Thanks to Bev and Tamara for trying to straighten out the problems
with the Gallery. I am concerned, though, that there still is
confusion about who does what to keep this amazing work of The
Professor still going. Here is how it all lines up:
First of all, it was Ralph Griswold ("The Professor") who started the
whole thing. He was interested in weaving and was good enough to take
on the lacemakers about five years ago. It was a challenge to him at
the time because he knew nothing about lace, but he persevered and
was extremely gracious and kind about teaching scanning to a real
beginner (me!). Sadly for all of us, Ralph died after a long and
valiant battle with pancreatic cancer, leaving the Archives in the
hands of his friend John Cropper.
John Cropper works full time in the computer science department of
the University of Arizona, and he has taken on this job, which is an
unbelievable challenge. He has had to go through all Ralph's
computer programs and shortcuts and figure out what is what in order
to put the scans into PDFs and up onto the site. Without John, there
would be no more additions to the Archives.
Next in line is the scanner. Well, you all know that I have been
doing a lot of this. But I still have to thank all those of you who
have lent books that can be scanned. John is a computer specialist,
not a textile expert, so it is ours, yours and mine, this collection
of precious materials which appear on the site.
The next person of this triumvirate is Eva Schaefer. She works deep
in the background and we rarely hear of all that she does. But she
is the one who is spending hours and hours trying to sort out the
many confusions on the Archives site and who is concerned with
getting the listings correctly spelled (!) and easier to access. It
is so often the person behind the scenes who does the most valuable
work, and she certainly is the greatest treasure that we have.
Last, and by no means least, is Kris Bruland. As you know, I handled
the sale of the lace CDs for quite some time. It was a very hard
task, and when Kris said he would take over this job I was, and am,
exceedingly grateful. He has a weaving site of his own, and the
material that we collect and post on the Archives site goes to him
for publication and also appears on his site. Eva says "I compared
the two lists once, saying Kris' is the desk at the library where you
ask for a book, knowing author, title etc. The Archives are the
stacks where you can wander around, looking, seeking, and enjoying
the books."
I hope that this will explain a little better how the Archives are
handled and who is doing the work. I also have a surprise for you:
we are working right now on the next CDs! More on that as they develop.
Note for newbies: the web site URL is <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/
patterns/weaving/>
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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