Bonwit Teller scrapbooks, 1957 and 1960.

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Bonwit Teller scrapbooks, 1957 and 1960.

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Three scrapbooks of the firm's advertising for women's day and evening fashions, including newspaper clippings, from 1957 through 1960. Designers featured in the advertisements include Harvey Berin, Jo Copeland, Philip Mangone, Claire McCardell, Molly Parnis, Maurice Rentner, Herbert Sondheim, Pauline Trigè€re, and Ben Zuckman.

5 linear in. (3 scrapbooks)

Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Gladys Marcus Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6836578

Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Gladys Marcus Library

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Bonwit Teller & Co.

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Originally called Bonwit's when it was founded in 1895 as a specialty shop for women's apparel in 1895, it became Bonwit Teller in 1897 when Edmund D. Teller joined as a partner. After several moves, Bonwit Teller eventually moved to its 57th Street location. When Paul Bonwit retired in 1934, the store was sold to Atlas Corporation. In 1989, L.J. Hooker, Bonwit Teller's owning company, filed for Chapter 11, and in 1990 the firm was liquidated. From the description of Bonwit Teller sc...