“I Should Probably Know More:” Reasons for and Roadblocks to the Use of Historic University Collections in Teaching

Name	Faculty/Staff	General Responsibilities	Position Responsibility Statement related to Collection	Standalone Facility or Affiliated with an Academic Department
Aileen	Faculty	Exhibitions, staff/student supervision, collections management	25%	Academic department
Allison	Faculty	Exhibitions, staff/student supervision, collections management	25%	Academic department
Cecily	Faculty	Exhibitions, staff/student supervision, collections management	10%	Academic department
Isabel	Faculty	Exhibitions, staff/student supervision, collections management, donor relations	50%	Academic department
Lynne	Faculty	Exhibitions, collections management, donor relations	25%	Academic department
Pearl	Faculty	Exhibitions, staff/student supervision, collections management, donor relations	10%	Academic department
Vicki	Faculty	Exhibitions, staff/student supervision, collections management	10%	Academic department
Roseanne	Faculty	Collections management, facilitating research and classroom access	75%	Standalone
Deirdre	Staff	Records management	100%	Academic department
Justine	Staff	Cataloging, collections management, exhibitions, database administration	100%	Academic department
Dina	Staff	Exhibitions, publications, social media, donor relations, collections management, student supervision	100%	Standalone
Imogene	Staff	Collections management, conservation, registrar duties, exhibition planning	100%	Standalone
Marcia	Staff	Collections management, student supervision, curation	100%	Academic department
Renate	Staff	Collections management, curatorial research	100%	Standalone
Teresa	Staff	Exhibitions, collections management, staff/student supervision	100%	Academic department

Table 2

Description of faculty that utilize the collection in their teaching.

Name	Courses Taught	Introduction to Collection
Jeanine	Apparel design, forecasting	Undergraduate work
Kaylin	History, textile science	Undergraduate work
Laura	Fashion illustration	Undergraduate work
Randy	Fabric design	Informal courses with faculty
Kimberly	Introduction to fashion	Graduate work
Lucille	Apparel design	Previous career
Maureen	History	Previous career
Alex	Functional design	During interview
Luella	Product development	During interview

Table 3

Description of faculty that do not utilize the collection in their teaching.

Name	Courses Taught	Major Barrier Identified
Christina	Fashion fundamentals and history	Lack of access
Eva	Apparel design	Scheduling
Hannah	Apparel design	Lack of access
Maddie	Product design	Scheduling
Mackenzie	Merchandising	Lack of access
Paulina	Fashion illustration	Lack of access