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May Connor papers, 1890-1915
US NNFIT SC.218 · collection · 1890-1915

Contains 61 fragile articles of correspondence from the 1890s, graduation announcement, poem-prayer book, pressed flowers, wedding invitations, 2 book marks, 2 spools of thread, 1 round silk or satin rigid ribbon, and photograph. Publications include E. Marcus Reynolds: Joy Taylor System; Teacher's College: The Domestic Art Review 1909; Boston Dress Cutting College, Directions for Harriet A Brown's Scientific Rules; Unity Union SS Library Catalogue of Books; National School Domestic Arts and Science brochure; Dormitory brochure; The Model House brochure.

Connor, May
US NNFIT SC.423 · collection · 2018

This collection contains three programs from the 2018 inauguration of SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson, a enamel pin commemorating the event and a DVD entitled The SUNY Community Colleges: An Oral History of the First 30 Years.

State University of New York
Historical photographs
US NNFIT SC.FITA.0.3 · series · 1944-1989, bulk 1950s-1970s
Part of FIT general historical material

A collection of photographs documenting the Fashion Institute of Technology from its founding to the late 1980s.

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
Photographs, probably 1960s
US NNFIT SC.FITA.0.3.1.5 · folder · 1960-1969
Part of FIT general historical material

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.

The Museum at FIT records
US NNFIT SC.FITA.10 · subgroup · 1948-2019

The Museum at FIT records are arranged into six (6) series; they are Administrative records, Exhibition records, Promotional material, Symposia records, Correspondence, and Fashion Culture records.

US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.22 · item · 2018 December 5
Part of Academic Affairs records

In this interview, Mr. Kresch recalls his 95 years of life, including his childhood in Brooklyn, what inspired him to get interested in art, his student relationship with the artist Hans Hofmann, his time in the air corps during WW2, and his time at FIT, Parsons, and Pratt working as an art professor.

Kresch, Albert
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.23 · item · 2019 February 20
Part of Academic Affairs records

Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Susan Rietman, a professor from FIT's Textile Service Design and Fabric Styling program. Susan recalls her childhood and how her life led to fashion, particularly how a serigraphy course led her into the field textiles. She talks about her mother's designer clothing collection that she has kept, and about her move to New York right after college in 1961. Her first job was with Leslie Tillet at "D.D. and Leslie Tillett" where she helped him design bathing suits, and custom fabric, including fabrics for the 1964 American Worlds Fair pavilions. She talks about her freelance work with Jack Lenor Larsen, and the shoe company she worked on with the Tillets called Shoe Fou, which led to her work for Magnin. She then talks about how she began teaching for the Textile Department at FIT in 1966, a year before the union was introduced, what the college looked like, as well as what the students were like at that time (beehive hairdos, patent leather mascara, classroom smoking), and how things have changed. She recounts her time as acting dean, and the transition the textile department made to using digital technology. She discusses her husband's art book store Jaap Rietman, and how she kept the books after the store closed. She finally discusses the first sustainable project conducted in the Textile program called SOS, Save our Surface, and about a book she's writing about a journalist's archive that was donated to her.

Rietman, Susan
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.25 · item · 2019 May 16
Part of Academic Affairs records

Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Roberta Elins, Professor in FIT's Advertising and Marketing Communications program, and President, United College Employees of FIT.

Elins, Roberta
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.27 · item · 2019 July 17
Part of Academic Affairs records

President of FIT, Dr. Joyce F. Brown is interviewed by Karen Trivette on July 17th, 2019. They discuss Dr. Brown’s upbringing and how her past senior-level positions at the City University of New York prepared her for her role as President of FIT. She continues to discuss the difference between running a college community from running a corporation, and how she has placed four strategic planning initiatives in order to provide for the whole of the school.

Trivette, Karen Jamison
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.28 · item · 2019 June 25
Part of Academic Affairs records

On June 25th, 2019, Dr. Arthur Allen Winters and Prof. Peggy Winters are interviewed by Karen Trivette, where they discuss and recall their childhoods, greatest influences, and how they arrived into their current careers. Arthur and Peggy Winters are active in brand image research as well as content development for fashion companies worldwide.

Winters, Arthur A.
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.3.2 · item · 1986 November 5
Part of Academic Affairs records

This interview discusses Barbara D'Arcy's experiences working at Bloomingdale's as the designer of the model rooms from 1958 to 1973. A large part of the conversation focuses on D'Arcy's professional relationship with Marvin Traub, Chief Excecutive of Bloomingdale's and his role in the development of the aesthetic identity of Bloomingdale's. D'Arcy also discusses her transition from model room designer to her role as head of store design.

D'Arcy, Barbara
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.3.5 · item · 1986 December 16
Part of Academic Affairs records

Carl Levine describes his early years in the home furnishings business working for his small family business before talking about his start at Bloomingdale's. The Sr. VP of Home Furnishings at the time of this interview, Levine traces the major developments of the Home Furnishings department at Bloomingdale's throughout his 30 years at the department store. Describing the department as "having trouble" when he arrived in 1955, Levine speaks at length about Bloomingdale's decision to manufacture exclusive product overseas with a special attention towards accurate period reproductions. He then talks about working with Barbara D'arcy, the creator of Bloomingdale's innovative model rooms in the 1960s. Levine, who studied furniture and crafts and design at Syracuse University as well as the NY School of Interior Design, addresses the role of education in grooming a successful executive, especially in regards to understanding the history of fashion and design. In talking about Bloomingdale's CEO Marvin S. Traub, Levine describes his strong family life, his essential role as a diplomat in the creation of the country promotions, and his tireless determination and sense of humor. Finally, Levine addresses the concept of the "Bloomingdale's customer", taking into account the increasing number of Bloomingdale's stores across various regions.

Levine, Carl
US NNFIT SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.34 · item · 1994 November 10
Part of Academic Affairs records

Web Boodey and Audrey Meyer discuss their time with the Social Science Department. Boodey was a world affairs professor and Meyer a professor of sociology who, though retired, still taught as an adjunct at the time of the interview. They talk about the dress code upheld by Marion Brandriss in the 1960s as well as FIT’s former requirement of 30 hours of mandatory volunteer work. They discuss when FIT’s faculty shared a large office, each with their own cubicle, and the beginnings of the school's union. They talk extensively about the social justice movements of the 1960s and 1970s, especially in the aftermath of the Kent State Massacre. They mention the formation of the Soul Club and the Black Student Club, which published a paper called “Black Rap.” They also discuss the formation of an ad hoc committee on race which advocated for more faculty of color. Boodey and Meyer talk about the affective education movement and the growth of their department. In 1971 Meyer put on a one-day conference called “Dialogue on Women,” which brought in myriad activists including Florynce Kennedy and Bella Abzug. Boodey discusses his time as the chair of the faculty association. The two remember Marvin Feldman and Gladys Marcus fondly, and then discuss other professors in their department when it was coupled with Art History. They touch on linkages with the United Nations as well as student trips, including one to Riker’s Island. They have invited formerly incarcerated people to speak to their students and frequently host lectures on human rights. The two also talk about the growth of environmental activism and clubs in the 1970s.

Boodey, Web