Halpert, Joseph ([1896]-1959)

Scope and Contents This bulk of the contents in this folder are black and white press photographs; on the reverse are handwritten dates of Fall 1952 which appear to have been written by former SPARC staff but are not backed up by any printed or published information. Also present in the folder is a reprint of a signed photograph of Rita Hayworth, and various other photographs of Fath, Halpert, and unidentified women who may be their wives, or models. There are also some photographic negatives in a sleeve in...

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This collection contains original and photocopied content from scrapbooks (including print ads, press, editorial copy, and biographical sketches), photographs of collection, photographic portraits and other documents related to the collaboration between Joseph Halpert and Jacques Fath. There is also material related to Halpert's pattern designs for Spadea Syndicates Inc.

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This folder contains black and white press photographs with attached descriptions for the "Jacques Fath for Joseph Halpert" 1951 fall / winter collection. There is also a press release dated Jun 4 1951 about the collection, and a program booklet for the collection's debut dated Oct 8 1951, with a photograph of Fath boarding an airplane on the cover and retail pricing of the various looks handwritten alongside the printed information inside.

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This folder contains black and white photocopies of newsprint press clippings; in most cases the original clippings are not present elsewhere in the collection. While the bulk of the press has publication dates between 1949 and 1954, there is one photocopied article from the New York Post dated Oct 1974.

Scope and Contents This folder contains photographs, the majority undated and many with press release information attached at the bottom. Photographs were originally mounted on large paper that was part of a scrapbook binder; some had been previously cut from the larger pages, and the rest were separated as part of rehousing / processing in Mar 2026 (though some sheets still remain double-sided with photographic prints attached to both sides). Women's day wear and skirt suits are primarily what is depicted in...

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This folder contains newsprint press clippings; items have been removed from their backing paper, and in most cases sleeved to reflect the same groupings found on the original scrapbook pages.

Scope and Contents This folder contains one Vogue editorial credit slip; one blank receipt for Joseph Halpert Inc. with an address of 530 7th Avenue; one reproduced handwritten flyer advertising "Mrs. Joseph Halpert herself presenting the Spring and Summer 1953 Joseph Halpert Collection, designed in America by Jacques Fath"; a telegram invitation to cocktails at the Faths' house; typewritten notes with names and ideas labeled "anecdotal facts", perhaps for an oral history interview; and a large poster dated...

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This folder contains material related to Halpert's designs and his American Designer Pattern #1183 created for Spadea: items include a contract, press releases, newsprint clippings, and large folded tissue paper pattern pieces for #1183 with a dressmaking guide.

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This folder contains magazine tears from publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Carnival and Town and Country. Clippings have been removed from their backing paper, and in most cases sleeved to reflect the same groupings found on the original scrapbook pages.

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This folder contains magazine tears from publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Life and Town and Country; the clippings are still attached to their oversized black construction paper backing, though blank sections of the sheets have been trimmed when possible.