Repositeries - Am. Textile History luseum American Textile History Museum - where century old looms still weave cloth today http://www.athm.org/sites/boston/bostonftp/athm28/collections.html AMERICAN TH TEXTILE HISTORY MUSEUM Museum Collections Welcome The American Textile History Museum The Museum's large collection includes thousands General of books, manuscripts and images, millions of textile Information samples and hundreds of textile-making machines. Collections & The Museum is an unparalleled resource for the Library study of American textile history. Conservation Center Textiles and Decorative Arts Membership The textile collection includes samples and finished textile objects from the eighteenth century to the Business present. Household textiles, including blankets, Membership coverlets, linen towels and sheets, display the skill and creativity of American Function handweavers. The Museum's costume collection shows how textiles have Rooms been used to create clothing and accessories for American children and Group adults over the span of more than two hundred years. Textile-related Tours decorative arts objects form an unusual part of the Museum's collections. Education Programs Tools, Machinery, and Workplace Artifacts Special Exhibits The Museum's collection includes tools, machinery and workplace artifacts and thousands of items used in the workplace in categories ranging from Calendar and Special Events communication devices to advertising displays, lighting, fire suppression equipment, and fixers' tools. Museum Store The Osborne Library Manufactured Products The Osborne Library houses the Museum's collection of books, images, manuscripts. The book collection includes Tell Us About You pamphlets, trade catalogues, periodicals and newspapers, government documents, broadsides and advertising material. The image collection consists of paintings, prints, photographs, insurance maps, architectural and engineering drawings, and pictorial ephemera such as postcards, stereocards and cloth labels. The manuscript collection includes business records of textile and machinery manufacturers, raw material dealers, dyeing and finishing firms, commission merchants and selling agents, water power companies, engineering and consulting firms, and trade and labor associations. Equally important are the personal papers of researchers, inventors, educators, workers, and managers associated with the industry. Access The Osborne Library and three-dimensional collections are available by appointment only. 1 of 2 12/6/00 5:00 PM American Textile History Museum - where century old looms still weave cloth today http://www.athm.org/sites/boston/bostonftp/athm28/collections.htm Note: The Museum Collections Department and Osborne Library do not answer per diem questions over the Internet. Please call the Museum at (978) 441-0400 to request research fees, schedules and information about rights and reproductions. Return to Homepage General Info Collections Conservation Center Membership I Business Membershi Function Rooms Group Tours I Ed Programs | Special Exhibits Calendar and Special Events Muséum Store Mfr Products Tell Us About You 2 of 2 12/6/00 5:00 PM