Research Assistance
If you are interested in a specific collection, image or recording, requests can be made by email (Pearl Wong wongpear@msu.edu for images; or Lynne Swanson swansonl@msu.edu for recordings, archival information; or Mary Worrall worrall@msu.edu for quilt information), by mailing your request to the appropriate person: MSU Museum West Circle Drive East Lansing, MI 48824-1045 or by phoning the appropriate person: Pearl Wong 517.432.5107; Lynne Swanson 517.355.2370; or Mary Worrall 517.432.4118 When requesting information, please complete a MTAP Research Request Form. Research Request Form* Media Request Form* Loan Request Form* Guidelines on using cultural materials* Path to Archives*
Duplication Services
Information coming soon...
Rights & Reproduction
Staff with day-to-day full- or part-time responsibilities for MTAP collections or activities: C. Kurt Dewhurst, Ph.D., Curator of Folk Arts Beth Donaldson, Collections Assistant, Great Lakes Quilt Center and MTAP Research Collections; Manager, Traveling Exhibits Service, and Co-Coordinator, Michigan Stained Glass Census Director
Visits and Tours
Artifacts
The cultural collections are available for on-site research by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact Lynne Swanson, Collection Manager for Cultural Collections by phone at 517.355.3304 or by email at swansonl@msu.edu For information about periodic special tours of the quilt collections, call the MSU QuiltLine at 517.432.3800 or contact by email at quilts@museum.msu.edu.
Archives and Library
The museum's archive and library for cultural collections are available to researchers by appointment on a room-use basis only. To schedule an appointment or to discuss a possible donation, contact Lynne Swanson, Collections Manager, by phone at 517.355.3304 or by email at swansonl@msu.edu. For information about using images or sound clips like the ones you have seen on this website, please visit our Rights and Reproduction page. Map to the Museum and the Central Services Building at Michigan State University
