Browse Items (62 total)
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Hat
Gold ring hat; small, flat green grosgrain bow at center front. Worn with dress (Object ID #1967.01). Worn by donor, Mrs. Frances Howard Robb, at the wedding of her son Charles Spittal Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, the daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, at the White House, December 9, 1967. Designed by Sister Aloyse Hessburg. -
Wedding souvenir
Small green tulle bag of rice; tied with green velvet ribbon. From the wedding of Charles Spittal Robb and Lynda Bird Johnson at the White House 12/09/1967. -
Wedding booklet
Wedding program regarding the wedding of Charles Spittal Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson at the White House, 12/09/1967.
Off-white fabric infused paper with wood grain texture cover. Silver print of White House with trees and date on front. 13 pages of text, bound with an 1/8" salmon cord with tassel. [4 7/8" x 6 3/4"]
Click on the attached pdf document ("1967.03.a_text.pdf," below the images on the right) for a transcription of the text inside the booklet. -
Evening gown
White polyester crepe evening gown; jewel neckline; short kimono cap sleeves; draped in front to center of midriff; scalloped oval appliqué in center of midriff; center of appliqué decorated with clear and silver bugle beads and large rhinestone pin; waistline rises in front, falls in back; darting at back bodice; hand-picked zipper; straight skirt; slit at back hem; ankle length; lined in white polyester. Zipper teeth have given out.
Made by Sister Aloyse Hessburg for her Master's project at Drexel University in 1965. -
Detail of appliqué
White polyester crepe evening gown; jewel neckline; short kimono cap sleeves; draped in front to center of midriff; scalloped oval appliqué in center of midriff; center of appliqué decorated with clear and silver bugle beads and large rhinestone pin; waistline rises in front, falls in back; darting at back bodice; hand-picked zipper; straight skirt; slit at back hem; ankle length; lined in white polyester. Zipper teeth have given out.
Made by Sister Aloyse Hessburg for her Master's project at Drexel University in 1965. -
Note from Sister Aloyse Hessburg to Sister Mary Nora Barber, undated
Note from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, head of the fashion design program at Mount Mary College, to Sister Mary Nora Barber, President of Mount Mary College, describing the professional accomplishments of fashion design program alumnae. The note is undated but is likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s; Tracy Toth and Karen Green (mentioned in the note) were both seniors at Mount Mary College in 1977. -
Newsletter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, fall 1978
Newsletter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, head of the Mount Mary College fashion design program, to fashion design program alumnae (and possibly other program supporters) in late fall 1978. It includes descriptions of Homecoming and of a November 3rd workshop, information about graduates' jobs and families, job openings, and more.
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Newsletter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, March 1981
Newsletter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, head of the Mount Mary College fashion design program, to fashion design program alumnae (and possibly other program supporters) in March 1981. It includes descriptions of curriculum changes, requests for support, information about graduates' jobs and families, and more.
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Newsletter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, February 1983
Newsletter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg, head of the Mount Mary College fashion design program, to fashion design program alumnae (and possibly other program supporters) in February 1983. It includes information about the upcoming fashion show and trip to Europe, information about graduates' jobs and families, a description of the September 1982 "Evening with Hildegarde" fundraiser, a request for help in moving the historic costume collection to a new storage room, details of the fashion program's internship program, and more.
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Speech by Sister Aloyse Hessburg at Aileen Ryan's funeral
A speech by Sister Aloyse Hessburg of the Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) fashion department at the funeral of Aileen Ryan, former women's editor of the Milwaukee Journal and a longtime and significant supporter of the fashion program. -
Letter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg to Friends of Mount Mary College Fashion Department, September 29, 1995
A letter from Sister Aloyse Hessburg of the Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) fashion department to the Friends of the Mount Mary College Fashion Department shortly after the death of Aileen Ryan, former women's editor of the Milwaukee Journal and a longtime and significant supporter of the fashion program. Sister Aloyse describes Ryan's involvement with the fashion program. -
Handwritten notes on Robb dressmaking
These handwritten notes describe the process of making the mother-of-the-groom dress for Mrs. Frances Howard Robb, for the wedding of her son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the White House on December 9, 1967. Sister Aloyse Hessburg designed and created the dress and related items (hat, wedding souvenir, etc.), and Sister Rosemarita Huebner made the buttons. -
Objectives for Mount Mary College clothing and textiles minor for the fashion design major
A list of objectives for the clothing and textiles minor for the fashion design major at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
Letter from Sister Ellen Lorenz to Sister Aloyse Hessburg, April 2, 1984
A letter from Sister Ellen Lorenz, president of Mount Mary College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), to Sister Aloyse Hessburg approving the proposal to make Fashion its own department and appointing Sister Aloyse to a five-year term as department chairperson. -
Sister Aloyse Hessburg holding Mrs. Robb's dress
Sister Aloyse Hessburg holds a dress she designed and created, standing in what appears to be a fashion department classroom. The dress was worn by Mrs. Frances Howard Robb (wife of James Robb) at the White House wedding of her son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, on December 9, 1967. -
Invoice from W. Morton Brown, Inc.
An invoice from W. Morton Brown, Inc. - Milliner's Supplies and Ideas listing items purchased by Sister Aloyse Hessburg for the mother-of-the-groom dress she designed and created for Mrs. Frances Howard Robb, for the wedding of her son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the White House on December 9, 1967. Besides the dress, Sister Aloyse created the matching hat.
According to this invoice, $25.86 was spent on a hat form, ribbons, beads, thread snaps, gloves, and shoes. -
Sister Aloyse Hessburg with Mrs. Robb's dress
Sister Aloyse Hessburg, SSND, of Mount Mary College stands with the dress she designed, made, and fitted on Mrs. Frances Howard Robb (wife of James Robb), worn at the White House wedding of Mrs. Robb's son Charles Robb to Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, on December 9, 1967.
The picture was likely taken at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This photograph appeared in the Sunday Post-Tribune on March 17, 1968. No photographer was credited. It may have also appeared in other newspapers; it was likely an AP or UPI photograph. -
Sister Aloyse Hessburg in classroom with fashion design students
Color image of fashion design students and teacher working in a classroom at Mount Mary College.