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New York (N.Y.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs, probably 1970s, 1970-1979

 folder
Identifier: SC.FITA.0.3.1.6
Scope and Contents

Random assortment of photographs. Several copies of a photograph of Madeline Wilson, FBM 1970, who was the runner-up for Miss Black America. Photograph of a group of students at the Carnegie Mansion in period costume. Photograph of students holding signs displaying the names of their departments. Contact sheet of janitorial staff and a woman and man with a dog exiting a building.

Dates: 1970-1979

Ralph Lauren interview, 1990 September 5, 1990 September 5

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.4
Scope and Contents

This interview with Ralph Lauren explores his life growing up in the Bronx and how he started his career in the fashion industry. He provides insight to his design process and the company products, which vary from clothing to furnishings and linens.

Dates: 1990 September 5

Releases, 1973, 1973

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.5.1.22
Scope and Contents

This folder contains typed descriptions about Vera Maxwell collections for Spring-Resort/Summer/Autumn 1973. The descriptions also account for the designer's thoughts and philosophy, and they were written for press releases. Also, included are two sheets related to the exhibition "Vera Maxwell: Five Decades of Fashion" at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Dates: 1973

Ruth Finley collection, 1941-2016

 Collection
Identifier: SC.362
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to Ruth Finley. The majority of the collection consists of published versions of the periodicals Fashion Calendar and the Fashion International from 1947-2014. The collection also includes published and draft copies of Fashion Calendar, Fashion International, Home Furnishing Calendar, Fashion Trade Calendar, and New York Fashion Council. It also includes business-related materials in the form of advertising, membership, and subscription information...
Dates: 1941-2016

Scrapbook, Spring - Resort 1962, Spring - Resort 1962

 folder
Identifier: SC.69.4.17.b
Scope and Contents

This folder contains the other half of a scrapbook that includes newspaper and magazine clippings about Vera Maxwell and her designs. There are also black & white prints depicting women models wearing Maxwell designs. Most of the prints have descriptions of the designs attached to them. Also, included is correspondence and a handout of a play by Garson Kanin at the Morosco Theatre and in which Vera Maxwell's dresses and suits were used for the play.

Dates: Spring - Resort 1962

Seymour Moss jewelry designs, 1946-1990s

 Collection
Identifier: SC.293
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of finished works, sketches, detailed renderings in gouache, promotional materials, magazine tear sheets and clippings, notes, and documents. Artwork was created by unnamed artist under the direction of Moss whose design notes are interspersed throughout the collection.

Dates: 1946 - circa 1990

Seymour Troy collection, 1936-1977, bulk 1936-1940

 Collection
Identifier: SC.105
Scope and Contents This collection consists of sketches, shoe patterns, embellishments, photographs, promotional materials, scrapbooks, and metal stamps from women's footwear company Seymour Troy Originals. The majority of the collection is undated, although it is estimated that most of it is from the 1930s and 1940s. At least one piece of promotional material is from yrto, and there is a scrapbook cover stamped with yrto. Previous documentation of the collection noted that some sketches were by other...
Dates: 1936-1977

Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue sketches

 Collection
Identifier: SC.40
Dates: 1940-1969

State University of New York records, 2018

 Collection
Identifier: SC.423
Scope and Contents

This collection contains three programs from the 2018 inauguration of SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson, a enamel pin commemorating the event and a DVD entitled The SUNY Community Colleges: An Oral History of the First 30 Years.

Dates: 2018

Stephen Burrows collection, 1969-2012

 Collection
Identifier: SC.332
Scope and Contents This collection contains fashion sketches (originals and digital facsimiles), fashion photographs, and press/promotional materials documenting the career of Stephen Burrows in the fashion industry from 1969-2012. There is a gap of press materials from 1990-2000 when he left Henri Bendel to open his own business on seventh avenue. His fragrance named, Stephen B., is briefly documented in photographs, press, and a silver wave necklace solid perfume. Ephemeral materials such as personal...
Dates: 1969-2012