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Society of Bead Researchers
Formation1981
FounderPeter Francis, Jr., Elizabeth J. Harris, Jamey D. Allen
TypeNonprofit
PurposeScientific study of beads
HeadquartersPO Box 13719
Location
  • Portland, OR, USA
President
J. Mark Kenoyer
Websitebeadresearch.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]

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  1. ^ a b c Federal Archeology Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Archeological Assistance Division. 1992. p. 34. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ Halpern, Sue (19 October 1989). "A Life of Study of the Venerable Bead". Special To the New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Karklins, Karlis (2011). "Looking Back on 30 Years of the Society of Bead Researchers" (PDF). The Bead Forum. 58 (Spring): 1, 6–10. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Jamey D Allen - Bead Researcher, Lecturer, Author WorldStreams Radio". www.worldstreams.org. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Lectures & Seminars". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ Michael, Ronn (2013). "8 Carol V. Ruppé Distinguished Service Award" (PDF). Historical Archaeology. 47 (2): 8–10. doi:10.1007/BF03376894. S2CID 189828936. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b Karklins, Karlis, ed. (1 January 2009). "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.
  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. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b "About Us". Society of Bead Researchers. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ Smith, Marvin T. (1 January 2007). "In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Good, 1930-2007". BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ Mulvihill, Tim; Sabo III, George (2020). "Parkin Research Station Archeologist Dr. Jeffrey M. Mitchem Retiring - Arkansas Archeological Survey". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  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. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Society News" (PDF). The Bead Forum: Newsletter of the Society of Bead Researchers. 63 (Autumn): 3. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Society News" (PDF). The Bead Forum: Newsletter of the Society of Bead Researchers. 69 (Autumn): 3. 1 October 2016.
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