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Sears, Roebuck and Company

 Organization

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1906-

Biography

Sears Roebuck and Co., or Sears, is an American chain of department stores, which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century. The first Sears catalog was published in 1888. By 1894, the Sears catalog had grown to 322 pages, featuring sewing machines, bicycles, sporting goods, automobiles and a host of other items. Today, Sears offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through its Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and Canada.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Cole of California, Sears - Sue Brett, Stanley, Pacemaker, National Cotton Council Promotions, 1965, 1965

 folder
Identifier: SC.411.1.214
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook from 1965 with magazine clippings for several women's wear promotions from Everfast Fabrics. There is publicity for Cole of California, Sears, Sue Brett, Stanley Frocks, Pacemaker, and the National Cotton Council of America.

Dates: 1965
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Everfast Fabrics collection, 1921-1967 / Everfast Fabrics collection, Scrapbooks, 1921-1967

Helen Xenakis interview, 1995 February 22, 1995 February 22

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.31
Scope and Contents Helen Xenakis, the Internship Coordinator at FIT at the time of this interview, began as an adjunct professor in theFashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM) in 1988, following a 25-year career in buying. She talks about the inception of the internship program at FIT and its growth ten-fold. She sees the program as mutually beneficial for employers and students, which explains its exponential success. At the time of the interview, FIT had over 900 company sponsors including Donna...
Dates: 1995 February 22
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Special Collections and FIT Archive / FIT oral histories collection / FIT 50th Anniversary oral history series, 1994-1996

Lucile, Ltd. records, 1910-1925

 Collection
Identifier: SC.1
Scope and Contents Collection is comprised of model photographs, sketches, photographs of sketches, show programs, some newspaper and magazine clippings with articles about or by Lucile, order forms, advertisements, and fashion plates. Garment designs include theatrical costumes, wedding gowns, day and evening wear, tea gowns, lingerie and pajamas. Bulk of the collection consists of model photographs, fashion sketches, photographs of sketches and official phototransfers. In addition there are clippings of...
Dates: 1863-1935
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Photographs, Fall, 1916, 1916

 Sub-Series
Identifier: SC.1.1.7-9
Scope and Contents Disbound scrapbook, 170 photographs of autumn models from 1916, in 3 folders. The program for the premier fashion show of this line is available in--US.NNFIT.SC.1.3.4.1. The garments are annotated with a title and one line description for each ensemble, among them "A Song of Songs" and "Are You Prepared", #21 sports costume, #14 "Djer-kiss". Lucile, Ltd. couture houses in London and Paris were grimly affected by the First World War. In contrast, this line highlights opulence present in...
Dates: 1916
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Lucile, Ltd. records, 1910-1925 / Model photographs, 1915-1919

Retail Stores - Sears I, 1949-1979, 1949-1979

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.7.1.185
Scope and Contents

Photocopied, pasted, and laminated articles concerning the retailer Sears, including articles from Business Week and Wall Street Journal. Folder also contains "Merchant to the Millions" promotional booklets from 1969 and 1978.

Dates: 1949-1979
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Reference and Instructional Services / FIT Library Marketing Files, 1949-1995

Retail Stores - Sears II, 1979-1981, 1979-1981

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.7.1.186
Scope and Contents

Photocopied, pasted, and laminated articles concerning the retailer Sears, including articles from Chain Store Age and Wall Street Journal. Folder also contains a "How to Choose and Use Retail Credit" booklet from 1980.

Dates: 1979-1981
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Reference and Instructional Services / FIT Library Marketing Files, 1949-1995

Retail Stores - Sears III, 1981-1986, 1981-1986

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.7.1.187
Scope and Contents

Photocopied, pasted, and laminated articles concerning the retailer Sears, including articles from Chain Store Age and Wall Street Journal.

Dates: 1981-1986
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Reference and Instructional Services / FIT Library Marketing Files, 1949-1995

Retail Stores - Sears IV, 1986-1993, 1986-1993

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.7.1.188
Scope and Contents

Photocopied, pasted, and laminated articles concerning the retailer Sears, including articles from Business Week and Forbes. Folder also contains "Sears Yesterday & Today," a promotional historical booklet from 1986.

Dates: 1986-1993
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Reference and Instructional Services / FIT Library Marketing Files, 1949-1995

Sketches, drawings, Fall 1917/Spring 1918, 1917-1918

 volume
Identifier: SC.1.2.2.4-5
Scope and Contents Disbound scrapbook, 63 sketches, from "Sketches of Models Autumn 1917 Spring 1918". Ensembles are named and numbered according to the sequence in the line. Sketches are drafted in pencil, painted in gouache, and detailed in pen, executed by a single artist. 16 of these sketches also have fabric swatches, and 15 are unannotated. In the same year Lucile designed a ready-to-wear clothing line in collaboration with Sears-Roebuck. #1 reads "Where the Shannon River Flows", #12 "El Celosa", #15...
Dates: 1917-1918
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Lucile, Ltd. records, 1910-1925 / Sketches, phototransfers of, and original drawings, circa 1915-1925 / Sketches, original drawings, circa 1915-1925

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