The Kellen Archives collections fall into either of two broad categories. The Parsons Institutional Collections are records, photographs, print, audiovisual and other materials produced by Parsons’ academic and administrative units. The Kellen General Collections are personal and professional papers and design work by former Parsons faculty, alumni, and others working in design disciplines associated with Parsons. The collections include work in the fields of architecture, environmental design, communication design, fashion design, fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interior design, photography and product design.

The Parsons Institutional Collections contain records, photographs, print, audiovisual and other materials produced by Parsons' academic and administrative units.

Academic Departments, Programs and Schools

Academic Departments, Programs and Schools: General, 1917-2007 (bulk 1975-2005) (63 linear ft) Description Contains materials created by academic departments of Parsons The New School for Design. Includes materials originating from overseas facilities and affiliate schools, such as Otis Art Institute (California), Parsons Paris, and Altos de Chavon (Dominican Republic).

Fashion Design Dept., 1947-2008 (40 linear ft) Description Contains the records of the Fashion Design Department of Parsons The New School for Design. Records include course syllabi and descriptions, look books, scrapbooks, annual fashion show planning records, photographs, and programs, and student work.

Product Design Dept., records of Richard Yelle, chairman, 1986-97 (3 linear ft) Description Produced during Richard Yelle's term as department chair of Product Design (as well as its predecessor names: Clay, Fiber, Metal Design; Clay, Metal, Textile Design; and Clay, Metal, Textile, and Product Design). Includes administrative records, information regarding competitions and exhibits, student work, course descriptions, evaluations, and curriculum development materials. Also includes examples of Yelle's professional work, and a poster for an exhibit by Constantin Boym.

Administrative and Other Offices

Administrative and Other Offices, 1909-2007 (bulk 1973-99) (4 linear ft) Description Predominantly comprised of records produced by the Development Office, these papers document fund raising initiatives, special programs, events, and alumni reunion plans. Other offices represented in this group are Admissions, Career Services, Public Relations, and Publication Design. Also includes publications put out by the Student Council in the 1970s and 1992.

Alumni Association

Alumni Association Files, 1920-70 (16 linear ft., 10 scrapbooks) Description Contains correspondence, financial records, minutes, photographic materials, printed materials, clippings scrapbooks, and subject files documenting the organization from its founding in 1952 until 1970, when Parsons School of Design became affiliated with the New School for Social Research. The records also include documents generated by earlier alumni associations that the Alumni Association incorporated into its working files.

Audio and Moving Images

Audio and moving images: General Description Includes DVDs, films, video and audio cassettes documenting various Parsons programs, student exhibitions, lectures presented by visiting photographers, and events. The majority of this material relates to the Fashion Design Department, particularly annual fashion shows, 1966-2006, and jury shows, 1969-98.

Oral History Collection Description Consists of oral histories conducted with former faculty members and staff.

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Minutes and Reports, 1912-2004 (bulk mid-1950s-2004) (1.1 linear ft) Description Includes minutes and reports of Parsons' Board of Overseers, Board of Trustees, and Faculty Council, in addition to annual reports and self-study reports commissioned by executive offices. Bulk of materials documents mid-1950s to 2004.

Deans and Presidents (small accessions), 1954-1979 (1 linear ft) Description Contains a small amount of records created and received by several deans and presidents, including Pierre Bedard (Parsons president, 1952-58), Norman Boothby (Parsons dean, 1954-59), Sterling Caliisen (Parsons president, 1959-63), and John Everett (president of the New School for Social Research during the period that Parsons and the New School became affiliated). Includes correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, and subject files.

Lesley Cadman, circa 1982-1991 (3 linear ft) Description Consists of records created and received by Lesley Cadman, vice dean of Parsons School of Design, 1981-2007. Contains subject files on committees, departments and programs, policies, events, individuals, and general administrative issues.

David Levy, 1956-88 (bulk 1970-88) (7 linear ft) Description Consists of records created and received by David C. Levy, dean of Parsons School of Design, 1970-89. Prior to becoming dean, Levy had served as assistant director (1961-62) and then director (1963-68) of Admissions. In 1968 he was appointed vice president of Parsons and, in 1970, after successfully brokering the affiliation of Parsons and the New School for Social Research, Levy became dean of Parsons. His papers contain correspondence, reports, proposals, and subject files on issues including accreditation, affiliate schools, academic departments, and general administrative issues.

Charles Olton, circa 1989-1997 (6.4 linear ft) Description Consists of records created and received by Charles S. Olton, Dean of Parsons School of Design from 1989 until 1997. Contains subject files on committees, departments and programs, events, individuals, international projects, and general administrative issues.

Francis Ruzicka, 1955-70 (1 linear ft) Description Consists of records created and received by Francis A. Ruzicka, president of Parsons School of Design from 1963 until his resignation in 1969. Prior to becoming president, Ruzicka served as dean of Parsons. Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, proposals, and financial records on administrative matters.

Vieri Salvadori, 1975-83 (1.3 linear ft) Description Consists primarily of correspondence.

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Photographs, 1926-2001 Description Includes 1,425 photographs documenting Parsons student and campus life, including exhibitions, award and fashion shows, guest lectures, field trips, and campus construction projects. (Inventory available -- contact the Kellen Archives.)

Admissions catalogs and program information materials, 1896-2009 (bulk 1913-2007) (14.7 linear ft) Description Consists of general course catalogs and print publicity for Parsons, including catalogs for overseas and affiliate schools, continuing education and AAS programs. Materials for the years 1896-1912 consists primarily of photocopies of print advertisements for the Chase School of Art (which became the New York School of Art, and was later renamed Parsons). The oldest original catalog in this group is a 1913 catalog for a summer session held in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Course descriptions, 1984-2006 (1.7 linear ft) Description Consists of photocopied course description packets produced by the Registrar's Office for classes offered at Parsons The New School for Design. Packets contain information regarding class schedules, instructors, credit hours, degree requirements, and curriculum.

Events and programs, 1926-2007 (bulk 1950-2007) (2.1 linear ft) Description Contains ephemera documenting events sponsored by Parsons administrative offices and academic departments, such as commencement ceremonies, dedications, exhibitions, lectures and symposia, open houses, and receptions. Examples of materials include announcements, fliers, invitations, and programs.

Exhibitions, 1964-2006 (bulk 1980-2006) (3.1 linear ft) Description Contains printed materials related to exhibitions held at, sponsored by, or produced in cooperation with Parsons The New School for Design. Materials include catalogs, invitations, and announcements. Although the series contains documentation on exhibitions held in the 1960s and 1970s, the bulk of materials relates to events from the 1980s onwards. For student and faculty exhibitions sponsored by specific academic departments, see Academic Departments, Programs and Schools files.

Handbooks and orientation materials, 1968-2007 (4.2 linear ft) Description Contains handbooks and guides issued by the administration of Parsons The New School for Design to familiarize faculty, students, and students' families with school regulations, policies, and procedures. Also includes materials designed to acquaint students with aspects of living and studying in New York City.

Periodicals, 1940-2008 (3.8 linear ft) Description Contains periodicals and serial publications produced by administrative offices and academic departments of Parsons The New School for Design, and The New School of which Parsons has been an affiliate since 1970. Periodicals here were primarily produced from the 1970s through 2008, the majority of titles representing short run and one-off publications.

Posters, 1927-2006 (bulk 1956-2006) (21 linear ft [236 posters]) Description Contains posters created for academic departments and administrative offices of Parsons The New School for Design, including promotional posters for summer sessions and study abroad programs, recruiting by specific departments, and publicity for exhibitions, public programs, and internship fairs. With the exception of a 1927 poster advertising a dance, the series does not contain any material created prior to 1956.

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The Kellen General Collections contain personal and professional papers and design work by former Parsons faculty and students and others working in design disciplines associated with Parsons, including the fields of architectural design, environmental design, communication design, fashion design, fine arts, illustration, interior design, photography and product design.

 

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Andre and Creators Studios fashion drawings, 1938-72 (9.9 linear ft) Description Andre and Creators Studios were Seventh Avenue fashion businesses that marketed their designs to clothing manufacturers by annual subscription. In the mid-1970s, Pearl Alexander, Andre's co-owner and designer since the 1930s, retired, and the company's design drawings were sold to Creators Studios. The Kellen collection consists of sketches produced and marketed by the two companies between 1938 and 1972.

Dan Arje papers, 1960s-1970s (1 linear ft) Description Dan Arje (1923-1993) was a designer and display director for Bonwit Teller. The collection is primarily comprised of scrapbooks with photographs and news clippings about Arje's displays, as well as correspondence regarding his decoration of the White House Christmas tree during the Johnson administration.

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Harry B. Baker papers, 1897-1946 (1.4 linear ft.) Description Harry B. Baker (1868-1941) was an illustrator who attended and later taught at the New York and Paris branches of the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (which became Parsons The New School for Design) in the early 20th century. Before moving to New York, Baker traveled around the American West illustrating bar fights, cowboys, Native American, and street scenes. The collection includes photographs of Baker and his students, a letter from Frank Alvah Parsons, identity cards and papers, and illustrations by Baker, including one for the cover of Western Story magazine.

Stanley Barrows papers, circa 1934-1993, undated (1.8 linear ft) Description Stanley Barrows (1914-1995) graduated from Parsons in 1940 and taught interior design at the school for over 20 years, becoming mentor to several generations of notable designers. The collection includes examples of student work from the 1930s and '40s compiled by Barrows, course outlines, class travel itineraries, reference photographs of Italian decorative styles, biographical material, and correspondence from Barrows related to his activities as a designer and teacher.

Bess Bernard renderings for Bernard Design International , 1960s-1980s (3.2 linear ft [42 illustrations]) Description In 1960, Bess Bernard established her own company, Bernard Design International, Ltd., specializing in interior design projects for commercial and residential spaces. The collection consists of 42 watercolor and pencil renderings of Bernard interiors, produced by various artists.

Katherine Bosch student work, 1917-1920 (1 folder) Description Katherine Bosch (1896-1980) attended Parsons from 1917 to 1920. The collection contains work Bosch completed as a student in the school's Interior Architecture, Decoration, and Furniture Design Department.

Rene Bouche fashion illustrations, 1940s-1970s (8.1 linear ft) Description A celebrated portraitist and leader in fashion illustrations, Rene Bouche (1905 or 1906-1963) taught at Parsons in 1947. The Kellen collection includes 58 of Bouche's fashion sketches, as well as a poster from a 1974 Parsons exhibition of his work.

Roselaine Boylan student work, 1929-30 (4 drawings) Description Advertising illustrations by Roselaine Boylan completed as a student in Parsons' Graphic Advertising and Illustration Department, 1929-30.

Tom Brigance fashion sketches, 1953-76 (6.7 linear ft) Description After graduating from Parsons in 1934, Tom Brigance (1913-1990) became a fashion designer specializing in women's swimsuits and sportswear. Exclusive designer at Frank Gallant in the 1950s, Brigance won the fashion industry's Coty Award in 1953. The Kellen collection includes illustrations for Brigance's designs for Lord & Taylor, among others, many drawn by Dorothy Hood.

Donald Brooks papers, 1959-2003 (16.7 linear ft) Description Donald Brooks (1928-2005) was a prominent fashion designer known for creating the "American Look." Brooks designed ready-to-wear collections, custom made clothes and costumes for theatrical productions. He taught at Parsons for over forty years. The collection includes photographs, publicity material, exhibit catalogs, and original fashion and costume design sketches from 1959 through 2003.

Constance P. Brown papers, 1913-1961 (bulk 1913-31) (7 folders) Description Constance P. Brown attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later, Parsons The New School for Design) from 1913 until 1917 and worked as secretary to Frank Alvah Parsons sometime in the teens or '20s. The collection consists of postcards and a letter from Parsons to Brown, faculty announcements, school circulars and lecture advertisements, interior design class rolls, clippings from 1913-34, and correspondence with the Parsons Alumni Association, 1944 and 1961.

Burris illustration, Saks Fifth Avenue Bridal Salon advertisement, 1944 (1 illustration) Description A playful design for a 1944 Saks Fifth Avenue Bridal Salon advertisement, possibly by Elizabeth Burris, who taught Graphic Advertising and Illustration Department at Parsons from 1926-27.

Bruce Buttfield renderings and photographs, 1930s,1950s (3.6 linear ft) Description Interior designer Bruce Buttfield (1897-1969) made his mark in the 1930s by creating furniture and rooms inspired by Victorian design. In 1931, he designed the interior of the original Whitney Museum building on Eighth Street in New York City. The collection includes photographs and color renderings of Buttfield interiors.

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Zack Carr papers, 1969-2000 (6.8 linear ft) Description After graduating from Parsons in 1973, fashion designer Zack Carr (1945-2000) worked for B. Altman, Donald Brooks and Calvin Klein. In 1984 Carr started his own line. The collection includes material produced and compiled from 1969-2000, and includes sketches for Calvin Klein, idea books, photographs, news clippings and biographical material. The collection also includes a pattern drafting notebook and other examples of work Carr did as a Parsons student.

Mariette Cassels student notebooks, 1930-31 (0.8 linear ft (8 notebooks)) Description Eight notebooks kept by Mariette Cassels (1905-1993)while studying in the Parsons' Paris atelier, 1930-31. Includes lecture notes, photographs, postcards, clippings and sketches of furniture and decorative moldings.

William Merritt Chase etchings, 1878, 1883 (2 etchings) Description Two etchings by William Merritt Chase(1849-1916) [click on name for longer biography], "The Court Jester" (1878) and "Spanish Peasant" (1883). Chase founded the Chase School, which eventually came to be named Parsons School of Design. Documentation of Chase's paintings can be found in the Ronald G. Pisano project files for the catalogue raisonne of William Merritt Chase.

Ivan Chermayeff graphic designs, 1950, 1977 Description Printed designs for Chermayeff's mural, "Painting by Computer," and an issue of the Harvard Advocate that includes a design by Chermayeff.

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Dero Darwin student work, 1961-79 (7.7 linear ft) Description Dero Darwin, Jr., (1929- ) graduated from Parsons' Interior Design Department in 1964. This collection includes design work Darwin produced as a student, as well as lecture notes and course materials. Also included are items from Darwin's professional design career.

Ethel Dean drawings and designs, 1950s (1 linear ft) Description Textile and wallpaper samples designed by Ethel Dean, who was active in the 1950s. Also, a portfolio of Dean's drawings, "Sketches for Laughing Woman."

Donna Karan New York merchandising materials, 1993-94 (2 linear ft) Description Donna Karan (1948- ) attended Parsons in 1968 and '69 and has been a visiting critic since 1975. Karan was awarded an honorary degree in 1987. The collection includes merchandising materials produced by Donna Karan New York, and includes photographs, advertisements, videotapes and press kits.

Raymond Driscoll scrapbook and sketches, 1940s-1950s (0.25 linear ft) Description In a career that extended from the 1930s to the 1960s, Raymond Driscoll (1915-2004) was perhaps most widely known for his annual best and worst-dressed lists. He also achieved recognition for his costume designs for Mexican film stars. The Kellen collection is comprised of Driscoll's scrapbook of photographs, news clippings, invitations and greeting cards documenting Driscoll's work in the 1940s and '50s, as well as color fashion sketches.

Raoul Dufy print, "La Danse", 1953 (first printed in 1910) (Woodcut; 30 x 64 cm.) Description Stamped "Atelier Raoul Dufy," a second edition woodblock print from an edition of 220. In 1924, the print, with other images in the series, was used to make block-printed fabric for Bianchini Ferier, Paris.

Melvin Dwork papers, 1930s-2000s (3 linear ft) Description Named one of Architectural Digest's top 100 designers in 1990 and 2002, Melvin Dwork (1922- ) attended Parsons in the 1940s, later taught at the school and served on the Parsons Advisory Committee. The collection (1930s through the 2000s) includes student work, slides, photographs, news clippings, press releases, brochures, showroom catalogs, personal correspondence, and awards.

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Suzy Lorraine Ehrlich fashion illustrations, 1950s-1970s (1.8 linear ft) Description Suzy Lorraine Ehrlich (1919-2006), was a fashion illustrator and product designer. The collection is comprised of fashion illustrations executed in pen and ink, pastel, crayon, watercolor, and collage.

Ethel Epstein student work, 1925-26 (0.1 linear ft) Description Class notes and photographs documenting decorative styles compiled by Ethel Epstein when she was a student at Parsons' Interior Architecture and Decoration Department, 1925-26.

Carl Erickson (Eric) fashion illustrations, 1949 (15 illustrations) Description Carl Erickson (1891-1958), who signed his work "Eric," was a leading fashion illustrator whose drawings appeared in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, among other publications. In 1964, Parsons hosted a retrospective of Erickson's work, and the Kellen collection consists of a number of works from that exhibit.

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Fashion print scrapbooks, 1750-1913 (25.6 linear ft [19 scrapbooks]) Description Consists of 19 scrapbooks containing more than 10,000 prints of fashion illustrations produced between 1750 and 1913. The prints primarily depict men's, women's, and children's clothing and accessories, with a small number of images depicting theatrical costumes, architectural and sculptural details, and textile designs. One scrapbook contains swatches of French and Asian textiles. Many of the images were issued originally as portfolio prints, others cut from books and periodicals, such as Graham's Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine. The majority of the earlier prints are French.

Fashion runway slides, 1990-2000 (3.4 linear ft [1,157 slides]) Description Slides of runway shows from the 1990s. Designers represented include Bill Blass, Oscar DeLaRenta, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Charlotte Neuville, Ozbek, Carolyn Roehm, Adrienne Vittadini, among many others.

Bea Feitler papers, 1960-1980 (11.7 linear ft) Description Bea Feitler (1938-1982) graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1959 with a degree in Graphic Arts and Advertising and went on to an illustrious career as a designer of books, magazines, posters, record album covers, and more. Feitler served as art director for Harper's Bazaar and Ms. magzines, consulting art director for Conde Nast, where she created the look for Self magazine, and design director for Straight Arrow Publications and Rolling Stone. The collection includes layouts, dummies and other pre-publication work; photographs by a number of the distinguished photographers with whom Feitler worked; and personal correspondence, scrapbooks, and collages.

Ben Fernandez, "Countdown to Eternity" print portfolio, 1989 Description Ben Fernandez's portfolio, "Countdown to Eternity," consists of photographs celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Fernandez built The New School's photography program before Parsons' 1970 affiliation with the university, and in the 1970s created the four-year photography major at Parsons, serving as chair of the new department.

David Finn, "Thoughts and Images: selections from the Ruder Finn & Rotman Conference Room Quotations" (Portfolio B), circa 1998 (10 photographic prints) Description Portfolio of 10 photographic prints (original portfolio contained 12) by David Finn for a series of images paired with inspirational quotations.

Roy Fleming student work, 1902-07 (0.1 linear ft) Description Roy Fleming (1878-1958) produced the notebook and charcoal drawing in this collection while attending the New York School of Art between 1902 and 1907. Fleming's notes are accompanied by detailed pen and ink sketches illustrating lectures by Frank Alvah Parsons, William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri and others. The collection also includes a 1902 photograph, presumably of Fleming.

Lorraine Fox offprints, transparencies, and tear sheets, 1964-76 (1 linear ft) Description Lorraine Fox (1922-1976) began her career in graphic design in the 1940s. The collection includes offprints, proofs, transparencies and tear sheets of magazine and book illustrations, advertisements and record albums. Fox taught at Parsons from 1965 to '76.

William Frawley fashion illustrations, undated (8 illustrations) Description Water color and pencil; 23 x 30 cm.

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James Galanos sketches for Jimi Originals, 1950s (1 folder) Description In 1950, fashion designer James Galanos (1924- ) started Jimi Originals with Mary Scourby. The company only existed for a short time, but it was the first company to market Galanos' creations under his name. The Kellen collection consists of eleven Jimi Originals fashion sketches as well as invoices and notes. Galanos was a critic at Parsons from 1962 to 1968.

Francis Geck papers, 1923-2001, undated (3.5 linear ft) Description Francis Geck (1900-2005) graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later Parsons) in 1924 and taught interior design at the school's Paris Ateliers until 1927. Following a professional career in his native Detroit, Geck became a professor of Fine Arts at University of Colorado, where he taught for 39 years. The papers contain correspondence with Parsons administrators, including Frank Alvah Parsons, design renderings and student work, publications, and course-related materials.

Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique showroom books, 1972-74 (1 linear ft) Description The collection consists of showroom books for the Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique of New York City, 1972-74. The showroom books include price lists, garment sketch reproductions, and fabric swatches.

Hubert de Givenchy fashion sketches, circa 1980s (2 sketches) Description Color marker; 21 x 30 cm.

Andree Golbin papers, 1940s-70s (1.8 linear ft) Description After graduating from Parsons in 1943, Andree Golbin (1923-2006) led a long career as a painter, graphic designer and illustrator. The Kellen holds examples of Golbin's drawings, graphic designs and book illustrations.

Jeremiah Goodman interior design renderings, 1970s-80s (9 illustrations) Description Jeremiah Goodman (1923- ), studied at Parsons and the Franklin School of Professional Art in the 1940s, and went on to become a sought-after illustrator of interiors, creating covers for Interior Design magazine for fifteen years. The Kellen collection consists of nine watercolor renderings.

Six-panel etching by Edgar Levy, Adolph Gottlieb, Esther Gottlieb, Lucille Corcos, David Smith and Dorothy Dehner, 1933 (printed in 1974) (1 etching) Description Three prints of a 1933 zinc-plate etching. In six small panels, each artist created a portrait of another of the group. Edgar Levy was the father of former Parsons dean David Levy, who donated the prints to the Kellen.

Ruth S. Graftstrom fashion illustrations, 1940-46 (1 folder) Description Fashion illustrations created by Ruth S. Graftstrom for Saks Fifth Avenue and Bonwit Teller.

Fred Greenhill fashion illustrations, 1950s-1980s (7.2 linear ft (approximately 800 illustrations)) Description Fred Greenhill (1930- ) graduated from Parsons in 1950. He went on to work as a fashion illustrator for Neiman Marcus in the 1950s, and was the primary artist for Saks Fifth Avenue in the 1960s and early '70s. Greenhill is most recognized for his Lord & Taylor illustrations, including the company's trademark long-stemmed rose. The Kellen Archives holds approximately 800 fashion illustrations that Greenhill created from the 1950s through the '80s.

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Edith d'Errecalde Hadamard papers, 1940s-1981 (0.4 linear ft) Description Edith d'Errecalde Hadamard (1905-2002) worked for Mainbocher in the 1940s and started her own sportswear company, Maxmil, in 1951. Later Hadamard worked for Evan-Picone and as fashion director for Cohama. The Hadamard papers contain photographs, sketches, news clippings, advertisements, press kits, correspondence, notes and manuscripts for articles and lectures, including an account of a trip to China. Hadamard was a critic and lecturer at Parsons in 1969-70.

Albert Hadley papers, 1947-99 (0.5 linear ft) Description Dubbed the "dean of American interior design" by the New York Times, Albert Hadley (1920- ) graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1949 and served on the faculty from 1949 through 1954. Hadley later joined Dorothy "Sister" Parish to form the design firm Parish-Hadley. The collection (1947-1999) includes correspondence, design and lecture notes, student work and a mock-up for a booklet, "Ideas."

Alice Halicka print, 1955 (2 prints : Color; 49 x 64 cm.) Description Two numbered prints showing Place de la Concorde in Paris. Depicted are the Luxor Obelisk and a detail from the Fontaine des Mers, consisting of a naiad holding a fish.

Estelle Hamburger manuscript for "Fashion Business: It's All Yours: Spring 1976", 1975-76 (2 folders) Description With the manuscript are inserts for revisions and a letter to the publisher indicating that Parsons students were creating collages as illustrations for chapter frontispieces. Estelle Hamburger was on the Parsons faculty, 1972-73.

Dorothy Haon papers, 1940s-1950s (1 linear ft) Description Dorothy Haon (1898-1995), attended Parsons in 1923-24 and went on to a career in fashion design, creating clothing based on styles she encountered on her trips to Paris. The collection (1940s-50s) includes working sketches and notes, cloth patterns, fabric samples, and business correspondence and records. Also included is work by Dorothy's sister, Marion Haon.

Margaret Hodge fashion publicity, 1962-76 (2.1 linear ft) Description After graduating from Parsons in 1945, Margaret Hodge became director of fashion marketing at Vogue, and in 1967 established her own fashion publicity business. Hodge led multiple marketing campaigns, linking clothing lines to the style and fashion of Hollywood films. The Kellen collection includes examples of promotional material from Lawrence of Arabia, Funny Girl and The Man Who Would Be King, among others, and includes publicity, set and costume design photographs, press kits, event announcements and tear sheets.

Elizabeth Geary Hoopes interior design watercolors, circa 1930s (4 renderings) Description Four watercolors by Elizabeth Hoopes (Hoopes-Krusen) (1908-2006), who attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (Parsons) from 1927-30. Hoopes later taught at the school's Paris Ateliers. Another of Hoopes' renderings is located in the Lyman Martin papers.

Eleanor Horst interior design photographs and renderings, 1930s-1980s (3.7 linear ft) Description After graduating from Parsons in 1936, Eleanor Horst (1892-1995) led a long career as an interior designer. The collection includes photographs and slides of Horst projects, as well as numerous gouache renderings of Horst designs, many by Parsons graduate Lyman Martin, whose papers are also in the Kellen Archives.

Lea Hoyt graphic and textile designs, 1933-1992 (bulk 1960s-1992) (1.8 linear ft) Description Lea Hoyt (1912-1998) received a degree in graphics from Parsons in 1933, and went on to establish a business as a graphic and textile designer. The collection includes biographical material, correspondence and examples of Hoyt's work, represented by napkins and paper plates, among other items. Hoyt's textile work is documented by slides, photographs and preliminary sketches.

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Margery S. Knight sketchbooks, circa 1951-1980 (1 linear ft) Description Margery Knight (1906-1994) taught figure drawing and fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design from 1946 to '69. The sketchbooks in this collection, dating from the 1950s to 1980, contain rapid figure and fashion sketches, lecture notes, and anatomy studies.

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Margaret Lange student work, 1938-39 (1 notebook) Description Margaret Lange's notebook produced while a student of Costume Design and Illustration at Parsons, 1938-39, includes lecture notes, sketches, color studies and fashion clippings.

Daniel Lashen student work, 1947-50 (1.8 linear ft) Description Interior design sketches and detail studies from Daniel Lashen's studies at Parsons in Italy. Lashen graduated from Parsons in 1950.

Rico Lebrun lithographs for "Drawings for Dante's Inferno", 1963 Description Four lithograph prints on Strathmore Cover by Rico Lebrun (1900-1964) for "Drawings for Dante's Inferno," Kanthos Press, 1963. 2,000 copies of the book were printed, each containing four original lithographs. In his preface, Leonard Baskin, the book's designer, refers to Lebrun as "Goya's child."

Charles LeMaire costume and fashion designs, 1924-30, 1950s (17 illustrations) Description Charles LeMaire (1897-1985) began his costume design career in the 1920s working for the Ziegfield's Follies and the film Heart of a Siren (1925), later serving as executive designer for 20th Century Fox. In the 1950s, LeMaire established his own business, taking private commissions and continuing his film design work, and earning 13 Oscar nominations and three Oscars for Best Costume Design. The collection consists of seventeen LeMaire sketches, including work for the Earl Carroll Vanities (1924-30); a design for a film; and drawings for private clients (1950s).

Jacqueline Lindner drawings of accessories, probably 1940s (7 illustrations) Description Seven illustrations of gloves and jewelry by fashion illustrator Jacqueline Lindner.

Seymour Lipton sketches for sculptures, 1960-69 (20 drawings) Description A trained dentist who became an acclaimed sculptor sometimes associated with the New York School of abstract expressionism, Seymour Lipton (1903-86) achieved international recognition in 1958, when he was awarded a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Among his many commissions Lipton created "Archangel" (1964) for Lincoln Center, still on display in Avery Fisher Hall. Lipton taught sculpture at the New School from the 1940s until 1965. The Kellen Archives holds twenty of his sketches, made between 1960 and 1969, representing ideas for sculptures.

Roy Little sketchbooks, 1949-58 (3 linear ft) Description Roy Little graduated from Parsons in 1949 and went on to become the head designer for the renowned French couturier Jacques Fath. He returned to Parsons as an instructor in 1958 and remained in that position until 1979. The nine sketchbooks held by the Kellen represent Little's work for Fath.

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Harry Marinsky interior design renderings, 1953-88 (70 drawings) Description In the 1930s, sculptor Harry Marinsky (1909- ) worked as art director for "Country Life and American Home" magazine, rendering interiors for the magazine's covers. In the 1950s and 1960s Marinsky illustrated for many publications, including "House and Garden," "House Beautiful" and "Woman's Day." Marinsky also had several design commissions for the White House during the Nixon administration. In 1972, Marinsky selected Parsons as an appropriate home for 70 of his interior design watercolors and drawings.

Lyman Martin interior design work and papers, 1930s-1960s (7.3 linear ft) Description Lyman Martin (1908-2003) graduated from Parsons in 1939 and went to work for Thedlow, a prestigious interior design firm. After serving in World War II, Martin returned to Thedlow, where he created interiors, produced watercolor renderings, designed rugs and painted murals for clients. In 1969, Martin was appointed president of Thedlow and stayed in the position until the company closed in 1979. The collection (1930s-60s) includes student work, renderings and maquettes of interiors, sketchbooks, an illustrated European travel diary, floor plans, photographs, news clippings, press releases, exhibition catalogs and reference files. More of Martin's renderings may be found in the Eleanor Horst collection.

Ina Dell Marvin student work, 1928-31 (0.5 linear ft) Description Student work by Ina Dell Marvin (1893-1991), consisting of watercolor sketches, measured drawings, lecture notes, tour diaries and other material documenting Marvin's career as a student at Parsons Paris. Marvin graduated in 1931, with a degree in Interior Architecture and Decoration.

Dora Mathieu portrait sketches, 1938-68 (29 drawings) Description Dora Mathieu (1909-1980) taught drawing in the Parsons Fashion Illustration Department, 1964-66, and specialized in sketching portraits of notable designers. The Kellen Archives holds 29 sketches created in 1938, 1942, 1947, and between 1964-68.

Harold Matossian graphic design work for Knoll, 1979-94 (1 linear ft) Description In 1979, Harold Matossian (Parsons, 1968) became director of the Knoll furniture company's graphics department, producing invitations, brochures, stationery, catalogs and other company literature for the company until 1994. The Kellen Archives holds finished examples of these graphics.

Shin Matsunaga graphic designs, 1989 (1.8 linear ft [115 prints]) Description A set of prints of the work of graphic designer Shin Matsunaga (1940- ), as well as the catalog for a 1989 exhibition of his work at Parsons.

Claire McCardell fashion sketches, 1931-58 (128 binders) Description | Digital Collection Claire McCardell (1905-1958) graduated from Parsons in 1928 and went on to become a pivotal figure in the creation of American ready-to-wear clothing. McCardell received the Coty American Fashion Critics Award in 1944, and in the same year returned to Parsons as a critic and instructor, a position she held for the rest of her life. The Kellen Archives has 11,171 of McCardell's working sketches, 1931-58, the bulk done for Townley Frocks. The collection also includes 294 sketches by Mildred Orrick and nineteen by Scaasi for Townley Frocks.

Menswear fashion sketches, 1996-97 (18 illustrations) Description Original fashion illustrations donated by the menswear fashion magazine, DNR (Daily News Record), sketched by or for designers John Rocha, Tommy Hilfiger, Nina Ricci, Claude Montana, José Levy, Paco Rabane, Gilles Rosier, Joseph Abboud, and Olivier Strelli. Several include fabric swatches for the illustrated design.

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Esta Nesbitt fashion illustrations, 1960s-1970s (8.7 linear ft) Description Esta Nesbitt (1918-1975), who was an instructor at Parsons from 1964 to 1974, created fashion illustrations for such publications as Harper's Bazaar, Mademoiselle, and the New York Times Magazine. The work held by the Kellen Archives (1960s to 1970s) includes fashion illustrations and tear sheets of Nesbitt's work in published form.

Norman Norell fashion sketches and papers, 1930s-1971 (4.2 linear ft) Description | Digital Collection Norman Norell (1900-1972) was the first American fashion designer to compete successfully with French couture. In 1943, he received the first Coty American Fashion Critics Award and in 1956 was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame. Norell taught at Parsons from 1943 to 1972. The collection includes 70 fashion sketches, photographs, news clippings, print ads, awards, scrapbooks, biographical material and two examples of Norell's clothing.

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William Odom collection of book endpapers, 1900s-1942 (3.6 linear ft) Description William Odom (1884 or 1886-1942) attended the New York School of Art around 1909. He returned to teach at Parsons for many years, eventually heading the Department of Interior Design and, in 1930, succeeding Frank Alvah Parsons as president of the school. He served in this capacity until his death. The collection consists of Odom's research collection of decorative book endpapers.

Jeanette Olliver student work, 1941-43 (0.25 linear ft [8 folders]) Description The collection consists of Jeanette Olliver's student work in the form of lecture notes, detail sketches and course materials representing her work in the Parsons Interior Architecture and Decoration Department in the 1940s.

Mildred Orrick fashion and costume sketches, 1920s-1950s (2.2 cubic ft) Description | Digital Collection Fashion designer Mildred Orrick (1906-1994) graduated from Parsons in 1928 and went on to a career as a fashion and costume designer and illustrator, and designed part of the Futurama exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Orrick taught at Parsons from 1947 to 1962. The collection consists of Orrick's fashion and theater costume sketches. (More of Orrick's sketches are found in the Claire McCardell sketch collection.)

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Frank Alvah Parsons lectures on art and prints of period rooms, 1917-1922 (2.1 linear ft) Description Frank Alvah Parsons (1866-1930) [click on name for longer biography] was an instructor and administrator at the New York School of Art (which he renamed the New York School of Fine and Applied Art) from 1904 until his death in 1930. In 1910, he became the school's director. The collection contains published editions of twenty lectures on art and design, and prints of period rooms used to illustrate the lectures.

Ronald G. Pisano project files for the catalogue raisonne of William Merritt Chase, circa 1970-2008 (8.8 linear ft) Description The collection is comprised of project files for the first three of the four-volume Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) [click on name for longer biography], by Ronald G. Pisano (1948-2000) and D. Frederick Baker. Files include provenance information, correspondence with owners of Chase's work, photographs of the work, publications lists, exhibition records, and news articles by and about Chase.

Prints by Eighteen British artists of the 1960s and 1970s (56 prints) Description Prints by David Annesley (2), Patrick Caulfield (8), Pierre Celice (3), Bernard Cohen (4), Dame Elisabeth Frink (1), Patrick Heron (4), Gordon House (7), John Hoyland (5), Patrick Hughes (2), Liliane Lijn (2), Kim Lim (2), Kenneth Martin (3), Nicholas Monro (1), Tom Phillips (1), Patrick Procktor (3), William Scott (1), Colin Self (5), and William Turnbull (2).

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Sunbeam Randall student work, 1948-59, undated (0.5 linear ft) Description Sunbeam Randall (1898-1993) graduated from the Parsons Interior Design Department in 1951. The collection includes course materials, furniture and decorative style sketches, course notes, and a scrapbook documenting Randall's art tour in Europe.

Marion Reed student work, 1927 (3 folders) Description A student notebook kept by Marion Reed, who attended Parsons' Paris atelier in the summer of 1927. The notebook contains lecture notes, postcards and class handouts.

Richard Rosenfeld fashion illustration, circa 1995 (1 illustration) Description Longtime Parsons Fashion Design Department faculty member Richard Rosenfeld has published fashion illustrations in Time magazine, Vogue, Seventeen, Brides, the New York Times, and WWD Illustrated: 1960s - 1990's. Rosenfeld did this illustration of the model, Danuta, as a demonstration for a fashion drawing class he taught in the mid-1990s.

Jessica Rummel interior design research files, circa 1920s-1960s (3.3 linear ft) Description The collection, 1920s-60s, includes Jessica Rummel's working and reference files for her interior design business. The files consist of small drawings and watercolors of decorative elements Rummel did while viewing the pieces at auctions, as well as clippings from magazines and auction catalogs. Rummel was on the Parsons' faculty in the Interior Architecture and Decoration Department in the 1920s and '30s.

John Russo graphic designs, circa 1960s and 1970s (1 folder) Description John Russo graduated from Parsons in 1942 and taught at the school from 1946 to 1985. The collection includes printed examples of the whimsical graphics that were featured in many Parsons publications, including fliers, posters and magazine covers. More of Russo's work may also be found in the Parsons Institutional Collections' publications and Alumni Association records.

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Saks Fifth Avenue fashion publicity, 1954-73 (79 binders) Description The Saks Fifth Avenue publicity collection comprises 79 binders of fashion photographs, press releases, and news clippings promoting Saks' clothing lines, including Sophie Gimbel's Original, Ready-to-Wear, and Custom collections, 1954-67.

Albert Schiller "type" pictures, 1927-64, undated (1.8 linear ft) Description Typographer Albert Schiller (1898-1970) created artworks using pre-cast metal type elements. The collection is comprised of 35 type pictures featured in a 1976 exhibit at Parsons.

Margaret Schmid student work, circa 1947 (2 illustrations) Description Consists of two illustrations completed by Schmid for an Advertising Design course at Parsons. Schmid graduated in 1947.

Burton Schuman student work, 1947-48 (2 folders) Description Completed by Burton Schuman while a student at Parsons in 1947-48, for an Advertising Design class taught by Betty Carter, the collection includes sketches, illustrations and advertising designs.

Arthur Segal woodcuts, 1975 (from a 1915 woodcut) (68 prints) Description Romanian painter Arthur Segal (1875-1944) created these sharp black-and-white woodcut prints of hand-to-hand combat in 1915, an apparent statement of his opposition to World War I. The prints at the Kellen are part of a set of 70 reprinted by William Carter on handmade paper from Segal's original blocks, and published by Richard Nathanson in 1975.

Herbert Sondheim fashion business scrapbooks, 1923-47 (19 scrapbooks) Description Herbert Sondheim (1895-1966), who taught at Parsons in 1946, ran a dressmaking business that produced affordable versions of high-end fashion. The Kellen Archives holds Sondheim's nineteen scrapbooks, the bulk of which contain fashion drawings depicting the work of Vionnet, Chanel, Molyneux, and others. Sondheim used these drawings as templates and inspiration for his own dress designs. Two scrapbooks contain news clippings, photographs and correspondence from 1946-47.

Walter Stein Illustrations, 1970s (2.8 linear ft) Description Painter and illustrator Walter Stein taught at Parsons from 1973 to '83. The collection consists of Stein's original illustrations for the book, For Love of Her: Poems by Emily Dickinson, 1974.

James Vinton Stowell sketch of Harry Baker, circa 1916 (1 sketch) Description James Vinton Stowell graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (Parsons) in 1917 with an Advertising Design degree, and taught at the school after graduating. The sketch, titled "Portrait of 'Our Mr. Baker'," is Harry Baker, who also taught at the school (see Baker's papers in the Kellen Archives). Stowell's papers may be found in the National Archives of Canada.

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Margaret McKay Tee papers, 1908-93 (bulk 1908-24) (1 folder) Description Margaret McKay Tee (1882-1955) came to New York from Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1902 to attend Cooper Union. In 1903, Tee began as a student teacher for Frank Parsons at the New York School of Art (soon thereafter renamed the New York School of Fine and Applied Art). After moving back to Colorado, Tee carried on a correspondence with Parsons for many years. Tee's papers include correspondence from Frank Alvah Parsons, photographs of Tee's paintings, and an autobiographical essay in which Tee describes her upbringing in the west, and her experiences as a young art student in New York City.

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Eugene Paul Ullman papers, 1900s-1950s (3.75 linear ft) Description Eugene Paul Ullman (1877-1953), was a noted American Impressionist painter. Around 1897, Ullman studied with William Merritt Chase at the Chase School, predecessor school to what became Parsons. By 1901, Ullman was teaching at the school. He moved to Paris in 1903, where he briefly joined James Abbott McNeil Whistler's atelier and received major awards for his work. The collection consists of correspondence, sketches, scrapbooks, exhibition catalogs, news clippings, photographs and unpublished essays.

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Michaele Vollbracht fashion illustrations, 1950s-1970s (16.2 linear ft) Description Fashion illustrator Michaele Vollbracht (1947- ) graduated from Parsons in 1968, and has since returned periodically as a visiting critic. After working as a design assistant for Geoffrey Beene, Donald Brooks, and Norman Norell, Vollbracht turned to fashion illustration and portraiture. In 1985 Vollbracht published Nothing Sacred, an illustrated memoir, and in 2000 Parsons mounted an exhibition of his work to celebrate the release of the updated version of the book. The Kellen collection includes portrait sketches, large-format illustrations, and a sketch of Vollbracht's iconic Bloomingdale's shopping bag of 1975.

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Raymond Waldron papers, 1938-94 (2 linear ft) Description Raymond S. Waldron, Jr. (1913-2002) attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (which became Parsons) from 1938-41. After serving in World War II, Waldron worked for Lord & Taylor. In 1965, he established his own interior decoration firm. The Raymond Waldron papers include work Waldron completed as a student at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. Notebooks contain graded assignments, instructor handouts, sketches, and tracings. Other student work includes larger-format gouache renderings of European interiors and sites. A later sketchbook reflects Waldron's design studies in New York, France and Italy. Materials from Waldron's professional career include project files, design research, stereo slides of the Blair House, among other projects, and publicity for his business.

Joset Walker clippings scrapbooks, circa 1932-58 (2 boxes) Description French-born Joset Walker (1902-?) graduated from Parsons in 1928. A leading designer of ready-to-wear clothing for Saks Fifth Avenue's Theatrical Department, Walker briefly served as head costume designer for RKO Studios. Walker began designing for wholesale manufacturer David M. Goodstein in 1940, and founded Joset Walker Designs before retiring from fashion design. The collection includes scrapbooks of news clippings, publicity and fashion photographs, and ephemera documenting Walker's career.

Chester Weinberg scrapbook and sketch, 1950s-1970s (1 scrapbook, 1 sketch) Description Chester Weinberg (1931-1985) graduated from Parsons in 1951 and served as a visiting critic and teacher of fashion design at the school, 1955-85. Weinberg rose to fame in the 1960s, ran his own company from 1971 to 1975, and was appointed design director for Calvin Klein jeans in 1978. The collection consists of a scrapbook containing news clippings, fashion print ads and photographs; and one sketch.

John Weitz papers, 1951-96 (93.5 linear ft) Description A leading figure in the development of American ready-to-wear clothing, John Weitz (1923-2002) established the first signature menswear line. Often appearing on annual best-dressed lists, Weitz cultivated his reputation as a well-to-do charmer to market his clothing. He pursued an array of other interests, as well, becoming a successful racecar driver, yachtsman, author and photographer. Weitz was a frequent visiting lecturer at Parsons between 1975 and 1995. The collection (1951-96) includes scrapbooks, news and magazine news clippings, posters, sketches, photographs, slides, and videotapes and film of promotional campaigns, fashion shows and television commercials.

Cleora Clark Wheeler student notebook and bookplates, 1912-13 (1 folder) Description This collection is comprised of notes taken by Cleora Clark Wheeler during lectures given by Frank Alvah Parsons at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, which Wheeler attended in 1912-13. Also included is a set of bookplates, which was the focus of Wheeler's later career.

Edward Wormley papers, 1928-65 (3.5 linear ft) Description Design director for Dunbar furniture company for more than three decades, Edward Wormley (1907-1995) is often cited as one of the top 20th century designers of American modernist furniture. In the 1950s, many of Wormley's designs received Good Design designations at the annual Chicago Merchandise Mart/Museum of Modern Art exhibition. Wormley taught at Parsons between 1952 and 1970. The Kellen collection spans the years 1928 to 1965, and includes photographs, slides, biographical materials, news clippings, technical drawings, Dunbar catalogs, and several original sketches.

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Prints in the Desert: a collection of prints and poems, edited by Adja Yunkers, 1950 (book of prints) Description The collection consists of a copy of Prints in the Desert, 1950, a limited edition book of fifteen prints and poems produced by a group of artists, edited by Adja Yunkers (1900-1983). Yunkers was a painter, printmaker and collagist who taught at the New School for Social Research, 1947-56 and at Parsons, 1957-58. The book includes prints by Yunkers.

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