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Goodman, Edwin (1918-2006)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1918-2006

Biography

Edwin Goodman of Hambro International Equity Partners was grandson to and named after Edwin Goodman of Bergdorf Goodman.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Edwin Goodman interview, 1994 July, 1994 July

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.2.2
Scope and Contents

Interview with Edwin Goodman about his relationship and history with the Bergdorf Goodman store.

Dates: 1994 July

Jeanette Jarnow interview, 1994 December 20, 1994 December 20

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.15
Scope and Contents Jeannette Jarnow, former Chair of the Fashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM), discusses the small and intimate nature of FIT when she joined in 1956. She discusses the founding of the school by Morris Haft, Virginia Pope, and a handful of fashion industry insiders. She then describes the birth of the FBM department thanks to an endowment by Bergdorf Goodman as well as close relationships with Lord & Taylor, Abraham and Strauss, and Bloomingdale's. Jarnow touches on influential...
Dates: 1994 December 20