Shannon, Mary (1908-circa 2000)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1908 - circa 2000
Parallel Names
- Strudwick, Mary Jeffrey Shannon
Biography
Self-described "fashionist," Shannon was born in Ohio and spent her adult years in New Mexico and New York City. She attended Smith College, but dropped out to marry and travel to Europe. At different points in her career whe was involved in window displays, hand-craft weaving, and consulted with major fiber and textile firms, such as Cone Mills, on color, styling and promotion. In the 1950's she popularized denim for women's fashions with her Lady Pioneer line and worked with muslin and calico to create clothes and handbags.
(The above biographical note was copied from a collection record in FIT's OneSearch library catalog; it is presumed to have been written by librarians.)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Shannon autobiographical scrapbook reproduction
Collection
Identifier: SC.141
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a reproduction (color and black and white photocopies) of an autobiographical scrapbook created by Ms. Shannon documenting her career; the introduction details that Shannon compiled the scrapbook at the advice of and with help from Smith College Archives. The scrapbook is arranged like a book manuscript, with a table of contents and handwritten pagination, with correspondence, press and other loose un-numbered supporting material interspersed. The color copied...
Dates:
circa 1992
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive