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Textile Society of America, Records

Title: Textile Society of America, Records

Creator: Textile Society of America

Dates: 1988-2004

Quantity: 15 boxes (5 linear feet)

Collection Number: MS 0335

Language: English

Restrictions: None

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Preferred Citation: Textile Society of America, Records (MS 0335). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.

History:

Formed in 1987, the Society is a not for profit organization dedicated to providing opportunities to study textiles and their cultural, artistic, and technical context. The Society produces newsletters, sponsors biennial symposia and workshops, encourages study and research, and grants awards honoring work in the field of textiles. For historical information on the Textile Society of America (TSA), please see "About the TSA". The Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries serves as the official repository for the TSA records.

Scope and Content:

The TSA records include bylaws, incorporation articles, and minutes and reports for semiannual Board meetings. The information regarding the biennial symposia from 1988 through 2004 includes participant lists, planning information, programs and schedules, the published proceedings of the symposia, and the final reports of symposium committees. TSA newsletters are published three times per year. Other records note the establishment of the R.L. Shep book award and the organization of international study tours. Selected symposia proceedings and study tour documentation is available only on compact discs.

Subjects:

Home economics -- 20th century

Textile research -- 20th century

Textile fabrics

Textile fabrics -- Bibliography -- Periodicals

Container List: Box 1. Folder 1. Bylaws, revisions, 1988-1990, 2002 Box 1. Folder 2. Incorporation documents, 1996-2000 Box 1. Folder 3. Mission statement, 2000 Box 1. Folder 4. Handbook, 2006 Box 1. Folder 5. Policies and procedures manual, 2000 Box 1. Folder 6. Board meeting minutes, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1988 Box 1. Folder 7. Board meeting minutes, Maryland, 1989 Box 1. Folder 8. Board meeting minutes, Washington, D.C., 1990 Box 1. Folder 9. Board meeting minutes, Chicago, Illinois, 1991 Box 1. Folder 10. Board meeting minutes, Seattle, Washington, 1992 Box 1. Folder 11. Board meeting minutes, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993 Box 1. Folder 12. Board meeting minutes, Washington, D.C., 1994, Feb. Box 1. Folder 13. Board meeting minutes, Los Angeles, California, 1994, Sept. Box 1. Folder 14. Board meeting minutes, New York, New York, 1995, Apr. Box 1. Folder 15. Board meeting minutes, Chicago, Illinois, 1995, Oct. Box 1. Folder 16. Board meeting minutes, Los Angeles, California, 1996, Jan. Box 1. Folder 17. Board meeting minutes, general meeting minutes, Chicago, Illinois, 1996, Sept. Box 1. Folder 18. Board meeting minutes, Washington, D.C., 1997, Feb. Box 1. Folder 19. Board meeting minutes, St. Louis, Missouri, 1997, Nov. Box 1. Folder 20. Board meeting minutes, New York, New York, 1998, Jan. Box 2. Folder 1. Board meeting minutes, New York, New York, 1998, Sept. Box 2. Folder 2. Board meeting minutes, Tucson, Arizona, 1999, Feb. Box 2. Folder 3. Board meeting minutes, Madison, Wisconson, 1999, Oct. Box 2. Folder 4. Board meeting minutes, Toronta, Canada, 2000, Feb. Box 2. Folder 5-6. Board meeting minutes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2000, Sept. Box 2. Folder 7. Board meeting minutes, Orlando, Florida, 2001, Feb. Box 2. Folder 8-9. Board meeting minutes, reports, Saratoga Springs, New York, 2001, Oct. Box 2. Folder 10-11. Board meeting minutes, reports, Los Angeles, California, 2002, Feb. Box 2. Folder 12-13. Board meeting minutes, reports, Northampton, Massachusetts, 2002, Oct. Box 3. Folder 1. Board meeting minutes, reports, Northampton, Massachusetts, 2002, Oct. Box 3. Folder 2-3. Board meeting minutes, reports, Davis, California, 2003, Feb. Box 3. Folder 4-5. Board meeting minutes, reports, Grand Lake, Colorado, 2003, Oct. Box 3. Folder 6-7. Board meeting minutes, reports, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004, Feb. Box 3. Folder 8-9. Board meeting minutes, reports, Oakland, California, 2004, Oct. Box 3. Folder 10. Board meeting minutes, reports, Berea, Kentucky, 2005, Feb. Box 3. Folder 11. Board meeting minutes, reports, Toronto, Canada, 2005, Sept. Box 3. Folder 12. Board meeting minutes, reports, Athens, Georgia, 2006, Feb. Box 3. Folder 13-14. Board meeting minutes, reports, Toronto, Canada, 2006, Oct. Box 4. Folder 1. Board meeting minutes, reports, Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts, 2007, Feb. Box 4. Folder 2. Board meeting minutes, reports, Washington, D.C., 2007, Oct. Box 4. Folder 3. Board meeting minutes, 2008 Box 4. Folder 4. Board meeting minutes, 2009 Box 4. Folder 5. Long-range planning, timelines, 2002, 2004 Box 4. Folder 6. History, Milton Sunday, 1992(?) Box 4. Folder 7. Book awards committee, 2001, 2005 Box 4. Folder 8. Executive committee, 1998-2003 Box 4. Folder 9. Executive committee, 2004-2009 Box 4. Folder 10. Finance committee, correspondence, 2005 Box 4. Folder 11. Finance committee, minutes, 2005 Box 4. Folder 12. Finance committee, investment policy, 2005 Box 4. Folder 13. Finance committee, investment policy examples Box 4. Folder 14. Investment committee, 2002, 2005 Box 4. Folder 15. Nominations committee, correspondence, 1999-2002 Box 4. Folder 16. Nominations committee, correspondence, 2003-2007 Box 4. Folder 17. Nominations committee, minutes, 1996-1998, 2003-2007 Box 5. Folder 1. Nominations committee, election results correspondence, 1994, 2000, 2006-2008 Box 5. Folder 2. Membership committee, 2000, 2002-2008 Box 5. Folder 3. Programming committee, 2005 Box 5. Folder 4. Publications committee, 2000-2001 Box 5. Folder 5. Regional Reps committee, 2000 Box 5. Folder 6. Study Tours committee, 2004-2005 Box 5. Folder 7. Symposium committee, 1993, 2002 Box 5. Folder 8. Board membership list, 2002-2006 Box 5. Folder 9. Membership brochures Box 5. Folder 10. Membership directories, 1995-2001 Box 5. Folder 11. Membership directories, 2003-2008 Box 5. Folder 12. General correspondence, 1991, 1997-1999, 2000-2005 Box 5. Folder 13. Initial correspondence, 1987-1994 Box 5. Folder 14. Correspondence, board positions, 1992, 2001 Box 5. Folder 15. Correspondence, thank-yous, 2006 Box 5. Folder 16. President correspondence, 2002-2004 Box 5. Folder 17. Inaugural conference, 1987-1988 Box 6. Folder 1. Symposium planning, 1988 Box 6. Folder 2. Symposium proceedings, 1988 Box 6. Folder 3. Symposium correspondence, 1990 Box 6. Folder 4. Symposium planning, 1990 Box 6. Folder 5. Symposium appendix, 1990 Box 6. Folder 6. Symposium registration packet, 1990 Box 6. Folder 7. Symposium, thank-you letters, 1990 Box 6. Folder 8. Symposium proceedings, 1990 Box 6. Folder 9. Symposium correspondence, 1992 Box 6. Folder 10. Symposium planning, 1992 Box 6. Folder 11. Symposium conference program, 1992 Box 7. Folder 1. Symposium pamphlets, 1992 Box 7. Folder 2. Symposium proceedings, pp. 1-110, 1992 Box 7. Folder 3. Symposium pproceedings, pp. 111-277, 1992 Box 7. Folder 4. Symposium proceedings, 1992 Box 7. Folder 5. Symposium planning, 1994 Box 7. Folder 6. Symposium programs, 1994 Box 7. Folder 7. Symposium final reports, 1996 Box 8. Folder 1. Symposium pamphlets, 1996 Box 8. Folder 2-3. Symposium program, 1996 Box 8. Folder 4-5. Symposium proceedings, 1996 Box 8. Folder 6. Symposium correspondence, 1998 Box 8. Folder 7. Symposium final report, part 1, 1998 Box 8. Folder 8. Symposium final report, part 2, 1998 Box 8. Folder 9. Symposium, final report, part 3, 1998 Box 9. Folder 1. Symposium pamphlets, 1998 Box 9. Folder 2. Symposium program, 1998 Box 9. Folder 3-4. Symposium proceedings, 1998 Box 9. Folder 5. Symposium correspondence, 2000 Box 9. Folder 6. Symposium planning, 2000 Box 9. Folder 7. Symposium evaluations, 2000 Box 10. Folder 1. Symposium program, 2000 Box 10. Folder 2. Symposium proceedings, 2000 Box 10. Folder 3. Symposium correspondence, 2002 Box 10. Folder 4. Symposium planning, 2002 Box 10. Folder 5. Symposium call for papers, 2002 Box 10. Folder 6. Symposium graphic design, 2002 Box 10. Folder 7. Symposium program, 2002 Box 10. Folder 8-9. Symposium proceedings, 2002 (see also box 15 folder 17) Box 11. Folder 1. Symposium planning, 2004 Box 11. Folder 2. Symposium call for papers, 2004 Box 11. Folder 3. Symposium contracts, 2004 Box 11. Folder 4-5. Symposium planning, 2006 Box 11. Folder 6-7. Symposium proceedings, 2006 (see also box 15 folder 17) Box 11. Folder 8. Symposium planning, 2008 Box 11. Folder 9-10. Symposium program, 2008 (see also box 15 folder 17) Box 11. Folder 11. Workshops Box 11. Folder 12. Founding President's award, correspondence, 2008 (see also box 15 folder 17) Box 11. Folder 13. Founding President's award, proposal, 2006, 2008 Box 12. Folder 1-2. Founding President's award, papers, 2008 Box 12. Folder 3. R.L. Shep Award, 1994-2008 Box 12. Folder 4. Financial correspondence, 1999-2005 Box 12. Folder 5. Boyer Management, 1998-2004 Box 12. Folder 6. Management proposals, 2000, 2005 Box 12. Folder 7. Financial reports, 2000 Box 12. Folder 8. Financial reports, 2001, Jan.-Feb. Box 12. Folder 9. Financial reports, 2001, Mar.-July Box 12. Folder 10. Financial reports, 2001, Sept. Box 12. Folder 11. Financial reports, 2001, Sept.-Dec. Box 12. Folder 12. Financial reports, 2002, Jan.-Feb. Box 13. Folder 1. Financial reports, 2002, Mar.-Aug. Box 13. Folder 2. Financial reports, 2002, Sept.-Dec. Box 13. Folder 3. Financial reports, 2003 Box 13. Folder 4. Financial reports, 2004, Jan.-Sept. Box 13. Folder 5. Financial reports, 2004, Sept.-Dec. Box 13. Folder 6. Financial reports, 2005 Box 13. Folder 7. Financial reports, 2006 Box 13. Folder 8. Archive proposal, 2006 Box 13. Folder 9. Colby Foundation, press release, 2007 Box 13. Folder 10. Reed Foundation, grant Box 13. Folder 11. China study tour, 2004-2005 Box 13. Folder 12. India study tour, 2003-2004 Box 13. Folder 13. Peru, Ghana, Japan study tour, 2004-2005 (see also box 15 folder 17) Box 14. Folder 1. American Publications Initiative, 2007-2008 Box 14. Folder 2. Research in progress, 1991 Box 14. Folder 3. Textile bibliographies, 1998-2000 Box 14. Folder 4. Textile bibliographies, 2001-2003 Box 14. Folder 5. Textile bibliographies, 2004-2007 Box 14. Folder 6. Newsletters, 1989 Box 14. Folder 7. Newsletters, 1990 Box 14. Folder 8. Newsletters, 1991 Box 14. Folder 9. Newsletters, 1992 Box 14. Folder 10. Newsletters, 1993 Box 14. Folder 11. Newsletters, 1994 Box 14. Folder 12. Newsletters, 1995 Box 15. Folder 1. Newsletters, 1996 Box 15. Folder 2. Newsletters, 1997 Box 15. Folder 3. Newsletters, 1998 Box 15. Folder 4. Newsletters, 1999 Box 15. Folder 5. Newsletters, 2000 Box 15. Folder 6. Newsletters, 2001 Box 15. Folder 7. Newsletters, 2002 Box 15. Folder 8. Newsletters, 2003 Box 15. Folder 9. Newsletters, 2004 Box 15. Folder 10. Newsletters, 2006 Box 15. Folder 11. Newsletters, 2007 Box 15. Folder 12. Newsletters, 2008 Box 15. Folder 13. Newsletters, 2009 Box 15. Folder 14. Letterhead Box 15. Folder 15. Photographs, 2000 Box 15. Folder 16. Newspaper clippings Box 15. Folder 17. Multi-media, cd-romItem 1. Japan study tour, 2007 Item 2. 8th Biennial Symposium (2), 2002 Item 3. 10th Biennial Symposium (2), 2006 Item 4. 11th Biennial Symposium (2), 2008 Item 5. Founding Presidents Award Box 16. Symposium tote bag, 2006



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