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The FSC Costume and Textiles Collection is a study and research collection which houses approximately 4,000 costumes, accessories, textiles, books and periodicals. The collection has items from the mid-1800s to the present day and includes items such as: 1960s mini dresses; 1918 US Naval Reserve uniform; women’s shoes from the late 1800s; Chinese textiles; and Vogue magazines.
FSC Costume and Textiles Collection VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT
Vision: The Framingham State College Costume and Textile Collection is a teaching/ learning resource for the campus: faculty, students, staff; community at large; historical societies; and individuals. The collection consists of historic and contemporary textiles, apparel, and accessories. Multimedia, periodicals, and library materials are available to supplement costume documentation.
Mission: The Costume and Textile Collection provides examples in period, cultural, and contemporary artifacts related to fashion design and retailing. The collection is used in classes to demonstrate, critique, and analyze the relationship of the artifact to social, political, artistic, and economic factors. The focus of the Framingham State College collection includes:
Period Costume: 19th, 20th, and 21st century.
Cultural Dress: Tourist and 20th and 21st century.
Accessories: 19th, 20th and 21st century, hats, shoes, jewelry, stockings.
Textiles: 19th, 20th, and 21st century, western and cross cultural.
Multimedia: 19th, 20th, 21st century, periodicals, books, postcards, photo graphs, slides, video, patterns, historic sewing machines and fibers.
Framingham State College memorabilia: Faculty and student sam ples, Sesquicentennial costumes and accessories, historically signify cant laboratory equipment.
The collection is utilized as a teaching/learning and public relations tool for the Fashion Design and Retailing major, Consumer Sciences department, and Framingham State College. The collection strengthens and enhances the curriculum.
For more information contact Professor Rebecca Taylor at:
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Framingham State College Consumer Sciences Department Framingham, MA 01701 |
