Collection consists of photographic slides depicting fashion runway shows compiled by freelance photographer Charles Gerli. Photographs were taken by Gerli, Dan Lecca and Corina Lecca for various magazines. Designers and fashion houses represented include Bill Blass, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Lacroix, Lanvin, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Adrienne Vittadini and many others.

Katharina Denzinger (born 1930, died 2019) was a German-born American fashion illustrator and designer, fine artist, and teacher. Spanning nearly one hundred years, the Katharina Denzinger papers comprise materials from across Denzinger's personal and professional life, including family and professional modeling photographs, original illustrations and tear sheets, fine artwork, and documentation of Denzinger's teaching career at Parsons School of Design.

Occurring annually between 1981 and 1989, the Focus Photography Workshops offered a week-long immersion in a specialized area of photography with a public lecture series running during the same period. The workshops were targeted toward non-degree students with advanced photography skills. This collection includes audio recordings from the Focus lectures by professionals in the fields of photojournalism, advertising and fashion photography.