Tobé Coller Davis papers

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: SC.338

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 3 typewritten transcripts of talks given by or about Tobé Coller Davis; one is an undated biographical talk about Davis, the remaining two are talks given by her titled "In My Opinion: Are Women Slaves to Fashion?" dated Jun 26 1947, and a "A Talk on Fashion by Madame Tobe of Tobe and Associates, Inc.", given in Cambridge MA on Dec 9 1947 (the latter includes a folded magazine clipping of an article from Feb 1939, with a handwritten note in the margin that Millie Sheehan was calling it to Davis' attention). Also included in this collecttion is a program for the Tobé Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Retailing from 1947.

Dates

Creation: 1939 - 1947

Creator

Davis, Tobé-Coller (1888-1962) (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Tobé Coller Davis (1888 - 1962) was an American fashion forecaster. Known as Miss Tobé, she wrote a column, "Tobé Says," in the New York Herald Tribune. Davis also appraised trends for the Allied Stores Corporation. In 1927 she founded the Tobé Report to assist retailers with upcoming trends. A decade later, she and Julia Coburn founded the Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers. This was seen as one of the important moments that helped solidify New York as a center for fashion.