Stuk 10 - Lee Traub interview, 1987 January 16

Lee Traub was married to Bloomingdale's CEO from 1948 till Marvin's death in 2012. The two met in 1947 while Lee was studying modern dance under Martha Graham at Smith College. Lee Traub, though never an actual member of the executive board at Bloomingdale's, was present and involved throughout her husband's career. The two had been married for 38 years at the time of this interview. In addition to being an active participant in Marvin's work, Lee Traub was on the Martha Graham Board of Trustees, and served as President of the Board from 1982 until roughly 1987. This interview was conducted by Estelle Ellis, founder of Business, Inc., a business market research firm.

Estelle Ellis was born on November 12, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Hunter College in 1940, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Journalism, Ellis began a career in publishing. Ellis was crucial in the founding of Seventeen magazine in 1943, assisting Helen Valentine with design and advertising for the magazine. In 1958, Ellis founded Business Image, Incorporated, a creative marketing firm that stressed the importance of market and product positioning. Her company worked primarily with Condé Nast publications but other businesses, such as Yves Saint-Laurent Fragrances, Evan-Picone, AT&T, and Scoville, hired Business Image as well. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Ellis began working with the Fashion Institute of Technology, creating programs and fundraising campaigns to help with financial support. During the 1990s, Ellis focused on writing, co-authoring At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live With and Care for Their Libraries (1995), At Home with Art: How Art Lovers Live With and Care for Their Treasures (1999), and The Booklover's Repair Kit: First Aid for Home Libraries (2000). Estelle Ellis passed away on July 12, 2012.