If you're looking for instances of the term "audubonnet", you could try having Merriam-Webster check its cite file and dictionaries from the period. Also, the American Dialect Society list is a possibility: those folks are constantly finding and collecting terms. I can try both channels for you, if you like. At 12:05 AM 6/11/03 -0400, you wrote: >Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:48:27 -0500 >From: Rainey Tisdale <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Audubonnets >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > <snip> >The Audubon Society staffer who contacted us is looking for an >"audubonnet," the term given to the non-feathered hats that the >Audubon Society ladies encouraged milliners to make as an >alternative. She thought we might have one since the movement >started in Boston. Does anyone know of an institution that owns >an audubonnet, or any other artifacts/ephemera (milliner ads?) >related to the birdless hat movement? 1899 and 1900 would >probably be the likeliest years for such hats, although inclusive >dates would be 1896 to 1906ish. It may be that very few hats were >actually labeled "audubonnet" in some way, even though there >might be a number of birdless hats out there that were created in >response to this movement--I just don't know for sure at this >point. ---Amy ------------------------------ Look, I have ONE job on this lousy ship. It's STUPID, but I'm gonna do it, OKAY? - Gwen DeMarco in _Galaxy Quest_ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).