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Bibliography

Bibliography

A human-readable companion to the source registry. The registry is the canonical citation database with stable IDs, dates, snapshots, and tier ratings; this page reads as a curated list grouped by type, with brief annotations on what each source contributes.

This bibliography is a human-readable companion to sources/registry.md. The registry is the canonical citation database with stable IDs, accessed dates, archive snapshots, and tier ratings; this page reads as a curated list grouped by type, with brief annotations on what each source contributes to the archive. Every entry below resolves to a registry ID — to add a new source, update the registry first.

Books

  • Stephanie Lake (2016), Bonnie Cashin: Chic Is Where You Find It (Rizzoli) — lake-cashin-2016 — most authoritative Cashin biography; archivist-authored. Free access via library lending or Google Books snippet view.

SEC filings (primary)

  • Coach, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended June 28, 2003 — coach-10k-fiscal-2003 — first Tier 1 primary source pulled into the archive. Primary citation for 1941 founding, July 1985 Sara Lee acquisition, October 2000 IPO, April 2001 Sara Lee final divestiture, December 1996 Krakoff hire, July 1999 Jacksonville consolidation, April 2002 Lares Puerto Rico shutdown, and 2003 manufacturing geography.
  • Coach Inc. SEC EDGAR filings index — sec-coach-cik — master index for Coach Inc. SEC filings (CIK 1116132).
  • Coach 2000 S-1 prospectus — open research item, not yet pulled. Highest-value primary source for pre-IPO company history.

Trade press and reputable secondary

  • WWD, “Coach: The Early Years” — wwd-coach-early-years — trade-press history of the pre-Sara Lee era.
  • WWD coverage of Coach IPO filing (June 2000) — open research item, not yet pulled.
  • FundingUniverse, “History of Coach, Inc.” — fundinguniverse-coach — republishing the International Directory of Company Histories entry; most thorough free public corporate history available without a paywall.
  • Encyclopedia.com, “Coach Inc.” — encyclopedia-com-coach-inc.
  • Encyclopedia.com, “Coach Leatherware” — encyclopedia-com-coach-leatherware.
  • Encyclopedia.com, “Bonnie Cashin” — encyclopedia-com-cashin.
  • Vintage Fashion Guild, “Cashin, Bonnie” label resource — vintagefashionguild-cashin — source for the 1964 turnlock introduction date and Cashin’s non-exclusive use across Coach, Sills, Meyers, Crescendoe-Superb, HBA, and D. Klein.

Archival institutions and finding aids

  • UCLA Library Special Collections, Bonnie Cashin Collection of Fashion, Theater, and Film Costume Design, 1913–2000 — ucla-cashin-papers — primary archive of Cashin’s papers (~7,003 items; gift of the estate, July 2003). Finding aid by Kelly Besser, 2021. Not at LACMA (common error).
  • UCLA Cashin Collection box list (PDF) — ucla-cashin-pdf.
  • Bonnie Cashin Archive — bonnie-cashin-archive-org — operator-curated by Stephanie Lake; closest to a primary online archive of Cashin material.
  • The New School Archives, Bonnie Cashin / Philip Sills & Company publicity photographs — newschool-cashin-sills.
  • New York Public Library, Guide to the Bonnie Cashin Designs — nypl-cashin-designs.
  • ASU FIDM Museum, “Bonnie Cashin” — asu-fidm-cashin.
  • The Henry Ford, “Bonnie Cashin: Innovative and Influential” — henryford-cashin.
  • Long Island Community Foundation, Bonnie Cashin Fund — licf-cashin-fund.
  • LACMA Balch Art Research Library — related to fashion history but the Cashin papers themselves are at UCLA.

Government and regulatory primary sources

  • USPTO Trademark Status & Document Retrieval — uspto-tsdr — registration history, drawings, ownership chain for COACH / COACH LEATHERWARE / CASHIN CARRY.
  • USPTO Patent Search — uspto-patents — Coach-assigned hardware patents (turnlock, dogleash clip).

Brand-published primary

  • Coach official Pinterest, “From the Archives” — coach-pinterest-archives — 88 official pins of historical bags, ads, catalog spreads.
  • The Coach Originals (re-release line) — coach-originals.
  • Coach.com, Vintage Soho Bag — coach-vintage-soho — brand-published 1994 introduction date.
  • Coach.com, Vintage Sheridan Stewart Bag — coach-vintage-sheridan-stewart — brand-published 1993 introduction date (disputed against FundingUniverse’s 1992).
  • Coach.com, Vintage Bleecker Satchel — coach-vintage-bleecker — brand-published 2000 introduction date.

Community archives and references (Tier 3)

  • coacharchive.com, Vintage Coach Library — coacharchive-com — 344 styles documented; largest external structured reference; covers 1980s through early-2000s “golden era.”
  • Vintage Coach Database — vintagecoachdatabase — searchable database.
  • vintagecoachie style guide — vintagecoachie.
  • vintagecoachbags.com authenticity guide — vintagecoachbags-authenticity.
  • Coach Bag Rehab, dating guide — coachbagrehab-dating — most specific Tier 3 source on the 1994 serial-number format change.
  • Coach Bag Rehab, style numbers and photos — coachbagrehab-style-numbers.
  • Yourgreatfinds collector guide — yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide — most exhaustive single free list of vintage Coach styles with style numbers (~80 models named).
  • Essex Fashion House, ultimate guide to Coach serial numbers — essexfashionhouse-serials.
  • LoveToKnow, Coach purse serial numbers — lovetoknow-coach-serials.
  • Shopgoodwill, Coach purse serial number guide — shopgoodwill-serials.
  • Thrifty Runner, authenticating Coach — thriftyrunner-authenticating.
  • Valentina’s Vault, the Coach creed — valentinasvault-creed.
  • Bag Forum, creed and serial history — bagforum-creed-history.

Forum threads (PurseForum)

  • Authenticate This COACH (main authentication megathread) — purseforum-authenticate-coach.
  • Vintage Coach (general megathread) — purseforum-vintage-coach.
  • Vintage Coach date codes — purseforum-vintage-date-codes — most-cited single thread on date code mechanics.
  • Vintage Coach catalogs — purseforum-vintage-catalogs — member-uploaded catalog scans.
  • Coach Rehab and Rescue Club — purseforum-coach-rehab-rescue.
  • What Years Were Coach Made In Costa Rica? — purseforum-costa-rica — “P” factory letter reference.
  • Did Coach ever make bags in ‘Made in USA’? — purseforum-made-in-usa.

Wikipedia (leads only, never authority)

  • Bonnie Cashin — wikipedia-cashin.
  • Miles Cahn — wikipedia-miles-cahn.
  • Coach New York — wikipedia-coach-ny.

Pinterest boards (image leads)

  • Coach official “From the Archives” — coach-pinterest-archives (also listed under brand-published).
  • ilexberry, Vintage Coach Catalogue Pages — pinterest-ilexberry-catalog-pages — ~300 pinned catalog pages from various sources; verify per-pin origins.
  • shershegoes, Vintage Coach Bag Styles — pinterest-shershegoes-styles.

Listing-evidence sources (Tier 4 — never authority for facts)

  • eBay vintage Coach category — ebay-vintage-coach.
  • Etsy vintage Coach — etsy-vintage-coach.

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