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The Educational Foundation of the Fashion Industries records

 Collection
Identifier: SC.446

Scope and Contents

These records include meeting minutes, official ballots, interoffice memos, invitations to charitable events, financial records, budgets, and other records related to the establishment and running of the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Educational Founation of the Fashion Industry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1944-1994

Creator

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Biographical / Historical

The Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries is a public charity. It was formed in 1946 by Mortimer Ritter and Max Meyer, with the former acting as the first president. The Foundation provides fundraising activities, scholarships, subsidies, and program support to the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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Language of Materials

Undetermined

Existence and Location of Originals

The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10003

General

The Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries is a public charity. It was formed in 1946 by Mortimer Ritter and Max Meyer, with the former acting as the first president. The Foundation provides fundraising activities, scholarships, subsidies, and program support to the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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Shell record

Title
The Educational Foundation of the Fashion Industries records
Date
2025-06-26
Description rules
Dacs; Isad(g); Lo C
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository

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