FIT history
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alan Fishman interview about his mother, Shirley Goodman, 1996 May 21, 1996 May 21
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.3
Scope and Contents
Alan Fishman, the son of Shirley Goodman, discusses Goodman’s role in the early days of FIT. Goodman had worked on the World’s Fair with Grover Whalen, and was eventually introduced to the group of successful businessmen who were founding the institute out of the High School of the Needle Trades. Fishman describes his mother’s intense and lasting advocacy for the institute, though she came in without fashion industry experience. Fishman began working in the FIT mail room during his high...
Dates:
1996 May 21
Judith Parkas interview, 1994 November 10, 1994 November 10
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.20
Scope and Contents
Judith Parkas, the Executive Vice President of FIT’s union, discusses her many roles at FIT. In addition to her union work, Parkas was a professor of Biology and Physical Anthropology as well as the project director of the Tech Prep Grant. Over the years, she helped develop and evolve FIT’s curriculum. She discusses the inception of the union and their early contentions with the Board of Trustees. There were also initial difficulties in unifying adjunct and full-time faculty, but Parkas...
Dates:
1994 November 10
Richard Streiter interview, 1995 May 9, 1995 May 9
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.29
Scope and Contents
Richard Streiter wore many hats at FIT, but at the time of this interview he was the executive director of the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. Streiter joined FIT from Pratt Institute as Dean of Students in 1973. He discusses his recruitment by Marvin Feldman and his immediate push for the creation of a comprehensive primary care health service at the school. Streiter fondly remembers the raucous four-year stint of Mardi Gras costume balls held in concert with other art...
Dates:
1995 May 9