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Guide to the Berley Studios Fashion Drawings, circa 1930-circa 1935
MS-P032
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Title: Berley Studios fashion drawings,
Date (inclusive): circa 1930-circa 1935
Collection number: MS-P032
Extent:
1 linear foot (1 box)
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.
Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: The collection comprises of approximately 700 mimeographed drawings bound in 7 volumes, used for illustrating women's apparel
trade in New York City. The majority of the designs are marked with the name of the studio and the artist.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Berley Studios Fashion Drawings. MS-P32. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquired, 1968.
Processed by Andre Ambrus, 2002.
Berley Studios was located at 9 East 48th Street in New York City, N.Y., according to the information printed on most of the
drawings.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection comprises of approximately 700 mimeographed drawings bound in 7 volumes, used for illustrating women's apparel
trade in New York City. The majority of the designs are marked with the name of the studio and the artist.
The drawings provide visual documentation of New York fashion design during the mid-twentieth century. The designs, some of
which are hand-colored, also illustrate the types of fashion accessories and hair styles common to this period. Most of the
drawings are individually numbered and provide detailed descriptions of the various design elements they consists of.
Related materials can be found in the Edyth Sparag Studios fashion drawings, (MS-P24), Special Collections and Archives, The
UC Irvine Libraries.