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.
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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
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- Subject: FIT history X