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Dr.Jenna Kuttruff
Professor
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (504) 388-1600
Fax: (504) 388-2697
Email: jkutt1@lsu.edu
Research Interests:
Primary areas of research interests include the analysis, interpretation, and conservation of archaeological textile remains, and the historical and socio-cultural significance of textiles and apparel. Recent research topics include prehistoric textiles of Eastern North America, nineteenth century burial dress, and handwoven Acadian textiles.
Selected Publications:
2007 M.S. Standifer, J.T. Kuttruff, and S.C. Tucker. The Uses of Eringium Yuccifolium by Native American People. Ethnobotanist of Distant Pasts: Papers in Honour of Gordon Hillman. Eds. A.S. Fairbaim & E. Weiss, Oxbow Monographs. Accepted for publication.
2007 J.T. Kuttruff. Immigrants Encounter American Dress, Dress of the Louisiana Acadians. Vol. 3, The United States and Canada, P. Tortora, volume editor, of Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (10 Volume Set), J. Eicher, series editor. Berg Publishers, Oxford, England. Accepted for publication.
2007 J.T. Kuttruff. Evidence about Dress of Indigenous People: United States Territory. To be submitted for Vol. 3, The United States and Canada, P. Tortora, volume editor, of Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (10 Volume Set), J. Eicher, series editor. Berg Publishers, Oxford, England. Accepted for publication.
2005 J.T. Kuttruff. Review of Perishable Material Culture in the Northeast. Northeast Anthropology 69.
2005 A Stitch in Time: Textile Gallery Research Provide a Glimpse of History and Fashion. LSU Research, Spring, page 7.
2005 J.T. Kuttruff and M.S. Standifer. Analysis and Conservation of Prehistoric Footwear and Bags from Eastern North America. Recovering the Past: The Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Textiles. Proceedings of the North American Textile Conservation Conference, Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
2004 J.Y. Chen, O. Chiparus, L. Sun, I.I. Negulescu, J.T. Kuttruff and V.G. Yachmeney. Comparative Study on Kenaf Nonwoven for Automotive Headliner. International Development of kenaf and Allied Fibers. Ed. A. Liu. CCGInternational, Minneapolis, MN.
2001 J.T. Kuttruff and P.B. Drooker. Textiles from the Wickliffe Mounds Site. Chapter 14 published in Excavations at Wickliffe Mounds. By K. W. Westler, with contributions by other authors, University of Alabama Press.
2000 J.T. Kuttruff and M. Strickland-Olsen. Handling Archaeological Textile Remains in the Field and Laboratory. In Beyond Cloth and Cordage: Current Approaches to Archaeological Textile Research in the Americas, edited by Penelope Drooker and Laurie Webster, pp. 25-50. University of Utah Press.
1999 M. Strickland-Olsen, J.T. Kuttruff, and C. Kuttruff. Archaic Fiber Perishables from Avery Island: Analysis and Conservation of Louisiana's Oldest Dated Textiles. Louisiana Archaeology, 23:91-128.
1999 J.T. Kuttruff. Three Louisiana Acadian Cotonnade Quilts. Uncoverings 20:63-86.
1998 J.T. Kuttruff, S.G. DeHart, M.J. O'Brien. 7500 Years of Prehistoric Footwear from Arnold&n Research Cave, Missouri. Science 281(5373):72-75.
1998 J.T. Kuttruff and L.D. Doyle. The Quilts from Cane River, Vignettes of Domestic Life. Louisiana Cultural Vistas 9(1):32-38.
1998 J.T. Kuttruff. Pieces of a Puzzle: Acadian Cotonnade Quilts. Louisiana Agriculture 41(1):13-14.
1998 J.T. Kuttruff. Archaeological Textiles. Heritage 16(1):12-13.
Teaching:
HUEC 3091 Independent Reading and Research
HUEC 4041 History of Textiles
HUEC 4071 History of Dress and Adornment prior to 1700
HUEC 4072 History of Dress and Adornment after 1700
HUEC 7032 Comparative Studies in Dress and Culture
HUEC 7041 Introduction to Current Research in Textiles, Apparel and Fashion Merchandising
HUEC 7049 Experiential Learning in Human Ecology
HUEC 7091 Independent Reading and Research
HUEC 8000 Thesis Research
HUEC 9000 Dissertation Research
HUEC 9091 Independent Research for Doctoral Students
Professional and Notable Activities:
Recent Presentations:
2007 J.T. Kuttruff. Louisiana Acadian Cotonnade Quilts. Southern Cultures, Southern Quilts. The 2007 Southern Quilt Conference, Louisiana Tech Univeristy, Ruston, Louisiana. March 23-24.
2006 J.T. Kuttruff. Performance Characteristics of Two Prehistoric Bags from Missouri and Arkansas. Paper presented at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, November 8-11.
2006 C. Liu, J.T. Kuttruff. Exploring College Students’ Fast-Fashion Acceptance: A Case of Red Carpet Fashion. Paper presented at the International Textiles and Apparel Association, San Antonio, Texas, November 1-5.
2006 J.T. Kuttruff. Dead Clothes, Fashions from the Grave. Paper presented at the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, Baton Rouge, LA, June 6-10.
2005 T. Greensage and J.T. Kuttruff. Artifact Accessory: Replication and Testing of a Prehistoric Bag from Northwest Arkansas. Research poster presentation at the International Textile and Apparel Association, Alexandria, VA/Washington, DC, November 1-6.
2005 J.T. Kuttruff. Analysis and Conservation of Prehistoric Footwear and Bags from Midwestern North America. Research poster presentation at the North American Textile Conservation Conference, Recovering the Past. . .The Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Textiles, Mexico City, DF, Mexico, November 8-11.
2004 J. Banning and J.T. Kuttruff. Beauty in a Bag: A Comparison of Women’s Commodity Bag Garments with Fashions Depicted in Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1950-1965. Paper presented at the Costume Society of America. Houston, Texas, May 25 - 31. (Abstract published in Proceedings)
2004 M.S. Standifer, J.T. Kuttruff and S.C. Tucker. The Uses of Eringium Yuccifolium by Native American People. Paper presented the the Society for Ecolomic Botany, joint meeting with the International Congresses of Ethnobiology and Pharmacology. University of Kent, Canterbury, England, June 13-17.
2003 J.T. Kuttruff and M.S. Standifer. The Use of Eryingium Yuccifolium Michaux in Prehistoric Footwear and Bags in Eastern North America. Paper presented at the VI World Vernacular Congress, Puebla, Mexico, October 8 - 11.
2003 Y. Chen, O. Chiparus, L. Sun, I. Negulescu, J.T. Kuttruff, and V. Yachmenev. Comparative Study on Kenaf Nonwoven for Automotive Headliner. First International Symposium on Kenaf Development and Product Show. Beijing, China, August 19 - 21.
2003 J.T. Kuttruff, M.S. Standifer, and S.G. DeHart. Exploring the Textures of Prehistoric Textiles: The Replication of Footwear and Bags. Paper presented at the Textile History Forum, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York, August 8 - 9.
2003 J.T. Kuttruff. Textiles and Textile Tools of Louisiana Acadians: More Pieces for the Puzzle. Paper presented at the Textile History Forum, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York, August 8 - 9. (Abstract published in Proceedings)
2003 J.T. Kuttruff, M.S. Standifer, C. Kuttruff, and S.G. DeHart. Construction Practices, Wear Patterns and Replication of Prehistoric Footwear from the North American Midwest and Midsouth. Paper presented at the Fifth World Archaeological Congress, Washington, DC, June 21 - 27.
2003 M.S. Standifer, J.T. Kuttruff and S.C. Tucker (University of California Santa Barbara). Plant Padding in Prehistoric Footwear from Arnold Research Cave, Missouri. Paper presented at the Society of Economic Botany, Tucson, AZ, June 2-5.
2003 J.T. Kuttruff. Replication of Prehistoric Footwear and Bags. Paper presented at the Louisiana Archaeological Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 7 - 9.
2003 Handwoven Acadian Textiles in South Louisiana. Association of Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, Southeast Region Annual Meeting and Conference, LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 1.
2003 Nineteenth Century Burial Dress in South Louisiana. Association of Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, Southeast Region Annual Meeting and Conference, LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 1.
Conference Session Chair:
Research Session Chair, Costume Society of America Region VI, Textile Specialty Group Research Session Chair, American Institute for Conservation, Dead Clothes: Fashions from the Grave, The Costume Society of America, Cemetery Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology
Honors and Awards:
2001 and 1997 Faculty Research Award. Award for outstanding research accomplishments. School of Human Ecology.
Honorary Societies:
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, Louisiana State University; Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture, Louisiana State University; Kappa Omicron Nu (combined organization of Kappa Omicron Phi and Omicron Nu); Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, Ohio State University; Phi Upsilon Omicron, Honor Society in Home Economics, Ohio State University; Omicron Nu, Home Economics Honor Society, Ohio State University; Kappa Omicron Phi, Professional Home Economics Honorary Fraternity, Southern Illinois University.
Grants and Contracts:
2007 Costume Society of America. J.T. Kuttruff and P.P. Vinci. Textile and Costume Museum Photographic Studio Equipment and Photographer. $1,500 (pending).
2007 Louisiana State University Office of Research and Development. Faculty Travel Grant. Costume Society of America National Symposium, San Diego, California. $750.
2006 National Science Foundation. J.T. Kuttruff, Y. Chen, R. Saunders, C. Kuttruff. Continuity and Change in Prehistoric Footwear and Bags from Missouri and Arkansas. $137,691 (pending).
2006 Louisiana State Board of Regents. P.P. Rabalais and J.T. Kuttruff. Archival Storage and On-Line Collection Access for Instruction and Public Outreach at the LSU Textile and Costume Museum. $53,073.
2006 College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant: Il N’y a Pas Fin de Cotonnade (There Is No End to Cotonnade): An Acadian Cotonnade Quilt Finds Relevance and Provides Inspiration in Contemporary Weaving and Apparel Design. J.T. Kuttruff and T. Dangerfield. $800.
2005 College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Grant: Artifact Accessories: Replication and Testing of Prehistoric Footwear and Bags. J.T. Kuttruff and T. Greensage. $600.
2004 Council on Research Faculty Research Grant: J.T. Kuttruff. Continuity and Change in Prehistoric Footwear and Bags in Midwestern North America $10,000
2002 Early American Industries Association: Textile Tools of Louisiana Acadians: More Pieces for the Puzzle. J.T. Kuttruff. $2000.
1998 USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service: Resources Supporting Fiber, Textile, and Apparel Curricula Evolution. T.S. Summers, C. Salusso, R. Kean, J. Laughlin, N. Cassill, B.D. Belleau, J.T. Kuttruff. $159,983 (1998-2001).
1998 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities: Quilts of the Cane River Plantations. Funding for an exhibition in the LSU Textile and Costume Gallery, Spring 1998. J.T. Kuttruff. $2,500.
1997 Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund, Research and Development Program: Market Analysis and Promotional Strategy Development for Louisiana Alligator, Ostrich, and Emu Products. Teresa Summers, Bonnie Belleau, Paulette R. Hebert, Allen R. Schupp, Jenna T. Kuttruff and Yvonne Marquette. $45,000 (1997-1999)
1996 Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund, FY 1997: Market Analysis and Promotional Strategy Development for Louisiana Alligator, Ostrich, and Emu Products. T.A. Summers, B.D. Belleau, P.R. Hebert, A.R. Schupp, J.T. Kuttruff, and Y. Marquette. $45,000.
1995 USDA Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, FY 1995: Establishing a Fiber, Textiles and Apparel Information Resource on the Internet. T.A. Summers, P. Dastoor, J.T. Kuttruff, C.J. Salusso, N. Cassill, B. Feather. $143,988 (1995-1998).
1991 Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Enhancement Program: Conservation, Storage and Exhibition Systems for the Historic Textile and Costume Collection. J.T. Kuttruff, P.P. Rabalais, B.D. Belleau. $116,000.
1991 Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Enhancement Program: Life Sciences Microscopy Facility Enhancement. J.W. Lynn, M.D. Socolofsky, J.T. Kuttruff, et al. $202,000.
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