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Hat trade -- United States -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Fannie Sylvar papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC.392
Scope and Contents

This collection holds scrapbooks of clippings with images of hats and articles related to FIT. Sylvar was a millinery instructor at FIT from 1946 to 1960.

Dates: 1938-1953

Mr. John papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC.394
Scope and Contents

This collection holds clippings from 1950-1954 documenting Mr. John's career.

Dates: 1950-1954

Norman Norell, Spring 1965

 Collection
Identifier: SC.97
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of materials pertraining to Norman Norell millinery designs. It contains handwritten notes that describe Halston hats. Also included are thirty-one photos of Halston hats and pen sketches of design details of hats from Spring 1965.

Dates: 1965

Robert Dudley collection, 1932-1979

 Collection
Identifier: SC.100
Scope and Contents

This collection, dated 1932-1979, is comprised of 10 folders of press clippings, high-quality photographs, and correspondence relating to New York milliner Robert Dudley's hat collections, as well as 2 scrapbooks containing press, correspendence and photographs related to Robert Dudley.

Dates: 1932-1979

Sally Victor collection, 1930s-1960s

 Collection
Identifier: SC.382
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 46 folders containing primarily black and white photographs depicting clothed women wearing Victor's hats (1930's to 1960's).

Dates: 1930s-1960s

Yumiko Itoyama hat designs and press

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SC.76
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 7 sheets of paper with hat designs for berets, toques and turbans, plus one black ink on paper sketch, all dated Fall 1985. Each sheet includes a cut and paste color photocopy image of the physical hat, a description, pricing and often wool and trim swatches attached. There are also 2 folded newspaper insert sections with articles from W featuring images of Itoyama millinery designs; one is dated May 4-11 1984, the other Aug 24-31 1984.

Dates: 1984-1985