Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design Records

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Collection Summary

Identifier

UA 9.2

Title

College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design Records

Creator

Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, South Dakota State University

Dates

1963-2006

Extent

0.63 linear feet (1 document case, 1 small document case) photographs, electronic records

Language

English

Repository

South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.

Access note

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Preferred Citation

Name of item . College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design Records. UA 9.2. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.

Abstract

The Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design provides knowledge applicable to careers in the fashion industry including production, wholesaling and retailing, and for consumer acquisition and use of apparel and household textiles. The collection is composed of general departmental records which consist of material such as program evaluation reports, posters, programs, and course announcements; and, the Adaline Snellman Hsia Historic Costume and Decorative Arts Collection records, which consists mainly of correspondence, clippings, and photographs.

Historical Note

The Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design offers instruction leading to a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design. Apparel Merchandising courses provide knowledge applicable to careers in the fashion industry including production, wholesaling and retailing, and for consumer acquisition and use of apparel and household textiles. The cultural and scientific aspects of apparel and textiles are examined with emphasis on aesthetic, economic, historical, sociological and psychological factors.

The Interior Design curriculum prepares students to enter the profession of residential and commercial design through course work in technical, material, historical, cultural and aesthetic aspects of design with studios, emphasizing the design problem-solving process. The Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design is affiliated with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. Students may enroll in a "visiting scholar" program at FIT with emphasis on fashion design, fashion buying and merchandising, or several others.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series"

Series 1. Department records

Series 2. Adaline Snellman Hsai Historic Costume and Decorative Arts Collection records

Contents Note

This collection is composed of general departmental records which consist of material such as program evaluation reports, posters, programs, and course announcements; and, the Adaline Snellman Hsia Historic Costume and Decorative Arts Collection records, which consists mainly of correspondence, clippings, and photographs.

Series 1. Department records.

This series is composed of promotional material for a fashion show sponsored by the department, fact sheets describing programs offered by the department, an announcement for a new course offering, and a program evaluation report.

Series 2. Adaline Snellman Hsai Historic Costume and Decorative Arts Collection records.

This series is composed mainly of correspondence, clippings, and photographs. Also included are typewritten histories of the collections. Some files may contain donation information, such as a description of the item donated and who donated the item.

Key Words

Adaline Snellman Hsia Historic Costume and Decorative Arts Collection.

Burma -- Costume

Chichicastenago Church -- Guatemala

Chichicastenago Indians

Fashion merchandising -- Study and teaching

Hettler, Francis

Hsia, Adaline Snellman

Humphrey, Muriel

India -- Costume

Interior decoration -- Study and teaching

Kashmir -- Costume

Rajasthan -- Costume

Reifel, Benjamin

South Dakota State University. Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design Department.

Staphorst -- Costume

Volendam – Costume

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Researchers conducting extensive research are asked to make an advance appointment to access archival material. Please call or e-mail prior to visiting the collection and indicate as much detail as possible about a particular topic and intended use.

South Dakota State University supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted as a result of their fragile condition or by contractual agreements with donors.

Copyright note

Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archives are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. There are other materials in the Archive carrying a copyright interest and must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted material.

Arranged and Described by

Crystal J. Gamradt, 1999 September 27, additions made 2008 August 21.