Jones, Mary
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Richard Streiter interview, 1995 May 9, 1995 May 9
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.29
Scope and Contents
Richard Streiter wore many hats at FIT, but at the time of this interview he was the executive director of the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. Streiter joined FIT from Pratt Institute as Dean of Students in 1973. He discusses his recruitment by Marvin Feldman and his immediate push for the creation of a comprehensive primary care health service at the school. Streiter fondly remembers the raucous four-year stint of Mardi Gras costume balls held in concert with other art...
Dates:
1995 May 9
Susan Rietman interview, 2019 February 20, 2019 February 20
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.23
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
2019 February 20
Web Boodey and Audrey Meyer interview, 1994 November 10, 1994 November 10
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.34
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
1994 November 10
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- Fashion education 2
- Activism, Student 1
- Activists 1
- China 1
- Civil rights 1
- Costume 1
- Drag balls 1
- Fabric styling 1
- India 1
- Shoes 1
- Social sciences 1
- Student activities 1
- Students, Foreign 1
- Textiles 1