Finding Aid for the Rudi Gernreich Papers, ca No online items

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1 No online items Processed by staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé URL: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Note

2 Collection number: 1702 Los Angeles, CA Contact Information Telephone: 310/ (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time) URL: Processed by: staff, 1997 Encoded by: Caroline Cubé Online finding aid edited by: Josh Fiala, December The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Rudi Gernreich Papers, Date (inclusive): ca Collection number: 1702 Creator: Gernreich, Rudi, Extent: 79 boxes (39.5 linear ft.)3 cartons (3 linear ft.)107 oversize boxes Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, California Abstract: Rudi Gernreich ( ) was a dancer and fashion designer. He revolutionized the acceptance of slacks for women's fashions, created the knit look, the topless bathing suit, the Unisex look, and the thong swimsuit. He also designed the sets and costumes for Bella Lewitzky's Dance Company. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, bills, photographs, family papers as well as clothing, accessories, products, and related items designed by Gernreich. Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Language: English. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian, Department of Special Collections.] Credit shall be given as follows: [c in circle] The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Restrictions on Access PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: except for boxes Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections. COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access

3 Additional Physical Form Available A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact: Public Services Division Telephone: 310/ (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time) Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Rudi Gernreich Papers (Collection 1702). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Biography Gernreich was born on August 8, 1922 in Vienna, Austria; in 1938 he escaped Nazi persecution and came with his mother to the U.S.; in 1939 he joined Lester Horton Dance Company as both a dancer and designer, and finished his education at Los Angeles City College in 1940; took his first collection to New York in 1944 for Harper's Bazaar; revolutionized the acceptance of slacks for women's fashions, created the knit look, the topless bathing suit, the Unisex look, and the thong swimsuit; from designed sets and costumes for Bella Lewitzky's Dance Company; lover of Harry Hay at the time Hay founded the first modern American gay liberation movement, the Mattachine Society, in Los Angeles in ; Gernreich died in Los Angeles on April 21, Scope and Content Boxes 1-84 include correspondence, clippings, bills, photographs, family papers as well as clothing, accessories, products, and related items designed by Rudi Gernreich. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Gernreich, Rudi, Archives. Fashion designers--california--los Angeles--Archival resources. Fumi Boxes Boxes 1-4 Fumi. Contracts and Projects Boxes 5-10 Contracts and Projects. Drawer Files Boxes Drawer Files. Paper Tracks Boxes Paper Track. Physical Description: Box 25 is a flat box. Soups Boxes Soups. Design Projects Boxes Design Projects. Miscellaneous Files/Items Boxes Miscellaneous Files

4 Miscellaneous Files/Items Box 83 Box 101 Box 103 Miscellaneous Items. Miscellaneous Sketches, Oversized Photos, Furniture Drawings, Posters, etc. Miscellaneous Letters/Photos Old. Papers and Clippings Boxes Papers and Clippings Box 85 Miscellaneous papers (newspapers, awards, clipping, drawings). Includes proclamation from Mayor Tom Bradley. Family Papers and Photographs Boxes Box 93 Box 104 Box 110 Family Papers and Photographs. Gernreich Family Papers (Family Photographs and Letters). Magazine and Paper Clippings, Photographs. Gernreich Family Photographs and Letters. Correspondence Boxes Letters. Taxes Boxes Taxes. Files/Accounts Receivable, Invoices Boxes Files/Accounts Receivable, Invoices A-Z Resale/Ledgers, Cards. Old Office Records Boxes Old Office Records. Boxes Old Office Records I. Boxes Old Office Files. Old Bills, Receipts, etc. Boxes WTS Old Bills, Receipt, etc. Boxes WTS A. Boxes WTS B. Lewitzky Boxes Lewitzky. Miscellaneous 3-D Artifacts Box Miscellaneous 3-D Artifacts. Physical Description: Box 77 is a flat box. Trophies Boxes Trophies (Cartons). Plaques Boxes 80, 84 Plaques (Cartons). Rudi Gernreich Bank of Los Angeles Boxes Rudi Gernreich Bank Of Los Angeles Photographs Box 86 Box 87 Miscellaneous photographs (Photographs of Rudi working, photos of models, sketches and drawings). Miscellaneous photographs (layouts and drawings)

5 Photographs Box 88 Personal photographs (magazines with articles about Rudi, Crackers, photographs of Rudi various years). Box 89 Rudi's personal photograph collection (autographed photographs of actors, dancers and models). Box 90 Miscellaneous personal photographs from childhood (Photographs of Rudi alone, with friends and family ). Box 91 Miscellaneous Personal Photographs (Photographs of Rudi Alone and with Friends ). Box 92 Miscellaneous Personal Photographs (Photographs of Rudi Alone and With Models). Boxes s and 1950s (Photographs of Models from ). Boxes s and 1960s (Photographs of Models and Rudi with Models from ). Box (Photographs of Models and Rudi with Models from ). Box , Pubikini 1985 (Photographs of Models, Rudi with Models and Pubikini). Transparencies Box 102 Undated Transparencies. Flat and Rolled Posters Box 105 Box 106 Box 111 Flat and Rolled Posters. Posters and Layouts. 2 large framed cloth posters. Hedwig, Charlotte, and Elizabeth Muller Box 107 Box 108 Box 109 Letters/Papers of Hedwig Muller. Letters/Papers of Charlotte Muller, Lotter, Correspondence. Photographs and Correspondence of Elizabeth Muller Gernreich, Includes Love Letters with Husband Siegmund 1910s to 1960s. Mattachine Society Materials Box 112 Mattachine Society materials (box not full). Patterns Box 113 Box 188 Patterns begin this box. Patterns end this box. Slides, Prints Box 189 Flat box of slides, prints (not by RG)