Formation | 1981 |
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Founder | Peter Francis, Jr., Elizabeth J. Harris, Jamey D. Allen |
Type | Nonprofit |
Purpose | Scientific study of beads |
Headquarters | PO Box 13719 |
Location |
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President | J. Mark Kenoyer |
Website |
beadresearch |
The Society of Bead Researchers is a scholarly association for those studying beads and beadmaking in the context of history, ethnology and archaeology worldwide. The society was founded in 1981 [1] by Peter Francis, Jr., director of the Center for Bead Research in Lake Placid, New York, [2] Elizabeth J. Harris and Jamey D. Allen. [3] [4] The Society of Bead Researchers was officially incorporated as a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation in 1999. [3]
The society publishes a scholarly journal, Beads: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, which first appeared in 1989. [1] The founding and current editor of Beads is Karlis Karklins, formerly Head of Material Culture Research at Parks Canada. [5] [6]
The society also publishes a biannual newsletter, The Bead Forum. [1] [7] The Bead Forum was first published in 1982. [8] Its purpose was to enhance communication between isolated researchers and "promote the scientific study of beads". [3] The Bead Forum, particularly prior to the first publication of Beads, has included information on the materials, cultures, geographies, and time periods of beads. A 2009 issue of Beads, "Twenty Years of The Bead Forum", republished a selection of 85 articles on bead research from the newsletter's first twenty years. [7] The Bead Forum newsletter is currently edited by Michele Hoferitza at Utah State University. [9]
The current president of the Society of Bead Researchers is J. Mark Kenoyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Secretary/Treasurer is Alice Scherer. [9] Previous presidents include Peter Francis, Jr. (1982-1986), Marvin T. Smith (1987-1990), Jamey D. Allen (1991-1993), Mary Elizabeth Good (1994-1996), [3] [10] Jeffrey M. Mitchem (1997-2003), [11] Roderick Sprague (2004-2007), [12] William T. Billeck (2008-2013) and Stefany Tomalin (2014-2016). [13] [14]
Formation | 1981 |
---|---|
Founder | Peter Francis, Jr., Elizabeth J. Harris, Jamey D. Allen |
Type | Nonprofit |
Purpose | Scientific study of beads |
Headquarters | PO Box 13719 |
Location |
|
President | J. Mark Kenoyer |
Website |
beadresearch |
The Society of Bead Researchers is a scholarly association for those studying beads and beadmaking in the context of history, ethnology and archaeology worldwide. The society was founded in 1981 [1] by Peter Francis, Jr., director of the Center for Bead Research in Lake Placid, New York, [2] Elizabeth J. Harris and Jamey D. Allen. [3] [4] The Society of Bead Researchers was officially incorporated as a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation in 1999. [3]
The society publishes a scholarly journal, Beads: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, which first appeared in 1989. [1] The founding and current editor of Beads is Karlis Karklins, formerly Head of Material Culture Research at Parks Canada. [5] [6]
The society also publishes a biannual newsletter, The Bead Forum. [1] [7] The Bead Forum was first published in 1982. [8] Its purpose was to enhance communication between isolated researchers and "promote the scientific study of beads". [3] The Bead Forum, particularly prior to the first publication of Beads, has included information on the materials, cultures, geographies, and time periods of beads. A 2009 issue of Beads, "Twenty Years of The Bead Forum", republished a selection of 85 articles on bead research from the newsletter's first twenty years. [7] The Bead Forum newsletter is currently edited by Michele Hoferitza at Utah State University. [9]
The current president of the Society of Bead Researchers is J. Mark Kenoyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Secretary/Treasurer is Alice Scherer. [9] Previous presidents include Peter Francis, Jr. (1982-1986), Marvin T. Smith (1987-1990), Jamey D. Allen (1991-1993), Mary Elizabeth Good (1994-1996), [3] [10] Jeffrey M. Mitchem (1997-2003), [11] Roderick Sprague (2004-2007), [12] William T. Billeck (2008-2013) and Stefany Tomalin (2014-2016). [13] [14]