Kuper, Theodore Fred, 1886-1981 (1886-1981)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1886-1981
Biography
Theodore Fred Kuper, a first-generation immigrant from Russia, was a scholar, historian, lawyer and one of the founding voices of the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). At the behest of Mortimer Ritter, he helped found the Educational Foundation for the Apparel Industry which became the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. He was also instrumental in getting the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.) accredited as a community college.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Alan Fishman interview about his mother, Shirley Goodman, 1996 May 21, 1996 May 21
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.3
Scope and Contents
Alan Fishman, the son of Shirley Goodman, discusses Goodman’s role in the early days of FIT. Goodman had worked on the World’s Fair with Grover Whalen, and was eventually introduced to the group of successful businessmen who were founding the institute out of the High School of the Needle Trades. Fishman describes his mother’s intense and lasting advocacy for the institute, though she came in without fashion industry experience. Fishman began working in the FIT mail room during his high...
Dates:
1996 May 21
The Reminiscences of Theodore Fred Kuper, 1967 September 29 and 1969 August 15, 1967 September 29 and 1969 August 15
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.12.9
Scope and Contents
Articles and interview of Theodore Fred Kuper about the origins of the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.), conducted by the Oral History Research Office of Columbia University in 1969. "These reminiscences of Theodore Fred Kuper refer to the creation and development of the Fashion Institute of Technology, a Community College of the City of New York under the program of the University of the State of New York, together with the creation of the Educational Foundation for the...
Dates:
1967 September 29 and 1969 August 15