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Barrows, Stanley

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914 - 1995

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Carolyn Nesbitt Wagenseller student work

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0124-01
Summary

The collection consists primarily of lecture notes and course-related notebooks maintained by designer Carolyn Nesbitt Wagenseller ('63) during her studies in Parsons School of Design's Interior Design Department.

Dates: 1960 - 1963

Parsons School of Design Centenary oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: PC-07-01-01
Abstract

The Parsons School of Design Centenary Oral History Project consists of recorded sound interviews with twelve individuals as well as two audio monologues by the project's manager, Martica Sawin. The interviews, recorded in 1994, cover the history of different academic departments and design disciplines over the course of the twentieth century as experienced by former and then-current instructors and administrators. Recordings are all in English.

Dates: 1994

Parsons School of Design oral history program

 Collection
Identifier: PC-07-01-02
Abstract

This ongoing oral history program documents the lives and work of designers, artists, and others active in the fields of art and design. Interviewees include Parsons School of Design alumni, faculty, and professionals without a direct Parsons connection.

Dates: 1994; Majority of material found within 2010 - 2024

Stanley Barrows papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0002-01
Summary

Stanley Barrows (1914-1995) graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1940 and taught interior design there for over twenty years, becoming mentor to several generations of notable designers. The collection includes examples of student work compiled by Barrows, course outlines, class travel itineraries, photographs of Italian decorative styles, biographical material, and correspondence from Barrows related to his work as a designer and teacher.

Dates: circa 1934 - 1993

Van Day Truex photograph albums and scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0160-01
Abstract The collection consists of five photograph albums and three scrapbooks compiled by the designer, style arbiter, and Parsons School of Design administrator and president Van Day Truex (1904-1979). Truex's travels and social interactions are documented in the albums' captioned photographs, while scrapbooks chronicle his design and artistic successes. One scrapbook, annotated by Parsons faculty member Stanley Barrows, documents Truex's apartments and the home of his predecessor as president of...
Dates: 1910-1969; Majority of material found within 1926-1969

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Art -- Study and teaching 3
Europe -- Description and travel 3
Interior decoration -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York 3
Oral histories (document genres) 2
Renderings 2