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Parsons the New School for Design

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Laura Johnson collection

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0021-01
Summary

Laura Johnson (died 2002) was a New York City socialite and wife of Saks Fifth Avenue executive F. Raymond Johnson. The collection is primarily comprised of photographic prints and press clippings documenting her extensive wardrobe of couture clothing and active social life between the 1950s and late 1990s.

Dates: 1958 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989

Parsons School of Design Fashion Design Department audiovisual recordings

 Collection
Identifier: PC-07-02-05
Summary

This collection is comprised of audiovisual recordings primarily commissioned by Parsons School of Design. Most of the recordings are of the Parsons Fashion Design Department's annual scholarship benefit and runway show. Also included in the collection are recordings of junior year presentations, promotional films about Parsons, and a Japanese-language film created by the United States Information Agency featuring a Parsons fashion student.

Dates: circa 1960 - 2010