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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

American sunbonnets oral history

 Collection
Identifier: SC.508
Scope and Contents

This small collection of recorded interviews this content was created by Rebecca Matheson to support her thesis on the American Sunbonnet in 2004 and includes audio recordings on four microcassettes, release forms signed by interview subjects, and printed interview transcripts. Interview subject include: Louise Jenkins Rusk interviewed on 4/9/04, Minnie Lee Skelton interviewed on 4/7/04, Julia Brazil interviewed on 4/7/04, and Faye Rusk interviewed on 4/6/04.

Dates: 2004 April 6-9

FIT oral histories collection, 1967-2023

 sub-sub-series
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of oral history interviews with prominent twentieth- and twenty-first-century fashion industry businesspeople, designers, and artists, as well as members of the FIT faculty and staff.

Dates: 1967-2023

Jeanette Jarnow interview, 1994 December 20, 1994 December 20

 Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.15
Scope and Contents Jeannette Jarnow, former Chair of the Fashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM), discusses the small and intimate nature of FIT when she joined in 1956. She discusses the founding of the school by Morris Haft, Virginia Pope, and a handful of fashion industry insiders. She then describes the birth of the FBM department thanks to an endowment by Bergdorf Goodman as well as close relationships with Lord & Taylor, Abraham and Strauss, and Bloomingdale's. Jarnow touches on influential...
Dates: 1994 December 20

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

Soul Club oral history project, 2022-2023, 2022-2023

 sub-sub-sub-series
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.14
Scope and Contents The Soul Club Oral History Project is an initiative of the FIT Library, inspired by the Soul Club fashion shows’ exuberance, positivity, dynamism, and joy. For this oral history project, FIT alumni and faculty members are interviewed about their participation and experience in the Soul Club. The goal of this project is to explore FIT’s rich and diverse history and uplift, amplify, and publicly share the stories of Black fashion students and faculty members as told by the community members...
Dates: 2022-2023