The History of Fashion Collection is a teaching and learning tool that provides access to over 350 garments and accessories from 1830 through the 20th Century. Students in Costume Design and History of Fashion courses will provide additional descriptive information to these items over time.
Complete full-text, online archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the present.
Off Campus Access: Authenticate with your MyDenison login.
Subject Areas: History, Women's Studies
A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month.
Every article, cover, photo shoot, illustration and advertisement has been digitized to the highest standard, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by designer and brand names.
Format: Full Text Date range: 1892-present Database Producer: Proquest
A searchable archive of the US (1867 to present) and UK (1930-2015) editions of Harper's Bazaar.
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A searchable archive of the US (1867 to present) and UK (1930-2015) editions of Harper's Bazaar. The issues are reproduced as high-resolution color page images and supported by fully searchable text and article-level indexing. This resource chronicles over 150 years of American, British, and international fashion, culture, and society, supporting researchers by offering unique insights into the events, attitudes, and interests of the modern era.
Format: Full Text Journals, Archival Resources Dates of Coverage: 1867-present (US), 1930-2015 (UK) Database Producer: Proquest
A comprehensive archive of Womens Wear Daily, from the first issue in 1910 to recent issues (6-month embargo on new issues). Every page, article, advertisement and cover has been included, with searchable text and indexing.
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Subject Areas: Retail business, Fashion history, Popular culture, Gender studies, Marketing and advertising
Format: Archival Materials, Full Text Journals Dates of Coverage: 1910- 6 months embargo on the current issues Database Producer: Proquest
Index of over 400 international art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.
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Subject Areas: Art
Includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. Cites reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
Online archive which accesses a vast body of original British source material, giving a gendered perspective to history, literature, sociology, and education studies.
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Defining Gender, 1450-1910 provides a gendered perspective to history, using primary materials sourced from British archives.
Documents within this collection include pamphlets, diaries, periodicals, letters, manuscript journals, poetry, novels, ballads, drama, literary manuscripts, and pieces of travel writing.
Many unique items are included as well, such as college records and exam papers, commonplace books, ledgers, account books, educational practice and pedagogy documents, government papers from the Home Office and Metropolitan police, illustrated writings on anatomy, midwifery, art and fashion, receipt books, and conduct and advice literature.
Format: Full Text
Dates of Coverage: 1450-1910
Database Distributor: AM (Adam Matthew Digital)
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, includes exhibitions and a permanent collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the eighteenth century to the present.
An online platform filled with tools that expand the narrative of fashion history and challenge mis-representation within the fashion system. Est. 2017.
A scholarly and artistic resource of apparel and textile material culture. Contains 11,500+ objects from the mid-18th century to contemporary 21st century designers.
Denison Libraries, 100 W College, Granville, Ohio 43023
Phone: 740-587-6235, email: reference@denison.edu
In order to view PDF documents, you will need to have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer
