Box 1

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This folder contains catalogs and pamphlets from Best and Co., for women's wear (brands such as Leslie Fay, Adele Martin, Country Junior, David Crystal, Cobbs Corner, Youngland, Amy Adams, Butte Knits, Susan Thomas and Route One among others) and children's wear. Most are undated, but the few that are have dates of 1961, 1962 and 1965.

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This folder contains catalogs and pamphlets from Lord and Taylor for women's wear and children's wear from brands such as Handmacher, Leslie Fay, Villager, Robert Leonard, Gina Charles, Jerry Silverman, Amy Adams, R and K and Jonathan Logan among others. There are no publication dates, but a few have dates from 1970 handwritten on the face.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a press release for the Jr. Hi Set for Holiday 1958 collection, signed by Dorothy Jensen; a second document titled "How to control a collection" is also credited to Jensen. The rest of the items in the folder are unsigned and undated pencil and ink design sketches on paper or vellum for women's wear, many with textile swatches attached and handwritten construction notations; two of these have the company name M. Lowenstein and Sons Inc. typed at the bottom of the...

Scope and Contents This folder contains rough working / process design sketches of women's wear in pencil and ink executed on various scrap paper, some with fabric swatches attached. Some paper with sketches has letterhead for "Petite Maker, Inc., Manufacturers of Dresses, 'Proportioned for Petites'", others are executed on packaging paper, small note paper, etc. Most pages have multiple garments sketched on them, sometimes crowded for space, with related and unrelated notations. There are also three color...

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This folder contains pamphlets from Bonwit Teller for women's wear, junior "Miss Bonwit", and children's wear, featuring designs from Molly Parnis, Anne Klein, Butte Knits, Hannah Troy and Frechtel among others. All are undated.

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This folder contains pamphlets published by Arnold Constable 5th Ave, with women's wear from brands such as Cos Cob, Westover, Leslie Fay and Bleecker Street. None have published dates, but some pamphlets have June 1970 handwritten on the face.

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This folder contains pamphlets and one photocopied advertisement marketing women's wear and children's wear from brands such as Susan Thomas, Joseph Love and Swirl. Two items have printed dates (1961 and 1962), and the photocopied ad has 1972 handwritten on it; the others are all undated.

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This folder contains catalogs and pamphlets for women's wear from brands such as Puritan Forever Young, Judy Bond, Lily Lynn, Westover, Kay Windsor, Bleeker Street, White Stag, Sandy Lane and Gingham Girl among others. There are no publication dates, but a few have dates from 1970 handwritten on the face.

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This folder contains pamphlets and order forms from Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman-Marcus for women's wear and children's wear from brands such as David Crystal, Lisa Cobb, Royal Lynne and SFA among others. There are no printed or handwritten publication dates, aside from one David Crystal pamphlet that indicates a reprinted Vogue cover from Jan 1960. There is one slip of paper with rough sketches of garments (presumably created by Jensen) tucked into a pamphlet.

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This folder contains four catalogs from Lane Bryant's "Chubby Shop"; two are dated 1969, the others are undated.