FIT general historical material includes FIT organizational charts, press, stationary and letterhead, and other materials that relate to the history of the college.
Press written by FIT and about FIT by other publications.
Historical videos related to the history of FIT. Titles include "FIT at 40," and "FIT at 50."
Sans titrevideo about FIT's 50th anniversary
A collection of photographs documenting the Fashion Institute of Technology from its founding to the late 1980s.
Sans titreTwo photographs of women modelling outfits. One photograph of 4 female students in front the of Needle Trades Building, labelled on back.
Photographs taken by Bruce Davidson. Stamped on reverse of photographs as copyright 1969 Magnum Photos. Also stamped FIT Information Services, Advertising Design, and Atmosphere Campus - In and Around.
Photographs of scenes related to the Fashion Buying and Merchandising Program: people looking at clothing and reviewing business documentation.
Photographs of handbag handles, students working with leather creating handbags, clutches, and handbags designs.
Photographs of students in the Textile program classes, doing textile identification, creating textile designs, doing screen printing, textile designs, weaving on a loom, selecting fabrics from manufacturers, and attending a guest lecture.
Photograph of women wearing hats from the millinery program.
Photographs, full size negatives and some color photographs of students in the Textile program classes, doing textile identification, creating textile designs, doing screen printing, textile designs, weaving on a loom, selecting fabrics from manufacturers, and attending a guest lecture.
1 photograph and contact proofs from an album entitled "May 15th to 18th, 1961." Photographs are of models in various poses modelling clothing. The photographs were taken by Brooks Edler.
Photographs from an album entitled "Honor Scholarship Breakfast 11/1/1960." Photographs appear to be from different events. Includes snapshots of Arnold Scaasi.
Random assortment of photographs of students, events, and classes that took place at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Some are dated, while other undated photographs are possibly from the 1950s. Some photographs seem to have been taken with the intention of creating advertising or publication materials.
Random assortment of photographs of formal events, student socials, and classes that took place at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Some are dated, while other undated photographs are possibly from the 1950s. Some photographs seem to have been taken with the intention of creating advertising or publication materials. Several photographs of groups of students visiting the United Nations, Rockefeller Center, and the Museum of Modern Art.
Random assortment of photographs and contact sheets of events and classes that took place at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Dates probably fall between the 1960s to the 1980s.
Random assortment of photographs and contact sheets of events and classes that took place at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the 1960s. Some photographs seem to have been taken with the intention of creating advertising or publication materials.
Random assortment of photographs. Several copies of a photograph of Madeline Wilson, FBM 1970, who was the runner-up for Miss Black America. Photograph of a group of students at the Carnegie Mansion in period costume. Photograph of students holding signs displaying the names of their departments. Contact sheet of janitorial staff and a woman and man with a dog exiting a building.
Random photographs of students on campus, in classes, and at events. One photograph of a WFIT radio DJ.
Random Photographs of Administrators and Faculty of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Photographs of large meetings and events. Photographs of Presidential Candidate Thomas Dewey with administrators. Photographs of professor lecturing.
Photographs of professors and students desiging clothes, working on dress forms, doing research in museums, working in the design room, learning draping, making children's clothing, working from patterns, and sketching designs.
Random assortment of photographs showing building construction related events and activities. Images of proposed buildings. Most photographs are undated, but appear to be from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Photographs of Fashion Institute of Technology Administrators giving speeches at a cornerstone laying ceremony in the Administration and Technical building, now known as the Marvin Feldman Center. It appears that a time capsule was placed inside the cornerstone.
Photographs of the 1969 April 21 Groundbreaking Ceremony. Former Mayor John Lindsay gave a speech. Several men break into the ground with shovels.