Alison R. Bazylinski

Alison specializes in U.S. cultural history and material culture. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from William & Mary, where her research examined how fabric and clothing articulated consumer identity, gender, and culture in the early twentieth century. She has held fellowships at the Chrysler Museum of Art, the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, and Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.

Research Interests: Material culture, mail-order, personal presentation, commerce and consumption, Rural Free Delivery, and postal uniforms.