Interview of Rosalind Snyder, founding Dean of FIT, 1984 November 1

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Interview of Rosalind Snyder, founding Dean of FIT, 1984 November 1
Contributor Names
Snyder, Rosalind
Finger, Mildred (Interviewer)
Date
1984-10-31
Date Digitized
2020
Description
Rosalind Snyder, Founder Dean Emeritus 1944-1963 of FIT, discusses the Institute's inception at the Central High School of Needle Trades, it's founding vision, and it's progression to a college-level institution. Snyder describes the educational trajectory that led to her initial post as Assistant Director alongside Dr. Mortimer Ritter at FIT. She describes the early demographics of students and the evolution of FIT's curriculum and educational policy, detailing close relationships with the fashion industry itself. Snyder discusses the spirit of collaboration and creativity in the early days of FIT, listing founding educators and innovators who helped the Institute flourish. Snyder pays particular attention to the 1950s wherein FIT found a home on 27th street and, in 1951, was authorized as a community college; cementing its status as an academic institution of note. Snyder retired from her post in 1963, but asserts her continued belief in the permanence of FIT's unique vision of creative exploration.
Type
Moving Image
Oral histories
Sound
Subject
Snyder, Rosalind
Ritter, Mortimer
College administrators
Fashion
Education
Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State)
New York (State)--New York
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This video was produced by the Fashion Institute of Technology ("FIT") and is the property of FIT. FIT expressly prohibits the copying, displaying, or uploading to a website of any portion of this video, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, without express written permission from FIT. This video has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for content in this video and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
Identifier
FIT Repository ID: aod_000694
SPARC reference code: US.NNFIT.SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.12.1

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Oral History of FIT, 1967-1985

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FIT History

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Fashion Institute of Technology. (1984, October 31). Interview of Rosalind Snyder, founding Dean of FIT, 1984 November 1 [Video]. Archive on Demand. https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/136094
Fashion Institute of Technology. "Interview of Rosalind Snyder, founding Dean of FIT, 1984 November 1." Archive on Demand, 31 Oct. 1984, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/136094
Fashion Institute of Technology, "Interview of Rosalind Snyder, founding Dean of FIT, 1984 November 1," Archive on Demand, October 31, 1984, video, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/136094