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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:
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> 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
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> * 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)
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> * digitized images and documentary information concerning
> quilts in public collections (museums, historic houses, and
> historical societies)
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>
> 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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> [log in to unmask]
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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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>
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