RIT Retailing Department records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains promotional brochures for the Retailing program at Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute prior to 1944, and after 1944 at Rochester Institute of Technology. The program was run by RIT's first female Dean, Edwina Hogadone. The remainder of the collection consists of newsclippings, primarily from the local newspaper Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, which document the activities, events and students of the Retailing program from about 1940 through the 1980s.
Of note is a chart documenting the number of Retailing graduates from 1927-1978.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1940-2006
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
The Retailing Department at Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI) began in 1923, and grew to become the School of Retailing at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1961. In 1979 the School was merged into the Marketing program in the College of Business.
Extent
1 Folder(s)
Language
English
Overview
A small collection of records relating to RIT's Retailing Department.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
C.S. South, Shelf 794, Box 98
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Jody Sidlauskas in March 2018.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository
