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FIT Special Collections & College Archives
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Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) at the Fashion Institute of Technology, a unit of Gladys Marcus Library, is a highly-specialized repository of primary source research materials related to the fields of fashion and design.
The videos on this channel are a part of the Oral History project. The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries contains over 300 interviews by prominent 20th-century fashion industry insiders. In-depth interviews with individuals in every segment of the fashion business create a broad historical record that is drawn directly from the knowledgeable, informal, and often, colorful verbalization of its practitioners. The Oral History Project is a unique record of facts, ways and means, points of view, practice and personality that could be preserved in no other way.
The videos on this channel are a part of the Oral History project. The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries contains over 300 interviews by prominent 20th-century fashion industry insiders. In-depth interviews with individuals in every segment of the fashion business create a broad historical record that is drawn directly from the knowledgeable, informal, and often, colorful verbalization of its practitioners. The Oral History Project is a unique record of facts, ways and means, points of view, practice and personality that could be preserved in no other way.
Karen Trivette interview, 2024 April 23
DATE INTERVIEWED: 2024 April 23
SUMMARY: In this interview, the head of the Special Collections and College Archives unit of the FIT Library recounts her life leading up to her work as an archivist in fashion on the eve of her retirement.
BIOGRAPHY: Karen Trivette has been the head of the Special Collections and College Archives unit of the FIT Library since 2008, and has championed the FIT oral history collection, both in its preservation and its continuation.
For more information on the SPARC’s Oral History collections, please visit our website:
www.fitnyc.edu/library/sparc/
SPARC ID: US.NNFIT.SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.42
SUMMARY: In this interview, the head of the Special Collections and College Archives unit of the FIT Library recounts her life leading up to her work as an archivist in fashion on the eve of her retirement.
BIOGRAPHY: Karen Trivette has been the head of the Special Collections and College Archives unit of the FIT Library since 2008, and has championed the FIT oral history collection, both in its preservation and its continuation.
For more information on the SPARC’s Oral History collections, please visit our website:
www.fitnyc.edu/library/sparc/
SPARC ID: US.NNFIT.SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.42
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Robert Vassalotti interview, 2024 May 15
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 2024 May 15 SUMMARY: In this interview, Professor Robert Vasselotti discusses his life, his career in merchandising and marketing, and his time teaching at FIT. BIOGRAPHY: Professor Vassalotti is a seasoned managerial merchant who has worked with three large department stores and specialized in retail buying and merchandising, both nationally and internationally. He is experie...
Karl Gernot Kuehn interview, 1987
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 1987 BIOGRAPHY: Karl Gernot Kuehn is an internationally known photographer and scholar who teaches history of photography at California State Northridge and UCL. German born, Gernot Kuehn studied at USC and California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), taking cinema and American studies courses (1960-1964), and later received a BA in art (1990) and a MA in art history (199...
Bob Mackie interview, circa 1980s
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DATE INTERVIEWED: circa 1980s SUMMARY: In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie about his life and career in fashion and costume design. They discuss his methods and his experiences with specific projects and the costume industry. There are additional unidentified people who minimally take part in the conversation. BIOGRAPHY: "Bob Mackie is an intern...
Judy Ellis interview, 2018 December 13
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 2018 December 13 SUMMARY: In this interview, Alex Joseph interviews Judy Ellis, the founder and chair of FIT’s toy design program. Ellis discusses the first toy that she loved growing up and explores the emotional connection between a child and a toy. She then continues to talk about her various career changes growing up, the development of the toy design program, and her pers...
John Pomerantz interview, 2017 April 19
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 2017 April 19 SUMMARY: John Pomerantz is interviewed from the offices of the Doneger Group by Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine. BIOGRAPHY: "John J. Pomerantz, president of JJP Advisory, LLC, is former chairman and chief executive officer of Leslie Fay Company, Inc., a manufacturer of women's fashions. Pomerantz retired in 2000 after more than four decades wit...
Robert Bryan interview, 2023 April 6
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 2023 April 6 BIOGRAPHY: Robert Bryan was born in Orlando, Florida in the late 1940s and soon after his family moved to Virginia. His passion for fashion began during his adolescence when he discovered the 1930s through Hollywood movies. He studied Art History at the University of Virginia and went to law school at the George Washington University before settling to New York in...
Michelle Handelman interview, 2023 April 21
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 2023 April 21 BIOGRAPHY: Michelle Handelman uses video, live performance and photography to make confrontational works that explore the sublime in its various forms of excess and nothingness. Her background is a study in opposites-raised during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, Handelman split her time between Chicago, where her mother was a fixture in the art world, and Los Angel...
FIT Soul Club Panel, February 22, 2023
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The Soul Club Panel featured FIT alumni Gwenveria Sargeant, Adrienne Jones, Leonard Davis, and Steven Cutting reminiscing and discussing the value of the FIT Soul Club and their relationships with its founder, Clara Branch. This lively panel took place on February 22, 2023, in the Katie Murphy Amphitheater, and was moderated by Taur Orange, Director of the Office of Educational Opportunities Pr...
Geoffrey Beene interview, 1989 March 9
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 1989 March 9 SUMMARY: American fashion designer Geoffrey Beene met with Mildred Finger on March 9, 1989 to discuss his life and career. Beene recalls that upon his return home from school, he would be constantly drawing; not dresses but women’s shoes. After moving to Los Angeles to continue his studies to become a doctor-it was at this point in Beene’s life that he realized be...
Hazel Bishop interview, 1981 April 17 & May 15
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DATE INTERVIEWED: 1981 April 17 & May 15 SUMMARY: Journalist Annette Green interviews Hazel Bishop about her work in the fragrance industry. Hazel Bishop, a pioneer in the cosmetic industry, was the founder of Hazel Bishop Inc., which developed an early indelible lipstick. She was the administrative head of Cosmetics, Fragrance, and Toiletries Curriculum of the Fashion Institute of Technology a...
Soul Club Oral History Project: Steven Cutting
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The Soul Club of FIT was organized in 1968 by community member Clara Branch after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clara Branch was a staff and faculty member of the Fashion Design Department who served as the club’s advisor until her retirement in 1991. The purpose of the club was to share and celebrate Black heritage and culture, and to assist students with books, materials, and mento...
Soul Club Oral History Project: Leonard Davis
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The Soul Club of FIT was organized in 1968 by community member Clara Branch after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clara Branch was a staff and faculty member of the Fashion Design Department who served as the club’s advisor until her retirement in 1991. The purpose of the club was to share and celebrate Black heritage and culture, and to assist students with books, materials, and mento...
Soul Club Oral History Project: Karen Curinton Rippy
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The Soul Club of FIT was organized in 1968 by community member Clara Branch after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clara Branch was a staff and faculty member of the Fashion Design Department who served as the club’s advisor until her retirement in 1991. The purpose of the club was to share and celebrate Black heritage and culture, and to assist students with books, materials, and mento...
Soul Club Oral History Project: Adrienne Jones
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The Soul Club of FIT was organized in 1968 by community member Clara Branch after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Clara Branch was a staff and faculty member of the Fashion Design Department who served as the club’s advisor until her retirement in 1991. The purpose of the club was to share and celebrate Black heritage and culture, and to assist students with books, materials, and mento...
Soul Club Oral History Project: Michael Harrell
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Soul Club Oral History Project: Michael Harrell
Soul Club Oral History Project: Sherri Hobson
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Soul Club Oral History Project: Sherri Hobson
Soul Club Oral History Project: Gwenveria Sargeant
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Soul Club Oral History Project: Gwenveria Sargeant
Geraldine Stutz interview, 1979 November 13
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Geraldine Stutz interview, 1979 November 13
Laura Pomerantz interview, 1988 January 27
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Laura Pomerantz interview, 1988 January 27
Charlotte Kramer, Janet Reis, Sid Mayar interviews, 1989 November 29
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Charlotte Kramer, Janet Reis, Sid Mayar interviews, 1989 November 29
Steven Stipelman interview, 2022 May 31
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Steven Stipelman interview, 2022 May 31
Jay Rossbach interview, 1990 February 20
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Jay Rossbach interview, 1990 February 20
Paul Leblang interview, 1989 December 28
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Paul Leblang interview, 1989 December 28
Patricia Zipprodt interview, 1979 December 12
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Patricia Zipprodt interview, 1979 December 12
Interview of Joyce F. Brown, 2019 July 17
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Interview of Joyce F. Brown, 2019 July 17
Zoe Yang - MIAP Thesis - 2021 | SPARC Audiovisual Collection Assessment
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Zoe Yang - MIAP Thesis - 2021 | SPARC Audiovisual Collection Assessment
FIT Special Collection and College Archives: Fall 2021 College Archives Tour with James Ferguson
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FIT Special Collection and College Archives: Fall 2021 College Archives Tour with James Ferguson