The Paper Dolls
Each paper doll on the site represents a woman who generously donated clothing and/or other materials to the Historical Collection. Additionally, each of them cooperated by furnishing archival materials and participating in interviews that enrich the collection as a whole by furnishing a greater context in which to study the collection. Their understanding of the cultural and historical story represented in the clothing we wear and save adds daily to the discovery process of students of all ages.

The Grant Coordinator
Because of the UTOPIA program, Dr. Kay Jay of the Division of Textiles and Apparel was able to catalogue and photograph the Paper Doll Collection, house it in archival materials, furnish a research room and produce the paper dolls and histories with the assistance of TXA student research assistants and artists. This is part of a larger Women of Texas Project under the direction of Dr. Jay and Dr. Ann Dupont of the Division of Textiles and Apparel.

The Research Assistants
A geology graduate with a passion for Textiles and Apparel, Cathy Smart was instrumental in creating the original grant project and has conducted oral history interviews, written copy, photographed paper doll books, organized the research area and even conducted an undergraduate research project involving the paper doll project that was presented at the 2004 College of Natural Science Poster Session.

A design student, now graduate, Marianne Newsom, became interested in the project as an undergraduate and stayed on to work for its completion after graduation. From assembling

the equipment to managing the distribution of scanned images and data to the Web designers, she has been instrumental in the organization and structure needed to bring a complex project like this one to fruition.

The Artists
Sara Linville is an Apparel Design student who submitted a drawing for consideration and was chosen to produce the first paper doll in the collection, Jean Sutherland. Her attention to detail is evident again in her illustrations of Jean Andrews and Mary Stringer.

Lauren Moore also came to the Paper Doll project through an open call for interested artists. She submitted the drawing of Liz Carpenter, which was added to the project. Her ability to represent the layers of sheer fabric is noteworthy.

Marianne Newsom, while working on other areas of the Paper Doll Project, expressed an interest in illustrating. She worked closely with Ardis Rewerts to illustrate her paper doll and the original Rewerts garment it wears.

The Historic Committee
The chair of the Textiles and Apparel Historical Committee, Dr. Ann Dupont, and members Ardis Rewerts, Nancy Prideaux and Michael Montague were a great support in identifying garments that represent the full breadth of the collection, relating known stories about the donors and their garments, facilitating contacts with potential participants and assisting in many components of the complex project.

UTOPIA
We are grateful to the entire UTOPIA team for all their help, with special thanks to Kimberly Christian, Grant Coordinator; Norma DeVries, Webmaster; and Arnie R. Flores, Graphic Designer.