Textiles : History
Information about textile studies and resources for textile research.
Historical Textile Journals
- American FabricsCoverage: no. 1-95; fall 1946-fall 1972.
- Canadian Textile JournalCoverage: v. 25-109, 1908-1992.
- Godey's Lady's BookCoverage: 1830-1898.
- Peterson's MagazineCoverage: Vol. 13, no. 1 (Jan. 1848)-v. 102, no. 5 (Nov. 1892).Many issues of the print version of this magazine are availabe at both the Ruth Ketterer Harris Library and Steenbock Memorial Library.
- The DelineatorCoverage: Vol. 16-69; 1880-1937.
- The Journal of Design and Manufactures...Coverage: v. 1-6 ; Mar. 1849-Feb. 1852.
- The Textile Industry and InstituteCoverage: v. 1-19, no. 8; Jan. 1963-Aug. 1981.
- Wade's Fibre and FabricCoverage: Mar. 7, 1885-Sept. 8, 1894.
Books on Textile History
A few books that explore various facets within the history of textile fabrics and textile design.
Archival Collections about Textiles
Archives are a great resource for documentation about a specific time, place, or person/people. Both the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives and the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives have collections about textile collections, textile workers, and the textile industry, in Wisconsin and abroad. A few collections that may be valuable for historical research include:
(The University Archives are part of the UW Library System and its records can be accessed in MadCat)
- Agatha A. Norton Oral History Interview (#542)
- Mary Ellen Roach-Higgins Oral History Interview (#542)
- Lenore Landry Oral History Interview (#590)
- Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Newsletter
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
(The Wisconsin Historical Society has its own archival catalog, ArCat, in which its records can be accessed)