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Oral History Interview with Maria Landowska, December 21, 1989

Description: Interview with Maria Landowska, a Holocaust survivor from Metz, France. Landowska discusses family, her upbringing, her Jewish father being taken away by strangers, Kristallnacht (Chrystal Night/Night of Broken Glass), deportation by train to Dachau concentration camp, her shock and trauma, work at the camps, Auschwitz, being experimented on along with her twin, eventual recuperation, and her career as an advisor and author.
Date: December 21, 1989
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Landowska, Maria
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Coat Dress

Description: Coat dress of black wool knit. Mid-calf length. Open, short collar with points trimmed with bullet-shaped silver metal accents; V-neckline. Long sleeves have seams sewn flat to form ridge along top of sleeve, with turned back cuffs forming "wings" trimmed with two shield-shaped metal studs. Slit up 6 inches from hem at center front seam. Center front zipper closure running from V of neckline almost to the top of the hem slit; two hooks & eyes at top of zipper. Applied panels of same material a… more
Date: Autumn 1989
Creator: Mugler, Thierry
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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An Exploratory Investigation of Socio-Economic Phenomena that May Influence Accounting Differences in Three Diverse Countries

Description: This dissertation attempts to provide an exploratory structure to respond to, and tries to resolve, an existing void in international accounting research. The void is a lack of coherently structured, nation-specific, descriptive research to investigate socio-economic phenomena which may influence financial accounting. This dissertation's salient features include a political economy theory, an exploratory, sociological method, and a case study format. The political economy of accounting, introdu… more
Date: August 1989
Creator: Hudack, Lawrence R. (Lawrence Ralph)
Partner: UNT Libraries

Coat

Description: Coat of intricate patchwork of Prince of Wales wool plaid, wool hounds tooth, wool petit point, all-over embroidered with pewter metallic floral vines. Knee length. Simulated double breasted, off-center opening with hidden placket button closure; notched collar. Long sleeves with 6 functioning button closure at wrists. Two flap pockets with welts at each front hip with lapels; pockets not open. Knee-length. Fan pleating at back. Fully lined in gray silk. Designer's label at center back necklin… more
Date: 1989
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cocktail dress

Description: a) Cocktail dress of teal blue/green satin. Fitted princess-line dress with open V-neck and long sleeves. Contrasting midnight blue velvet collar and turn back cuffs. Zipper closure from left underarm to hip. Back waist seam. Piece lined with teal silk chiffon. Boned inner bodice of white tulle lined with teal chiffon. Zipper closure down left side with white grosgrain waist and rib stays. Label stitched beneath left armhole: "Givenchy/Made in France" Couture Number: 76756 b) Belt: matching te… more
Date: 1989/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Vogue Pattern #2231

Description: Vogue Paris Original Pattern #2231 to make a dress with extended shoulders and shoulder pads, fitted bodice, pleated bias center front bow or knot, and side pockets, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1989
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Envelope for Vogue Pattern #2384

Description: Vogue Paris Originals Pattern #2384 by Christian Dior to make a lined dress with surplice bodice with soft draping, extended shoulders, and straight skirt with overskirt mimicking wrap construction, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1989
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Silk blouse

Description: Blouse of red silk. Four gold buttons down center front; one button on each cuff of long sleeves. Turndown collar extends to form tie at neckline. Center back seam has inverted pleat which is 3" on each side. Shoulder pads; unlined. Designer Label: Givenchy / Made in France Couture Number: 79479
Date: 1989
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt Suit

Description: Skirt suit of purple worsted wool. A) Jacket has collar with long lapel with geometric cut edge; geometric cuts along hem line; double breasted snap closure with 2 purple faux buttons at front; princess seams; long sleeves with vents at the wrists, and inner shoulder pads; hits at hips. B) Skirt with two vents at front hemline; center-back zip and hook and eye closure; 19 ½” length. Designer's label: "Thierry Mugler / Paris" "Made in France"
Date: 1989~
Creator: Mugler, Thierry
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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Purchasing Power Parity and the Efficient Markets: the Recent Empirical Evidence

Description: The purpose of the study is to empirically determine the relevance of PPP theory under the traditional arbitrage and the efficient markets (EPPP) frameworks during the recent floating period of the 1980s. Monthly data was collected for fifteen industrial nations from January 1980 to December 1986. The models tested included the short-run PPP, the long-run PPP, the EPPP, the EPPP with deviations from expectations, the forward rates as unbiased estimators of future spot rates, the EPPP and the fo… more
Date: December 1988
Creator: Yuyuenyongwatana, Robert P. (Robert Privat)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Transposition and the Transposed Modes in Late-Baroque France

Description: The purpose of the study is the investigation of the topics of transposition and the transposed major and minor modes as discussed principally by selected French authors of the final twenty years of the seventeenth century and the first three decades of the eighteenth. The sources are relatively varied and include manuals for singers and instrumentalists, dictionaries, independent essays, and tracts which were published in scholarly journals; special emphasis is placed on the observation and at… more
Date: December 1988
Creator: Parker, Mark M. (Mark Mason)
Partner: UNT Libraries

Button dress

Description: Mini dress of tan twill knit heavily trimmed with wooden buttons to create heart shaped open design on the center front. Sheath style with one shoulder.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Kelly, Patrick
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: White silk cocktail dress. Sleeveless. above-the-knee dress made of heavy white silk with a black grid and blue polka dot motif. Off-the-shoulder neckline with full rolled collar. Lapped. off centerfront closure with ten hook&eyes and two snaps. Wide grosgrain waist stay. Attached matching belt with faux covered buckle. Hook&grommet closure. Skirt softly gathered into waistseam. Piece lined in white chiffon.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Blouse and scarf

Description: A) Blouse of saphire blue silk. Four hidden buttons at center front; jewel neckline. Vents on long sleeves close with a single button and loop. Unlined; shoulder pads. Designer label: Givenchy / Made in France Couture number: 79600 B) Scarf of matching blue silk. 38 1/2" long; 5 1/2" wide.
Date: 1988
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels to Portugal, Poland and France]

Description: Scrapbook documenting the travels of John Logan Briggs Jr. between 1988 and 1989, including color photographs, tickets, menus, business cards, stamps, receipts, clippings, coins, stickers, and other records of travel throughout Europe. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.
Date: 1988/1989
Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Silk blouse

Description: Blouse of turquoise blue rayon. Straight cut; scarf for bow extends from turn down collar. Long sleeves with cuffs; cuffs close with three hidden snaps and are trimmed with 1 1/2" non-functional mirrored, hematite colored buttons. Two matching buttons at center front with closure of three hidden snaps. Unlined; shoulder pads. Designer label: Givenchy / Made in France Couture number: 78475
Date: 1988
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Dress

Description: Yellow and white print silk dress. Fitted bodice with princess-line seams. rounded neckline and short set-in sleeves. The low cut sleeves give the impression of a batwing sleeve. They are narrower along the shoulderline than at the underarm. collapsing in soft folds. Centerback closure with four clear yellow buttons. four bound buttonholes. two covered snaps at the neckline. three covered snaps at the waistline and a zipper off left center from the waist to the hipline. The above-the-knee fitte… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Green and black iridescent evening gown. A) Bodice: boned. strapless bustier of heavy. green/black iridescent satin. Banded neckline that curves upward over the bust. Zippered left side closure with four supplemental hook&eyes. Black tulle inner bodice with grosgrain bust and waist stays. Bust pads. Label stitched over right side boning. B) Skirt: full-length. three paneled. heavy. green/black iridescent satin skirt gathered into a narrow waistband. Slits in both front panel seams at hip le… more
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Evening dress

Description: Black on black polka dot evening dress with train. Fitted bodice in black silk with polka dot motif. Off-the-shoulder neckline with wide. ruffled collar. Full-length. fitted sleeves. Gathered wrist with short zipper closure. Centerback zipper closure with hook&eye at neckline. Neck ruffle fastens center back with 4 snaps. Natural waistline. Fitted skirt gathered into waistseam. Slit skirt. gathered centerback. Attached train gathered into centerback waistline. Tubular shaped train with hem ruff… more
Date: 1987/1992
Creator: Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927-2018
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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