Front Matter
EDITOR
Amy Cooper Cary (2020–2023), Marquette University
Sumayya Ahmed (2019–2023), Simmons University
Benjamin Goldman (2019–2023), Pennsylvania State University
Katharina Hering (2019–2023), German Historical Institute
Eric Hung (2020–2024), Music of Asian America Research Center
Shadrack Katuu (2019–2022), United Nations Mission in South Sudan
Reviews Editor
Bethany Anderson (2015–2021), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jessican Lacher-Feldman (2020–2024), University of Rochester
Mark Matienzo (2021–2025), Stanford University Libraries
Marlee Newman (2021–2025), Archival Consultant
Kathryn Puerini (2020–2024), Archival Consultant
Sylvia Welsh (2020–2024), Harvard University
GENERAL INFORMATION
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ABOUT THE COVER
A female figure sports a lady's riding crop and habit‐to be worn during equestrian activities‐in the pages of La Belle Assemblée, or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine, which was published from 1806 to 1832. The outfit was designed by a “Mrs. Bell of No. 26 Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury” for the October 1815 issue. The image of the woman is a favorite of the archivists at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and has become the special collections' mascot, affectionately nicknamed “Violet.” Fashion illustrations are just one example of the many types of design records that archivists may encounter in their collections. This issue of American Archivist features a special section devoted to design records and best practices for managing them. Artwork courtesy of the Gladys Marcus Library's Special Collections and College Archives at the Fashion Institute of Technology‐SUNY.