Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
Dates
- Existence: 1944-
Biography
The Fashion Institute of Technology was the brainchild of the educator Mortimer C. Ritter and the menswear manufacturer Max Meyer. The school opened in 1944 on the top two floors of the High School of Needle Trades. By 1951, there was enough support for the institute as well as students enrolled to warrant a degree program at FIT. That year, the school was granted the right to award an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. FIT received accreditation in 1957 and introduced a variety of courses, including Liberal Arts. During the 1960s, the curriculum grew to include interior design, advertising, and photography as subjects taught at the school. The following decade saw the school expanding to provide Bachelor's (in 1975) and Master's (1985) degree's, after years of lobbying State University Board of Education. FIT can boast about being the first to offer unique degrees in fields taught no where else in the U.S., such as Toy Design and Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design. There are 48 degree programs in total at FIT as of October 2020.
Places
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Dietsch records, 1965 March-1965 December, 1965 March-1965 December
Shirley Goodman records, 1966-1971, 1966-1971
The records of Shirley Goodman include speeches, correspondence, and press clippings about her activities on behalf of the college.
State University of New York records, 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.
Stephen Burrows collection, 1969-2012
Stuart Steiner records, 1997-1998, 1997-1998
The records of Stuart Steiner include speeches from his time as president.
Sustainability Council records, 2008-2014, 2008-2014
The Sustainability Council records include programs and promotional materials related to conferences and other programming sponsored by the Council.
UCE of FIT records, 1982-2011
This collection contains correspondence, newsletters and Bargaining Agreements pertaining to the operations of the United College Employees of FIT union.