Reweaving the Textile Industry Archive: Strategies for Building Inclusive Collections on the Legacy of the American Textile History Museum

IF 0.3 4区管理学 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Trends Pub Date : 2021-10-26 DOI:10.1353/lib.2021.0011

Marcie Farwell

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Abstract:The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives at Cornell University has a distinguished history in collecting the materials related to unions, with particular strengths in the area of textile and garment manufacturing. It was fitting, therefore, that when the American Textile History Museum (ATHM) closed its doors in 2016, the Kheel Center acquired the bulk of the library and archives as well as many fabric samples. This article explores the ATHM’s mission to tell “America’s story through the art, science, and history of textiles” and how by bringing these collections to Cornell we can expand that story. Today, the global textile and garment industries employ an estimated forty to eighty million people, yet very few Americans understand the impact that it has on the lives of the people who make their clothes and on the earth’s fragile ecosystem. By combining emerging technology with expanding collecting areas and engaging new audiences with these incredible foundational materials, the Kheel Center can build more representative and discoverable collections upon ATHM’s enduring legacy.

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重新编织纺织工业档案:建立美国纺织历史博物馆遗产包容性收藏的策略

摘要：康奈尔大学基尔劳工管理文件和档案中心在收集与工会有关的材料方面有着杰出的历史，在纺织和服装制造领域有着特殊的优势。因此，当美国纺织历史博物馆（ATHM）于2016年关闭时，基尔中心获得了大部分图书馆和档案以及许多织物样本，这是很合适的。本文探讨了ATHM的使命，即通过纺织品的艺术、科学和历史讲述“美国的故事”，以及通过将这些藏品带到康奈尔大学，我们如何扩大这个故事。如今，全球纺织和服装行业估计雇佣了4000万至8000万人，但很少有美国人了解这对制造服装的人的生活和地球脆弱的生态系统的影响。通过将新兴技术与不断扩大的收藏领域相结合，并通过这些令人难以置信的基础材料吸引新的观众，基尔中心可以在雅典运动的持久遗产基础上建立更具代表性和可发现性的收藏。

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Library Trends INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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