Alan and Pamela Sandstrom, professor and reference librarian (respectively) at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, addresses the history of papermaking in Mexico in a book on the traditional papermaking by the modern (1970's) Nahua, Tepehua, and Otomi. It also provides a brief history of research regarding traditional papermaking, with citations. The Full information: Alan R. Sandstrom and Pamela Effrein Sandstrom, Traditional Papermaking and Paper Cult Figures of Mexico, 1986, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman and London. See Chapter 1: "Paper and the Indians of Middle America" If you have a chance, I would love to hear more about your project, and to obtain a copy of your bibliography. The Mathers has one of the largest collections of paper cutouts, such as those found in Sandstrom and Sandstrom, and we are always looking to fill out our documentation and research files. Best wishes, William Scott __________________________________________ William Philip Scott | Collections Manager and Office Assistant | Mathers Museum of World Cultures | Indiana University | 601 East Eighth Street | Bloomington, IN 47405 | Email: [log in to unmask] | | ------------------------------------------