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Scrapbook, 1959, 1959

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.4.13

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a scrapbook that includes newspaper and magazine clippings about Vera Maxwell and her designs. There are also black & white prints depicting women models wearing Maxwell designs. Most of the prints have descriptions of the designs and fabric samples attached to them. Also, included are invitations of a showing of the collection Vera Maxwell for Autumn 1959, a color transparency of a model woman wearing a Maxwell dress, typed descriptions and reference lists about the designer's collections Fall and Autumn 1959, texts related to a talk Vera Maxwell gave and it was associated with The Fashion Group, handouts related to Les Châteaux de France, another handout related to Woolknit Associates, Inc., correspondence, and promotional materials. There is also brochure related to a luncheon and a fashion show in which Vera Maxwell participated and it was associated with The Celanese Corporation of America, another related to The Watchmakers of Switzerland, and other brochures and handouts related to fashion events in which Vera Maxwell participated as well.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English Latin

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 1 placeholder : 56 linear feet Sketches, sketchbooks, prints (visual works), negatives (photographs), slides (photography), swatches, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings (book, newspaper, etc.), letters, correspondence, video tape, labels, promotional materials, fashion plates

Physical Description

Scrapbook, clippings (book, newspaper, etc.), prints (visual works), invitations, transparency, lists, handbills, correspondence, promotional materials, brochures

General

Published

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository

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