Rollins College Archives & Special Collections at Olin Library hold a unique Collection of 34 Examples of Textile Arts and Handicrafts, which was presented by Dr. Lawrence Simonson in 1952. The Portfolios of historic and modern textile arts, mounted on 18" X 14" boards, include unique items such as woven palm fiber from Congo, Tapa tree bark cloth from Samoa, batik from Japan, tie-dyed materials, embroidered and printed silk, cotton, linen, wool weaves, etc. Those special collection materials have been frequently used by students in Arts and Art History courses such as Introduction to Global Arts, Fashion in Africa, Global Trade in African Textiles, African Arts & Colonialism, and African Arts & City.

Submitted by: Wenxian Zhang, Rollins College