Historic & Cultural Textile & Apparel Collection
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Mission
The College of Business Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection is a scholarly resource dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and interpretation of apparel and textile material culture. The collection provides creative education and inspiration for students, researchers and the general public.
The collection contributes to the outreach missions of the College of Business design programs by providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to learn about, analyze and interpret the historic and cultural context of textiles and apparel.
Overview
The Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection is housed in
Milam Hall at ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø. The collection took form when professors began bringing in artifacts of their own to use in class
instruction and display. Their contributions, along with those of collectors, created the foundation for the collection in the early 1930s.
However, it really began to take shape as a formal collection in the late 1940s when students and scholars took notice of its value and put their efforts into cataloging and preservation.
A strong focus of the collection is design elements and textural fabric varieties. The collection consists of Euro-American and non-Western apparel and textiles. The collection textiles include fabric samples,tapestry fragments and accessories from many cultures. The Euro-American clothing collection begins at the start of the 19th century and continues to the late 20th century. Additionally, there are some artifacts from the 15th, 17th and 18th century, and some pre-Columbian pieces.
support us!
Ruth E Gates Design Program Fund
Our donors make a difference: As a non-profit entity, we rely on the generosity of our donors for daily operations, exhibitions and acquisitions. Your contribution, in any amount, will provide meaningful support to our mission and ensure the vital care and preservation of the collection. If you share an interest in the enrichment and study of textiles and apparel material culture, please give today.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Digital — an online museum
View the research collection
Nearly 3,000 images from the College of Business Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection are archived online through ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Digital, a cultural collaboration between the ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Libraries & Press and University of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Libraries.
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Want to visit?
A history museum in the heart of the OSU Corvallis campus and a living workshop of fashion — that's essentially what awaits you with a visit to the Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection in Milam Hall. With exhibits and displays curated by design students throughout the year, there's always something new and fascinating to see.
For more information on how you can utilize this amazing
resource, please contact Jennifer Mower.
Business Matters
Read our stories
The Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection contributes to the College of Business Business Matters news blog, and we invite you to read our stories.
FASHIONED FROM HISTORY
As featured in the ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Stater
"Tucked away on the second floor of Milam Hall, a surprising collection is bursting with 527 hats, 2,939 garments and decades’ worth of fashion history..."
