Tom L. Freudenheim papers
Business correspondence and administrative records regarding Freudenheim's involvment as director, trustee, secretary, chairman and consultant for a variety of museums, art associations and foundations. Included are files on the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Worcester Art Museum, the American Federation of Arts, the museum program at the National Endowment for …
Elayne Zorn Collection
11526 Negatives (photographic)
10 Videocassettes
11 Linear feet
57 Sound recordings (57 cassette tapes.)
11412 Slides (photographs)
The Elayne Zorn Collection measures 11 linear feet and contains thousands of photographic objects including negatives, slides and prints. The collection material spans the years of Zorn's professional and student activity in the fields of anthropology and Latin American studies from around 1975 until 2010. The material in this collection reflects Zorn's long association with the community in Taquile, Peru which led up to the publication of her book, Weaving a Future, in 2004. Zorn also spent a significant amount of time conducting field research in Andean communities in Bolivia examining the relationships between tourism and textiles. Zorn's additional professional activities included serving as a textile collector and expert advisor for museum collections and exhibitions as well as performing academic duties at the University of Central Florida.
Correspondence
These records consist of departmental correspondence and office memoranda from 1976 to 1991. Files for 1984 and 1988 are missing. The records were created mostly by Milton Sonday and Gillian Moss, and concern subjects such as exhibition loans, textile scholarship, catalogs and publications, public inquiries, the donation and acquisition of objects, research on collections …
Departmental Files
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Textiles Department. Major topics include finance and loans. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Exhibition Records
This accession documents the development, planning, and execution of exhibitions curated by the Textiles Department during the tenure of Matilda McQuaid, Curator, 2002- , and Susan Brown, Assistant Curator, c. 2001- . Exhibitions documented in this accession include Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance; Design Life Now: National Design Triennial; Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing …
Program Records
This accession consists of the records of Gary Kulik, Assistant Director for Academic Programs, National Museum of American History (NMAH), from 1987 to 1994. Some records date back to when Kulik was Assistant Curator for the Division of Textiles, 1978-1982; Vice-Chairman of the Department of Social and Cultural History, 1980-1982, and Chairman, 1983-1986; and Editor …
Curatorial Correspondence
This accession consists of correspondence documenting research, collection development, departmental programs, external relations, professional activities, and other activities of the curators. Records were maintained centrally and document the correspondence of Milton Sonday, Curator, 1976-1997; Gillian Moss, Curator, 1999-c. 2002; Matilda McQuaid, Curator, 2002- ; and Susan Brown, Assistant Curator, c. 2001- . Materials include incoming and …
Gloria Dale papers
The papers of London textile designer Gloria Dale measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1952 to 1970. The collection provides scattered documentation of Dale's life through correspondence, photocopies of printed material, and photographs.
Manuscript Account Book
Account book of an unidentified merchant living in an unknown location; includes entries for dry goods and other items purchased and sold.
Curatorial Records
This accession consists of flag files created and maintained by the Division of Home and Community Life. The flag files consist of research and documentation of the various versions of the United States flag as well as textile examinations of flags conducted by curators. Staff represented included Katherine Dirks, associate …
