Zelinka, David (Unknown)

Scope and Contents This folder contains six commencement programs (and one photocopied duplicate), from June 4, 1946, June 19, 1952, June 14, 1956, June 13, 1957, June 12, 1958, and June 11, 1959.All of the above programs as well as the program from 1953 are available as electronic files.The 1946 program is from FIT's first graduating class and included a 66-piece fashion show with descriptions, designers, and prizes. Illustrated silk addendum attached to 1946 program summarizing the...

Scope and Contents This folder contains eighteen commencement programs, one for each year, from June 9, 1960 through June 9, 1969, plus eight duplicates.David Zelinka, Chairman, Educational Foundation for the Apparel Industry, gave the commencement address for June 9, 1960 and for June 15, 1961.David Schwartz, President, Educational Foundation for the Apparel Industry, gave the commencement address for June 14, 1962.Lawrence L. Bethel, President, FIT, gave the commencement...

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The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.