When it is ready please send me info about how to find the quilt index.
Will it be a web page?
Elizabeth

On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, PATRICIA KELLER wrote:

> CALL FOR INFORMATION:
>
>                         QUILT INDEX
>
> PROPOSED NEW ON-LINE RESOURCE FOR QUILT STUDY
>
> Persons engaged in or interested in the study of quilts and quiltmaking
> are invited to contribute descriptions of the ways a proposed new
> on-line resource could be of value to ongoing or future research projects
> or other efforts related to quilt study.
>
> The Alliance for American Quilts, a non-profit organization focused on
> furthering recognition of quilts and preserving the history of quilts and
> quiltmakers, is currently developing the QUILT INDEX, conceived as
> a comprehensive on-line source of information and documentation
> about quilted textiles (see below).  The QUILT INDEX is a project of
> The Alliance for American Quilts in cooperation with several Consortium
> Partners.  Partners for the QUILT INDEX's first-phase efforts to date include:
>
>         *The Alliance for American Quilts
>         *The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
>         *H-NET
>         *The Illinois State Museum
>         *Michigan State University Museum
>
> The  Alliance is currently in discussion with institutions in other
> states interested in developing pilot projects to put state and local quilt
> documentation project data and images on line.
>
> As currently envisioned, the QUILT INDEX will be a central resource
> where users will find on-line access to
>
>         * images of and contextual documentation concerning quilts in
>            public and private collections, compiled by State and regional
>            quilt documentation projects
>
>         * bibliographies of secondary materials relevant to quilt study
>
>         * finding aids to assist with locating quilt-related primary
>            document and hard-to-find secondary materials housed in
>            public collections   (museums, historical societies, and archives)
>
>         * digitized images and documentary information concerning
>            quilts in public collections (museums, historic houses, and
>            historical societies)
>
>
>
> To aid in raising financial and in-kind resources in support of the
>  QUILT INDEX, The Alliance for American Quilts is seeking information
> from prospective users of this research tool.  Institutions and individuals
>  engaged in **any** facet of research involving quilts and/or quiltmaking
> are invited to submit written comments
>
>         ** detailing any obstacles you have faced while gathering
>              information related to the study of quilts or quiltmaking
>
>         ** suggesting how the QUILT INDEX as described above
>              would enhance your current research capabilities
>
> Letters of support for the QUILT INDEX as proposed above are also
> welcome, as are suggestions for additional components for inclusion.
>
> Please address all written comments or questions to:
>
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>
> Thank you.
> Patricia Keller
> Doctoral Candidate
> Department of History
> University of Delaware
> Member, QUILT INDEX Steering Committee
> Member, Advisory Council, The Alliance for American Quilts
>
>
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