Demorest collection, a.k.a. Ransom Family collection, 1854-1909
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of images of members of the Demorest family, publications by William Jennings Demorest and Mme. (Ellen Louise Curtis) Demorest, medals presented by Demorest Medal Contests, and correspondence to W. Jennings Demorest.
Dates
- Creation: 1854-1909
Creator
- Ransom Family (Family)
Language of Materials
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.
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
Timothy Ransom and David D. Ransom are descendants of William Jennings Demorest and Mme. Demorest, publishers of Demorest's Magazine. In 2024 they donated part of the Ransom Family Collection, a previously processed archival collection containing materials related to the Demorests, to FIT.
Full Extent
1 placeholder : 1 linear foot of documents, images, volumes, and artifacts.
Arrangement
This system is arranged into 4 series: Images; Publications; Correspondence; and Medals. Within the series, folders are arranged chronologically. Previous identifiers have been removed, notes transcribed to this finding aid.
Custodial History
Materials were donated to FIT Special Collections by David and Timothy Ransom, descendents of the Demorest family, in 2017. Collection had been processed and arranged as the "Ransom Family Collection" prior to donation. Images and artifacts were assigned identifiers which have since been removed, but are documented here.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
David and Timothy Ransom, January 17, 2024.
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, 10001
General
* Ishbel Ross (1895-1975), Crusades and Crinolines: The Life and Times of Ellen Curtis Demorest and William Jennings Demorest, Harper & Row, New York (1963)
* James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S.; College, Radcliffe (1971-01-01). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press
* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178253305/vienna-willamina-gano
* https://www.loc.gov/item/2014702157/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014321/http://www.gfwc.org/gfwc/Jane_Cunningham_Croly.asp
* https://www.victorianvoices.net/magazines/Demorest.shtml
* https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13025
* https://www.mcny.org/story/madame-demorest-woman-top-19-century-fashion-empire
General
Timothy Ransom and David D. Ransom are descendants of William Jennings Demorest and Mme. Demorest, publishers of Demorest's Magazine. In 2024 they donated part of the Ransom Family Collection, a previously processed archival collection containing materials related to the Demorests, to FIT.
General
Published
Processing Information
Arrangement, description, and/or archival processing by unknown archivist prior to 2017. Arrangement, description and archival processing by Molly McBride Jacobson, December 2024, FIT, NY, NY, USA.
Subject
- Demorest, William Jennings, 1822-1895 (1822-1895) (subject, Person)
- Demorest, Mme. (Ellen Louise Curtis), 1824-1898 (1824-1898) (subject, Person)
- Demorest, Vienna Willamina (1847-1913) (subject, Person)
- Demorest, William Curtis (1859-1933) (subject, Person)
- Demorest, Henry Clay (1850-1928) (subject, Person)
- Demorest, Evelyn Louise (1865-1960) (subject, Person)
- Wheeler, Frederick F. (subject, Person)
- Croly, J. C. (Jane Cunningham), 1829-1901 (1829-1901) (subject, Person)
- Title
- Demorest collection, a.k.a. Ransom Family collection, 1854-1909
- Date
- 2024-12-16
- Description rules
- Aat; Ansi; Dacs; Dcmi; Isad(g); Iso; Lo C; Niso; Etc
- 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