A perfect fit : the garment industry and American Jewry (1860-1960) / edited by Gabriel M. Goldstein and Elizabeth E. Greenberg ; foreword by Sylvia A. Herskowitz.
Goldstein, Gabriel M.; Greenberg, Elizabeth, 1972-; Yeshiva University. Museum.
2012
HD9940.U4 P47 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
A perfect fit : the garment industry and American Jewry (1860-1960) / edited by Gabriel M. Goldstein and Elizabeth E. Greenberg ; foreword by Sylvia A. Herskowitz.
ISBN
9780896727359 (alk. paper)
0896727351 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2012.
Language
English
Description
237 p., P16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Call Number
HD9940.U4 P47 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.4/7687097309041
Summary
"Investigates the U.S. fashion industry's nineteenth-century origins and the role of American Jews in creating, developing, and furthering the national garment industry from the Civil War forward"--Provided by publisher.
Note
"Published for Yeshiva University Museum."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.
Added Author
Goldstein, Gabriel M.
Greenberg, Elizabeth, 1972-
Added Corporate Author
Yeshiva University. Museum.
Series
Costume Society of America series.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > Books
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