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Twentieth century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 301 Collections and/or Records:

Hattie Carnegie sketches, 1940-1955

 Collection
Identifier: SC.242
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of fashion sketches made for Hattie Carnegie, Inc. from 1940 - 1955. This collection contains millinery (hats) for which some designs can be attributed to Esther A. Kleeper in 1945. The remainder of the collection is ready-to-wear dresses and suits, along with evening wear, mostly ballgowns, that were adapted from French couturiers for the American woman. The sketches have been divided into millinery, ready-to-wear, and evening wear. Many of the sketches are not...
Dates: 1940-1955

Hubert de Givenchy, 1954-1955, 1954-1955

 folder
Identifier: SC.320.10
Scope and Contents

The series is comprised of 7 black and white photographs.

Dates: 1954-1955

Jacques Fath, 1954-1955, 1954-1955

 folder
Identifier: SC.320.9
Scope and Contents

The series is comprised of 13 black and white photographs.

Dates: 1954-1955

Jacques Griffe, 1954, 1954

 folder
Identifier: SC.320.11
Scope and Contents

The series is comprised of 1 black and white photograph.

Dates: 1954

Jean Patou, 1954-1955, 1954-1955

 folder
Identifier: SC.320.16
Scope and Contents

The series is comprised of 4 black and white photographs.

Dates: 1954-1955

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

Lanvin-Castillo, 1954-1955, 1954-1955

 folder
Identifier: SC.320.12
Scope and Contents

The series is comprised of 4 black and white photographs.

Dates: 1954-1955

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

Madame Eta collection, 1933-1967

 Collection
Identifier: SC.400
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of press clippings, photographs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the designs of Madame Eta Hentz for "Ren-Eta" and "Eta."

Dates: 1933-1967

Margé Studios collection, 1919-1953

 Collection
Identifier: SC.147
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 18 folders containing designer sketches, large fabric swatches many of which include embellishment, and press materials.

Dates: 1919-1953