted by Mildred Finger on various dates in 1982, this series of seven oral history interviews comprises a memoir of Maurice Rentner from family members and colleagues.
Selma Frankel reflecting on her father, Maurice Rentner.
Sans titreBernice Rentner Jablow reflecting on her father, Maurice Rentner.
Sans titrePaula Neiman, stylist, reflecting on Maurice Rentner
Sans titreIra Rentner reflecting on his brother, Maurice Rentner.
Sans titreLillian Sloan, former shop owner who bought from Maurice Rentner for many years, reflecting on Maurice Rentner.
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