[Papers] 1965-1993.

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[Papers] 1965-1993.

Contains Adrosko's research files on Joseph-Marie Jacquard and the Jacquard loom. Series I contains copies of material gathered in visits to libraries and museums in France and England. It also includes notes and information written by Adrosko herself in the course of her work, with sections on drawlooms and other pre-Jacquard devices; Jacquard's life and work; the Jacquard mechanism in France, Britain, Germany and America; applications and products; and the silk industry in general in France and Britain. Also contains copies of British patents, 1818-1868, for Jacquard and related looms, as well as copies of articles about the silk industry in general and Jacquard in particular. Series II contains material relating to the research and publication process, including correspondence, notes on significant sources, publication details, etc. Collection also includes three boxes of index cards recording details of Adrosko's research.

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Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834

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Adrosko, Rita J.

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Curator Emerita of the Textile Collection at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., Adrosko served from 1963-1994 as Supervising Curator in the Division of Textiles. She also worked as Assistant Professor of Design at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and as an Instructor of Textiles and Design at Michigan State University. In 1971 and 1972, she did extensive research on Joseph-Marie Jacquard and the Jacquard loom, visiting libraries, archives and museums in Lyon, Pari...