GB 2603 Howard - Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles

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GB 2603 Howard

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Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles

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  • [1952-2002] (Creación)

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Volumen y soporte

c 13,000 slides; 1000 printed materials; 3,000 textile examples.

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Historia biográfica

Constance Howard (1910-2000) joined the staff of Goldsmiths' College as a part-time tutor. She went on to found and become Head of the Department of Embroidery (later Textiles) in the College's School of Art, 1947-1975. She is seen widely as a leading pioneer in the making and teaching of embroidery as an art form. The Resource and Research Centre is named after her and was established by her successor, Audrey Walker, in 1980. In 1996 the Friends of the Study Collection was formed to extend and enhance information about this unique resource. Pieces are purchased for and donated to the Collection on the understanding that they will be made available for hands on research and study. The Centre regularly organises lectures and exhibitions, and the many slides and textiles housed there are being digitised as an ongoing project to provide a 'virtual' resource.

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GB 2603 Howard [1952-2002] Collection (fonds) c 13,000 slides; 1000 printed materials; 3,000 textile examples. Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles

Constance Howard (1910-2000) joined the staff of Goldsmiths' College as a part-time tutor. She went on to found and become Head of the Department of Embroidery (later Textiles) in the College's School of Art, 1947-1975. She is seen widely as a leading pioneer in the making and teaching of embroidery as an art form. The Resource and Research Centre is named after her and was established by her successor, Audrey Walker, in 1980. In 1996 the Friends of the Study Collection was formed to extend and enhance information about this unique resource. Pieces are purchased for and donated to the Collection on the understanding that they will be made available for hands on research and study. The Centre regularly organises lectures and exhibitions, and the many slides and textiles housed there are being digitised as an ongoing project to provide a 'virtual' resource.

Various donations and purchases from 1980 to the present day.

The Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles contains archives, Materials Collections and a library related to textiles and to the development of textile art. Collections include the archives of the Goldsmiths Textile course 1948-2009, 13, 000 slides of the work of graduates, alumni and staff of the course, teaching notes of the founding team, Constance Howard MBE, Barbara Dawson and Christine Risley. The Materials Collections include items from Constance Howard's personal collection of embroidery and costume; textile samples, a collection of techno-fabric samples from Nuno in Japan; and over 3,000 textiles donated or commissioned for the Centre. Archives include the records of textile artists and groups influenced by the Goldsmiths Textiles course, including the '62 Group' and the 'Fibre Art Group', [1962-2000], both groups of professional textile artists formed to raise the profile of textile art. These archives include slides, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, accounts, reviews and committee minutes. There are over 5,000 books and pamphlets in the specialised library which includes Constance Howard's book collection, and is strong in materials on textiles published in Eastern Europe in the later 20th century.

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At present, access to the Centre by appointment only. Please contact the Centre for details.

Copyright in the artistic material remains with the original artists. Copyright in the archival material of the 62 Group and the Fibre Art Group remains with the donors.
English

Textiles within the collection may be handled by researchers. The collections contain videos, audio tapes and slides.

Cataloguing of the collection is in progress. Digitisation of the slides is ongoing. Systematic photographing of the collection is ongoing.

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Updated by Jacqueline Cooke, 2009 Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2002 62 Group , group of professional textile artists China Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles Cultural heritage Customs and traditions East Asia England Europe Fashion Fibre Art Group , group of professional textile artists Handicrafts Howard , Constance , 1910-2000 , embroidery artist and teacher Japan London New Cross Nuno Textile arts UK University of London , Goldsmiths' College x Goldsmiths' College Western Europe Lewisham

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

Various donations and purchases from 1980 to the present day.

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Alcance y contenido

The Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles contains archives, Materials Collections and a library related to textiles and to the development of textile art. Collections include the archives of the Goldsmiths Textile course 1948-2009, 13, 000 slides of the work of graduates, alumni and staff of the course, teaching notes of the founding team, Constance Howard MBE, Barbara Dawson and Christine Risley. The Materials Collections include items from Constance Howard's personal collection of embroidery and costume; textile samples, a collection of techno-fabric samples from Nuno in Japan; and over 3,000 textiles donated or commissioned for the Centre. Archives include the records of textile artists and groups influenced by the Goldsmiths Textiles course, including the '62 Group' and the 'Fibre Art Group', [1962-2000], both groups of professional textile artists formed to raise the profile of textile art. These archives include slides, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, accounts, reviews and committee minutes. There are over 5,000 books and pamphlets in the specialised library which includes Constance Howard's book collection, and is strong in materials on textiles published in Eastern Europe in the later 20th century.

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Condiciones de acceso

At present, access to the Centre by appointment only. Please contact the Centre for details.

Condiciones

Copyright in the artistic material remains with the original artists. Copyright in the archival material of the 62 Group and the Fibre Art Group remains with the donors.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

English

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Cataloguing of the collection is in progress. Digitisation of the slides is ongoing. Systematic photographing of the collection is ongoing.

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Goldsmiths College, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • inglés

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