Wow Gaye...your Cossack study collection sounds wonderful!  You should
seriously look in to getting the information published...or put online
(even better?).

I have wanted such a button (and other clothing fixtures) reference for
western (and specifically S. California) sites...and have been thinking
of collecting data...and producing something along those lines
myself...but, never seem to have the spare time.

If Everyone would share their info - and illustrations - just think what
a wonderful database we would ALL have to use.  How many of us ever get
info published?  Or ever see the gray literature reports...even in our
own County??  It would really be helpful if more info was made available
to everyone.  And, as you HISTARCH folks know, I think having info
available on the web is the way to go these days.  Saves so much time
having to track down hard copy references (only to find them of little
use since they lack good enough descriptions; have no illustrations, or
dimensions, etc.; or are not from the time period of your collection so
have nothing comparable...etc.).

But...this all takes TIME...which there seems to be so little of (even
with the time saved by finding things online).

Carol

-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gaye
Nayton
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:45 PM
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Subject: Re: Button Books

David

New Zealand archaeology had a strong interest in typology and dating so
a 
lot of useful work has come out of there. This includes a hons thesis on

buttons from Chinese mining sites (Cameron) which was included in a Ph.D

thesis on Chinese mining archaeology (Richie).

Fiona R Cameron 1985 An analysis of buttons, clothing hardware and
textiles 
of the 19th C Chinese goldminers of Central Otago. B.A. dissertation, 
Anthrop Dept. Uni of Otago, Dunedin.

 I don't have a contact for Fiona but the univerisity might, they will 
certainly know how to get hold of Neville Richie.

I also have a lot of buttons from my Cossack Ph.D research, which has
never 
been published (about 160 types from memory). These have been finely
dated 
into site layers of average 10 years duration so are potentially very
useful 
for dating button types.

Regards

Gaye


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Parkhill" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:50 AM
Subject: Button Books


>A small group of folks are showing an interest in books that identify 
>BUTTONS. Enough interest may be generated to attempt to develop or
publish 
>a document (book etc.) for reference.
>
> Do any of you HISTARCH folks have books, documents or what have you
that 
> are all ready in print that could be used as a starter? Are you
willing to 
> share? Sure, there are piece meal publications out there but where are

> they?
>
> Certainly could use some help, ideas!