BOOKS and nonprint materials

Search StyleCat   Online Catalog using the name of the person you are researching (e.g. David Dubinsky, Jay Baker)

These books contain brief information on some people you may be researching:

Lambert, Eleanor. World of fashion: people, places, resources.  New York : R. R. Bowker Co., 1976.
Art Reference   TT515 .L16

Stevens, Mark, "Like no other store in the world" : the inside story of Bloomingdale's. New York : Crowell, 1979.
Main Stacks   HF5465.U6 B587

Studies/histories/reports/plans discussing the mission and history of FIT:
There are several items in the Library Reference Stacks around call number LD1771.F465
 

ARTICLES & ONLINE REFERENCE BOOKS

Use the Digital Library to find articles from newspapers and magazines, and entries from online reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, etc). You can look for recent articles as well as older articles and obituaries (which often contain good overviews of a person's life and legacy):

• WWD Online (Women's Wear Daily) [1994-present]

• New York Times  [1995 - Current] through New York State Newspapers

• New York Times Historical [1851-2001] through ProQuest
  (Note: when you are in ProQuest, make sure to pull down the menu with the name of the databases, and choose "Historical New York Times " )

• General OneFile [1980 - present]

• MasterFILE Premier [1975-present]

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

• Credo Reference [formerly xreferplus]  Includes Marquis Who's Who

Tips:
Make sure you have the correct, complete, and varying forms of a person’s name when you are searching for information.
For example, the woman commonly referred to on campus as “Katie Murphy” was formally known as  “Katherine Murphy" or “Katherine Murphy Grout”.
Don't forget about middle names or initials; "Fred Pomerantz" will find you some articles, but "Fred P. Pomerantz" will find additional articles

If you are researching a team , group, or couple, try looking for information on the people both together and separately (e.g. “Jay Baker”, as well as “Jay and Patty Baker”).

One you have some basic information about a person, continue from there. For example if the person is known for having worked at Bloomingdale's, look for books on that company.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The current FIT course catalog and the FIT website have some brief information about the history of the college:
http://www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=Present:AboutFit:HistoryMission

Press releases from FIT:
Most recent:
http://www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=FutureGlobal:FITNews
Earlier ones at:
http://www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=FutureGlobal:FITNews:PressReleaseArchive

Search the entire FIT website at:
http://www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=PresentGlobal:Search