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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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