In Style: 100 Years of Women's Fashion

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

In Style: 100 Years of Women's Fashion

Entry/Object ID

2022.82.01

Tags

Canadian History, Social History, Women's History

Scope and Content

Book containing information on the history of women's fashion in Canada, covering the years 1900-1980s (and further).

Context

The book discusses both fashion trends as well as historical events that created these trends. It also discusses the evolution of dressmaking and introduction of manufacturing and mass production of clothing, as well as the creation of standard sizes. The book is broken down into sections, by decade. The sections also include historical context to fully explain each era and how the events of the decades impacted clothing and accessories for women. The sections feature the context as well as advertisements, photographs, and diagrams of the dress.

Collection

Canadian History Collection (General)

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Stoddart Publishing

Date(s) of Creation

1984 - 2002

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

In Style: 100 Years of Women's Fashion

Description

Book containing information on the history of women's fashion in Canada, covering the years 1900-1980s (and further).

Creator

Caroline Routh

Date(s) of Creation

1993

Subjects

History, Accessories (Clothing & dress), Capes (Clothing), Clothing industry, Clothing & dress, Clothing stores, Dresses, Wedding clothing & dress, Women

Notes

Capreol Public Library sticker on the front cover, and check out card on the first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

892

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-7737-5560-3

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

8 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 24, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Stains, Creasing, Fading

Date Examined

Jan 24, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Notes

Damage likely due to use, because the book belonged to the Capreol Public Library.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian History (General)

Provenance Detail

Capreol Public Library

Owner/Agent

Capreol Public Library

Role

Owner

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 24th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 24, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 24, 2022