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Gladys Marcus Library
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Special
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& FIT Archives
Revised
11/26/08
Highlights of the Collection
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E-Building |
Room
E427 |
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Phone |
(212) 217-4385 |
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Librarian
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Karen Trivette Cannell, Assistant
Professor
Head of Special Collections & FIT Archives |
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Juliet Jacobson,
Special Collections Associate |
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vacant, Special
Collections Associate |
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You can use
StyleCat 
Online Catalog to
search for some Special Collections materials. Not all items in Special
Collections, however, are included in online catalog. Consult the Special
Collections staff for assistance. |
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This
non-circulating collection includes the following subjects: |
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Fashion |
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Art and architecture |
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Regional costume |
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Decoration and ornament |
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Textile design |
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Interior design |
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Dressmaking and
tailoring |
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Historical works on the textile industry |
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Fashion illustration |
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Highlights of the
collection |
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European and
American fashion magazines from 1806 to 1940. |
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Fashion sketch
collection: original sketches by European and
American designers and firms from 1888 to the
present. |
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Scrapbooks of
clippings and personal memorabilia documenting
firms and designers. |
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Original fashion
illustrations, established in memory of Professor
Frances Neady, donated by prominent contemporary
illustrators and collectors. |
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Oral histories of major 20th century fashion
world personalities, including designers,
manufacturers, retailers, writers, editors and
educators. Consists of
unpublished interviews with notable fashion
designers and industry leaders, who talk about
their lives, business and creative work. |
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Many images from Special Collections are
available through
FITDIL:
FIT Digital Image Library
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FIT username & password
required for access. |
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