Society of Bead Researchers

Short description: Scholarly society for bead research

Society of Bead ResearchersFormation| 1981

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Founder| Peter Francis, Jr., Elizabeth J. Harris, Jamey D. Allen
Type| Nonprofit
Purpose| Scientific study of beads
Headquarters| PO Box 13719
Location|

* Portland, OR, USA

President

| J. Mark Kenoyer
Website| beadresearch.org
An incomplete Post Medieval production tube for bead manufacture dating from the 17th century.

The Society of Bead Researchers is a scholarly association for those studying beads and beadmaking in the context of history, ethnology and archaeology worldwide. The society was founded in 1981[1] by Peter Francis, Jr., director of the Center for Bead Research in Lake Placid, New York,[2] Elizabeth J. Harris and Jamey D. Allen.[3][4] The Society of Bead Researchers was officially incorporated as a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation in 1999.[3]

The society publishes a scholarly journal, Beads: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, which first appeared in 1989.[1] The founding and current editor of Beads is Karlis Karklins, formerly Head of Material Culture Research at Parks Canada.[5][6]

The society also publishes a biannual newsletter, The Bead Forum.[1][7] The Bead Forum was first published in 1982.[8] Its purpose was to enhance communication between isolated researchers and "promote the scientific study of beads".[3] The Bead Forum, particularly prior to the first publication of Beads, has included information on the materials, cultures, geographies, and time periods of beads. A 2009 issue of Beads, "Twenty Years of The Bead Forum", republished a selection of 85 articles on bead research from the newsletter's first twenty years.[7] The Bead Forum newsletter is currently edited by Michele Hoferitza at Utah State University.[9]

The current president of the Society of Bead Researchers is J. Mark Kenoyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Secretary/Treasurer is Alice Scherer.[9] Previous presidents include Peter Francis, Jr. (1982-1986), Marvin T. Smith (1987-1990), Jamey D. Allen (1991-1993), Mary Elizabeth Good (1994-1996),[3][10] Jeffrey M. Mitchem (1997-2003),[11] Roderick Sprague (2004-2007),[12] William T. Billeck (2008-2013) and Stefany Tomalin (2014-2016).[13][14]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in en) Federal Archeology Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Archeological Assistance Division. 1992. p. 34. https://books.google.com/books?id=xbW06fpHLSYC&pg=PA34. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. ↑ Halpern, Sue (19 October 1989). "A Life of Study of the Venerable Bead". Special To the New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/19/nyregion/a-life-of-study-of-the-venerable-bead.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Karklins, Karlis (2011). "Looking Back on 30 Years of the Society of Bead Researchers". The Bead Forum 58 (Spring): 1,6–10. https://www.beadresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/Repeating_Material/The_Bead_Forum_Archive/The-Bead-Forum-Issue-58-Spring-2011.pdf. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
4. ↑ "Jamey D Allen - Bead Researcher, Lecturer, Author WorldStreams Radio". https://www.worldstreams.org/past14.html.
5. ↑ "Lectures & Seminars". https://www.cmog.org/bio/karlis-karklins.
6. ↑ Michael, Ronn (2013). "8 Carol V. Ruppé Distinguished Service Award". Historical Archaeology 47 (2): 8–10. doi:10.1007/BF03376894. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF03376894.pdf. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Twenty Years of The Bead Forum: Newsletter of the Society of Bead Researchers (1982-2002)". BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 21: 5–130. 1 January 2009. https://www.academia.edu/39087830.
8. ↑ Karklins, Karlis (1 January 2002). "In Memoriam: Peter Francis, Jr., 1945-2002". BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 14 (1): 3–8. ISSN 0843-5499. https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol14/iss1/4. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "About Us". 22 December 2015. https://beadresearch.org/about-us/.
10. ↑ Smith, Marvin T. (1 January 2007). "In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Good, 1930-2007". BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers. https://www.academia.edu/39078005. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
11. ↑ Mulvihill, Tim; Sabo III, George (2020). "Parkin Research Station Archeologist Dr. Jeffrey M. Mitchem Retiring - Arkansas Archeological Survey" (in en). https://archeology.uark.edu/staff-news/jeffrey-mitchem-retiring/.
12. ↑ Karklins, Karlis (1 January 2012). "In Memoriam: Roderick Sprague, 1933-2012". BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 24 (1): 3–6. ISSN 0843-5499. https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol24/iss1/4/. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
13. ↑ "Society News". The Bead Forum: Newsletter of the Society of Bead Researchers 63 (Autumn): 3. 1 October 2013. https://beadresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/Repeating_Material/The_Bead_Forum_Archive/The-Bead-Forum-Issue-63-Autumn-2013.pdf. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
14. ↑ "Society News". The Bead Forum: Newsletter of the Society of Bead Researchers 69 (Autumn): 3. 1 October 2016. https://core.ac.uk/download/215707962.pdf.

## External links

* Society of Bead Researchers, official website
* Beads, online archive
* Beads, back issues
* The Bead Forum Archive

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