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June F. Mohler Fashion Library

Research & Information: KentLINK This is a link to another web site | OhioLINK This is a link to another web site | Articles in Research Databases | Fashion Library FAQ | Fashion Library Staff | Online Fashion Resources

Related Campus Links: Rodgers & Silverman School of Fashion Design & Merchandising This is a link to another web site | Kent State University Museum This is a link to another web site

Off-Campus Links: Library of Congress This is a link to another web site | Gladys Marcus Library: Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York City This is a link to another web site | Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles This is a link to another web site

Collections

The June F. Mohler Fashion Library of Kent State University is the primary repository for printed materials on the history of mid-Twentieth Century fashion, the apparel industry, fashion retailing, fashion accessories, and fashion design. The collection includes approximately 3,500 books, about 50 current periodical titles, and over 300 videos.  Fashion forecasting publications, complete with fabric swatches and color palettes are available, as well as recorded interviews with notables in the Fashion World.

The Library has a collaborative association with the Kent State University Museum This is a link to another web site and the Kent State University Rodgers/Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising This is a link to another web site to provide access to a collection of original designer sketchbooks, photo albums, scrapbooks, and slides. The Fashion Library provides computers for public use which are linked to the on-line catalogs KentLINK This is a link to another web site, OhioLINK This is a link to another web site, and the World Wide Web. A resourceful reference collection includes books, original photographs and drawings. The Kent State University Main Library maintains a collection of relevant subjects including the history of costume design and ornament, theatrical costuming, photography, applied textile design, fabrics, the craft of jewelry making, illustration, and ethnographic costume studies.

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