Special Collections & College Archives, the library unit also known as SPARC, "holds records that document Fashion Institute of Technology's people, events, buildings, and research. The history of FIT is a vital part of the history of New York's garment district. The collections include selected institutional records created by past and current administrative and programmatic units, as well as documentation related to FIT campus architecture, information about Museum at FIT exhibitions, and audio-video recordings of FIT-sponsored educational programs such as symposia and lectures."