Rochester clothing industry advertising materials

Collection

Identifier: D.249

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of advertising materials for the manufacturers and retailers in the clothing industry, mainly of Rochester, NY. Men's, women's, and children's fashions and accessories from the turn of the century to the 1960s are represented. A wide variety of materials are found in the collection, including style model books, posters, photographs, brochures, catalogs, circulars, and sample fabrics. Box 1 contains the materials of several clothing manufacturers, primarily Michaels-Stern & Co. (and its associated Australian retailer) and Levy Bros. & Adler-Rochester, Inc. Large advertising poster boards for these two Rochester firms can also be found in Box 3. Also of interest in Box 1 are photographs and display posters for a manufacturing facility in France, showing the differences between clothing manufacturing in the United States and France. Box 2 contains a broad range of advertisement materials for many clothing retailers located in Rochester and other locations. A significant amount of this material concerns women's fashions. Also included in this box are miscellaneous materials relating to laundering, sewing, and fabric use. Box 4 contains lithographic prints advertising men's clothing made by Adler-Rochester.

Creator

Michaels-Stern & Co. (Organization)
Levy Bros. & Adler Rochester, Inc. (Organization)

Dates

Creation: 1900-1960's

Language of Materials

English

Extent

4 box(es)

Access

The Rochester Clothing Industry Advertising Materials is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was purchased from Mary Arp on December 3, 1992 with funds provided by the Hartmarx Charitable Foundation, Chicago, IL. Additional material was purchased from Bob Hoffman in 2006. The Adler-Rochester prints in box 4 were donated in October 2007 by Barbara Adler in memory of her parents Robert M. and Gladys Adler. The oversize poster found in Alcove 8 was in added in January, 2009.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Rochester Clothing Industry Advertising Materials, D.249, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Arrangement

This register provides an overview and brief description of the items found in each box and folder. An addendum to the register contains more detailed descriptions of the material, written by Mary Arp, before the library's purchase and reorganization of the collection. Each folder in the register listing is cross-referenced with the original item number in the Arp list and vice-versa (the numbers in parentheses in the title of each folder listing correspond to the Arp numbering system).