Photo courtesy of the FIT Library
Title: Show & Tell at the FIT Library's Unit of Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC)
Date & Time: Sunday, September 8th, 2024 at 1:45 PM (Tour begins promptly at 2:00 PM)
Capacity: 20
Admission: Free! (A.R.T. Members only)
Location: Museum at FIT, 227 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001
Please join staff member Samantha Levin of the FIT Library's unit of Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) for a show & tell of some of the gems in its collection. SPARC is the rare book and designer archive division of the FIT Library. It is a highly-specialized repository and rich resource for scholars of fashion and design industry and history, including FIT's own fashion-centric graduate and undergraduate programs. The more than 12,000 rare volumes housed in Special Collections have been vetted for their rarity or importance in the fields of fashion, textile, costume, and interior design. The collection includes 6,000 linear feet of rare books, periodicals, oral histories, and designer archives. Our growing collection of nearly 500 unique manuscript collections contains more 500,000 works on paper, many of which are original designer sketches. The manuscript collections are especially strong in their documentation of American fashion design from the late nineteenth century through the 1970s, Broadway and Hollywood costume design, and the history of New York City’s own Seventh Avenue Garment District.
This is an in-person event limited to 20 A.R.T. Members. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
On the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. A member of the A.R.T. staff will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
How to find the Museum at FIT
The Museum at FIT is located in Manhattan at the corner of 7th Ave and West 27th Street, near the 28th St stop for the 1 train. It can also be reached via the C, E stop at 23rd st and the R stop at 28th st. The tour group will meet in the museum lobby.
About
Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) fosters original research across and beyond the FIT community by acquiring, preserving, and providing universal access to primary research materials including College archival records. Mostly a paper-based archive, their materials include physical, digital, and 3-dimensional objects. All acquisitions support one or more curricula offered at FIT; their user community is as diverse as the content on their shelves and all are welcome.
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