American sunbonnets oral history
Scope and Contents
This small collection of recorded interviews this content was created by Rebecca Matheson to support her thesis on the American Sunbonnet in 2004 and includes audio recordings on four microcassettes, release forms signed by interview subjects, and printed interview transcripts. Interview subject include: Louise Jenkins Rusk interviewed on 4/9/04, Minnie Lee Skelton interviewed on 4/7/04, Julia Brazil interviewed on 4/7/04, and Faye Rusk interviewed on 4/6/04.
Dates
- Creation: 2004 April 6-9
Creator
- Matheson, Rebecca (1975-) (Person)
Language of Materials
English Latin
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Biographical / Historical
Rebecca Matheson is a fashion historian and an adjunct instructor in FIT’s MA Program in Fashion and Textile studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice. Matheson’s research focuses on nineteenth-and twentieth-century American women’s dress, using interdisciplinary approaches to discover women’s narratives as designers, makers, sellers, and consumers. Her recent projects have dealt with millinery, leather goods, advertising, teenage fashion, and dress for long-distance train travel. She is the author of two monographs, The Sunbonnet: an American Icon in Texas (2009) and Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate (2015). Matheson holds an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies from FIT, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and is currently a PHD candidate at the Bard Graduate Center.
Full Extent
1 placeholder : Audio recordings on four microcassettes, release forms signed by interview subjects, and printed interview transcripts.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
To listen to the recordings, a microcassette player would be required.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the FIT Library by Rebecca Matheson on July 6, 2005.
General
Rebecca Matheson is a fashion historian and an adjunct instructor in FIT’s MA Program in Fashion and Textile studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice. Matheson’s research focuses on nineteenth-and twentieth-century American women’s dress, using interdisciplinary approaches to discover women’s narratives as designers, makers, sellers, and consumers. Her recent projects have dealt with millinery, leather goods, advertising, teenage fashion, and dress for long-distance train travel. She is the author of two monographs, The Sunbonnet: an American Icon in Texas (2009) and Young Originals: Emily Wilkens and the Teen Sophisticate (2015). Matheson holds an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies from FIT, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and is currently a PHD candidate at the Bard Graduate Center.
General
Published
Subject
- Rusk, Louise Jenkins (subject, Person)
- Skelton, Minnie Lee (subject, Person)
- Brazil, Julia (subject, Person)
- Rusk, Faye (subject, Person)
- Title
- American sunbonnets oral history
- Date
- 2024-12-19
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository