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Women's clothing industry -- United States -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

A. Beller & Co. sketch collection, 1914-1929

 Collection
Identifier: SC.146
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of A. Beller & Co. sketches for womenswear designs, 1914 - 1929

Dates: 1914-1929

Berley Studios sketches

 Collection
Identifier: SC.21
Scope and Contents

Over 100,000 sketches of women's wear, including coats, dresses, furs. Many drawings are on tracing paper.

Dates: 1920-1928

Bill Tice collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC.203
Scope and Contents

This collection holds videotapes, audiotapes, magazines, tear-sheets, photographs and photograph negatives from the 1960's through 1980's.

Dates: 1960-1989

Bonnie Cashin collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC.81
Scope and Contents

This collection holds Cashin's sketch designs with swatches, many of which were made for the leatherwear manufacturer, Philip Sills of Sills and Co. during the twenty-five years they worked together. There is also a collection of textile swatches, photographs, and documents.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1953-1977

Cardinal Fashion Studios sketches, 1946-1978

 Collection
Identifier: SC.25
Scope and Contents

Collection includes original color and photomechanically reproduced black and white sketches from 1946 to 1978, as well as original and photomechanically reproduced sketches of women's wear (1950-1970) produced under the firm's division, "Creator's Studio." Designers include Manning and Betty Dee.

Dates: 1946-1978

Davidow, Inc. collection, 1927-1973

 Collection
Identifier: SC.6
Scope and Contents

This collections contains sketches, promotional materials, photographs and business records for the American women's coat and suit manufacturer Davidow Inc.

Dates: 1927-1973

DuBarry Fashion Studios sketches, 1920-1950

 Collection
Identifier: SC.9
Scope and Contents

Original color sketches with swatches, and photomechanically reproduced color and black and white sketches of womenswear.

Dates: 1920-1950

Ed Caracci sketches

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SC.74
Scope and Contents

This collection contains two watercolor sketches on vellum of women's wear signed by Caracci and dated 1973. One design is for a dolman shirt dress, the other for a button down shirt and trouser combo; both have "Ginori" handwritten on them.

Dates: 1973

Edith Sparag Studios sketches, circa 1950-1959

 Collection
Identifier: SC.26
Scope and Contents

Black and white copies of fashion design sketches, and Paris runway reports.

Dates: 1950-1959

Fay Kozuck sketches, 1950-1975

 Collection
Identifier: SC.71
Scope and Contents

This collection holds sketches (pencil, color pencil, ink, watercolor), swatches, magazine clippings, and tear sheets.

Dates: 1950-1975