Associations
American Art Pottery
Association has information on the society as well as a list of articles
in back issues of the Society's journal. Includes a pottery discussion
group, book reviews, a code of ethics for dealers, a very limited database
of fakes, and a stolen items report.
American Ceramic Society
includes information on the society as well as full text of the Journal
of the American Ceramic Society, selected full text articles from Ceramic
Bulletin, Pottery Making Illustrated, article indexes and tables of contents
for Ceramics Monthly and Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings.
American Historical
Association contains information on the society as well an electronic
version of their newsletter Perspectives, lists of publications, fellowship
and employment information.
American
Studies Association Homepage
The Arts and Crafts
Society contains information on the society, as well as society events
and information on the Arts and Crafts movement. The site has useful links
to other societies and pages on the Arts and Crafts movement, though it
is also a commercial site with a bookstore.
The Association
for Gravestone Studies includes links to the table of contents of
Markers, the association's journal, as well as information on their annual
conference, their archives and their lending library.
The Association for
Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums provides "Living
History Links" to over 80 house museums and historical sites as well
as a wealth ot other information for organizations that emphasize living
history programming.
The
Decorative Arts Trust includes information on their symposiums, scholarships
and awards, and provides a listing of selected current exhibitions on
the decorative arts..
Early American Industries
Association supports the study of American Industries and tools used
in Early American industries. Includes grant information.
Folk Art Society of
America has information on the Society, as well as selected articles
from the Folk Art Messenger and a Folk Art calendar of events and exhibitions.
The Furniture
Society is dedicated to the promotion of the art and study of furniture
making. Links to conference and publication information.
Omohundro Institute
of Early American History and Culture is dedicated to the study of
early American history and culture. This extensive site contains information
on upcoming conferences and events,the Institute's publications and William
and Mary Quarterly, information on fellowships, a discussion list and
more. A valuable resource for the scholar of Material Culture.
The Organization of American
Historians contains information on the organization, as well as links
to their publications, Journal of American History, OAH Magazine of History,
OAH Newsletter, and the Annual Meeting Program.
Society for the Preservation
of New England Antiquities/Historic New England provides information on a variety of historic
properties, full text articles from the publications "Old Time New
England" and "Historical New England Magazine," and an
informative section on New England wallpaper that includes a searchable
database.
Society of American Period
Furniture Makers is dedicated to the study of American Furniture,
especially standards and ethical practices in restoration, conservation
and reproduction.
Society of American
Silversmiths homepage. Information on the Society and events, as well
as a bibliography and glossary of silversmithing terms. There is a gallery
of contemporary work (for sale) as well as fairly extensive information
on silver restoration and care, schools workshops and seminars, equipment
and techniques. The Society newsletter from 1995-1998 is available full
text.
Society of Architectural
Historians has information on the Society as well as tables of contents
for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.
Vernacular
Architecture Forum is an association dedicated to the study and preservation
of the American built environment. The site includes the table of contents
for the association's journal, Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture,
a discussion forum, and the Vernacular Architecture Bibliography.
The Victorian
Society in America includes information on their publications, summer
school and local chapters.
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Dictionaries, Directories and Guides
American
Studies: Web Metasites in American Studies hosted at the University
of Maryland.
American
Studies Crossroads is an aggregator site for American Studies from
Georgetown.
American Studies
at the University of Virginia is a metasite which includes materials
and resources for the American Studies group at the University of Virginia.
It includes an annotated directory of resources for American Studies called
the "Yellow Pages Directory," "Hypertexts" of primary and secondary
sources (primarily American fiction and essays), a set of maps relating
to US territorial expansion, a compilation of electronic projects concerning
the U.S. Capitol building, and an archive of electronic courses in American
studies and related fields.
Antique
Speak from the Antiques Roadshow is a brief but informative list of
terms. The definitions have images, and are written in an entertaining,
chatty style.
Artlex is a general
art related dictionary, including techinical and critical terms.
Corning Museum of Glass provides a glass glossary under their Research, Teach & Learn section.
DoHistory is an
interactive research case study based on the work of historian Laurel
Thatcher Ulrich and her examination of a 200-year-old diary of Maine midwife
Martha Ballard, born in 1735.
Eighteenth-Century Resources is a site produced and maintained by Prof. Jack Lynch, Department of English, Rutgers University.
The Multilingual
Translation Technology Centre at the University of Toronto provides
tips for using machine translation services and links to a number of online
translators, such as Babelfish.
National Register
of Historic Places from the National Parks Service includes a searchable
database of properties listed in the register.
Rose
Furniture Company provides a dictionary of basic furniture terms.
Timeline
of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art (now covers time period
through 1800).
Vernacular
Architecture Bibliography from the Vernacular Architecture Forum (select Special Programs, then VAF Bibliography)
is a searchable resource for
the study and research of vernacular architecture.
Women's
History Resources, including a section specifically covering American
women's history, is a resource guide maintained by the University of Wisconsin
System Women's Studies Librarian.
Words
of Art, by Robert Belton from Okanagan University College, is a glossary
of technical and critical terms for the study of art history.
See also the UW Madison Resources portion of the Studying
Material Culture at UW Madison page for Dictionaries, Directories
and Guides available through the UW Madison Libraries.
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Libraries and Archives
American
Antiquarian Society. Founded in 1812, the American Antiquarian Society's
collections document American history, literature and culture through 1876. Collections include printed books and pamphlets, prints and broadsides, maps, sheet music, and more. Finding aids and an online catalog are available.
American Craft
Council Catalog documents a collection comprising some 5,500 books,
5,400 exhibition catalogs, periodicals and videos on contemporary American
craft as well as such related fields as design and applied and decorative
arts. All craft media---clay, fiber, glass, metal and wood---are represented
in the collection, which is focused on the development of the craft movement
in America in the years following the Second World War. Individual artists,
the history of the field, processes and materials are covered in depth.
Archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
The Athenaeum
of Philadelphia includes finding aids for the archives, a link
to the online catalog Athena, as well as a brief description of the
Athenaeum's museum collection and exhibits. Papers from a 1998 symposium on house museums are also available.
Artists' Papers Register is a location register of the papers of artists, designers and craftspeople held in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom.
East
Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, is a collection
concerning East Texas history and culture, which covers the region from
the Gulf of Mexico north to the Red River, east of the Trinity to Western
Louisiana which was once a part of Texas. Includes finding aids and virtual
exhibits from the photograph collection.
Hagley Museum
and Library has a searchable, though incomplete, catalog. The library
includes book, pictorial, manuscript and archive collections, including a rich collection of trade catalogs.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Kohler
Art Library, University of Wisconsin Madison
Library of Congress
has made a wide variety of resources available on-line, including the
library catalog, finding aids to archival collection, and many digital
collections.
The
Library of Virginia serves as the state library and archives of the
Commonwealth of Virginia. It has a searchable catalog and finding aids
for archival holdings.
National Archives and
Records Administration includes a "research room" with information
on how to conduct research and NARA's holdings.
New York Historical Society provides a variety of resources for researchers. Under "Collections" is a link to the searchable catalog for the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture. Images are available.
New York University Libraries.
Website provides useful research guides for art-related topics.
Redwood
Library and Athenaeum. Contains finding aids to parts of the collection
including the Cynthia Cary collection of decorative arts.
SIRIS: Smithsonian
Institution Research Information System is a gateway to the Smithsonian's
many on-line library, archives, art, and photographic collections.
University
of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Special Collections
Winterthur
Library provides a link to Wintercat, the online catalog, as well
as information on Winterthur fellowships and other local resources.
Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives.
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