New York (N.Y.)
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:
John Derro sketches
Collection
Identifier: SC.53
Scope and Contents
This collection is contains 262 original fashion sketches by John Derro.
Dates:
circa 1950-1959
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Knox sketches, 1935-1958
Collection
Identifier: SC.14
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of 22 folders containing sketches presumed to be done by Robert Knox. The only information on the boxes was Knox (firm). Through research the archivist was able to find the Knox hat company or the designer Ribert Knox. As far as she could tell the Knox hat company never produced anything besides hats. As these sketches do not have heads and are primarily designs of suits and coats which Robert Knox was known for it is assumed through research that these may be...
Dates:
1935-1958
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Lester Gribets interview, 1986 November 19, 1986 November 19
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.3.4
Scope and Contents
This conversation covers very little of Lester Gribetz' life and career at Bloomingdale's. There is a brief intro in which Gribetz lays out his professional trajectory from trainee under Martin S. Traub to his role in merchandising. Like most of Traub's employees at Bloomingdale's, Gribetz praises Traub as a boss and as a person. He describes him as exciting, challenging, enlightened, and demanding. Gribetz attributes Traub's high standards to keeping workers excited and motivated. Traub is...
Dates:
1986 November 19
Letter to W. Jennings Demorest, Sept. 1885, 1885
folder
Identifier: SC.505.2.1
Scope and Contents
This folder contains 1 letter addressed to William Jennings Demorest announcing his nomination to the position of Lieutenant Governor of the Prohibition Party of the State of New York, from Frederick F. Wheeler (Chairman of the Prohibition Committee). Dated September 17, 1885.
Dates:
1885
Lord & Taylor collection, 1826-2010
Collection
Identifier: SC.125
Scope and Contents
This collection contains scrapbooks and company records related to the Lord and Taylor department stores, primarily focused on the original stores in New York City. The scrapbook series consists of unbound pages of newspaper and magazine clippings of Lord and Taylor stores in New York City and the greater New York Area. Company records include advertising, photographs and illustrations of Lord and Taylor buildings, company catalogs, press releases and clippings, as well as internal company...
Dates:
1826-2010
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Lucile, Ltd. records
Collection
Identifier: SC.1
Scope and Contents
Collection is comprised of model photographs, sketches, photographs of sketches, show programs, some newspaper and magazine clippings with articles about or by Lucile, order forms, advertisements, and fashion plates. Garment designs include theatrical costumes, wedding gowns, day and evening wear, tea gowns, lingerie and pajamas. Bulk of the collection consists of model photographs, fashion sketches, photographs of sketches and official phototransfers. In addition there are clippings of...
Dates:
1863-1935; Majority of material found in 1910 - 1925
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Maria Chammah Oral History collection of Barneys Personnel, 2024
Collection
Identifier: SC.502
Scope and Contents
This collection holds 25 oral history interviews of personnel and patrons of the Barneys New York department store. Interviews were conducted by Maria Chammah. Interview subjects are: Melissa Cohen; Michael Skidmore; Neil Kraft; Ruth Roberti; Steven Sicular; Suzi Jones; and Tracy Smith.
Dates:
2023-2024
Found in:
Special Collections and FIT Archive
Medals, 1855-1909, 1855-1909
box
Identifier: SC.505.4.1
Scope and Contents
This box contains 10 medals presented to Mme Demorest and William Jennings Demorest for fashion designs, illustrations, patterns, and technological inventions including a miniature gas stove and sewing machine improvements. Awarding institutions include The Holland Society of New York, American Institute New-York, Columbia University, 1853-1908. 1 cased medal presented to William Curtis Demorest by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909.
Dates:
1855-1909
Mixed materials, interiors, assorted models, cover art, 1910s - 1920s
Sub-Series
Identifier: SC.1.3.28
Scope and Contents
Materials from old--US.NNFIT.1.1.1.16 (Box 1) except for sketches. A mix of photographs of interiors, models and theater personalities. Instead of attempting to locate the context for the model photographs they will be left in this original arrangement, as they might be related to significant developments in Lucile Ltd. existence. For example a title "1 Lake Shore Drive" (No. 40, a winter coat and accessories ensemble) is the address of the Lucile Ltd. in Chicago established in 1915, this...
Dates:
1910s - 1920s
Mollie Parnis interview, 1982 June 2, 1982 June 02
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.89
Scope and Contents
This interview opens with Mollie Parnis talking about her latest project, a prize for three young journalists that she began in memory of her son. She then segues into the origins of her company and her early biography. She commenced her career by designing blouses after being frustrated at the quality of the designs while working in a design showroom on Madison Avenue. The Parnis-Livingston company began in a studio Seventh Avenue about five-years after Mollie Parnis and Leon Livingston...
Dates:
1982 June 02