Collection Items
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Pennsylvania State Winner
- Contributor: Matthews, Pat J.
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Rhode Island State Winner
- Contributor: Timby, Deborah Bird
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 South Carolina State Winner
- Contributor: Perea, Ilse
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 South Dakota State Winner
- Contributor: Sierra, Lois
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Tennessee State Winner
- Contributor: Clabo, Margo J.
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Texas State Winner
- Contributor: Fuquay, Susan
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Utah State Winner
- Contributor: Clarine, Barbara
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Vermont State Winner
- Contributor: Fisher, Emma M.
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Virginia State Winner
- Contributor: Calhoun, Frances B.
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Washington State Winner
- Contributor: Lee, Kathy A.
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 West Virginia State Winner
- Contributor: Metz, Pearl
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Wisconsin State Winner
- Contributor: Fahl, Ann
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1994 Wyoming State Winner
- Contributor: Ludwig, Janet
- Date: 1994-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 1st Place National Winner
- Contributor: Goff, Candy
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 2nd Place National Winner
- Contributor: Buckley, Karen Kay
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 3rd Place National
- Contributor: Ott, Carol K.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Judges' Choice Winner
- Contributor: Averett, Linda
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Judges' Choice Winner
- Contributor: Woodfield, Marlene Brown
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Judges' Choice Winner
- Contributor: Sewell, Natalie
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Judges' Choice Winner
- Contributor: McWilliams, Margaret C.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Judges' Choice Winner
- Contributor: McLennand, Sara Ann
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Jacksonville Beach Elementary School (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.) Students - Lowey-Ball, Heidi Blake, L
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Noonan, Jo, Coordinator - Arbor Montessori School (Atlanta, Ga.) Students and Parents
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Van Horn, Susannah, Student Te - Alpine Elementary School (Columbus, Ohio) 3rd and 4th Grade Students
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Helfrich Park Middle School (Evansville, Ind.) 8th Grade Students - Adams, Jo, Teacher
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Jackson (Miss.) Kindergarten Class - Moss, Durden Pillow, Teacher
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Starkville (Miss.) Fourth Grade Students - Smith, Annette, Teacher
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Emerson Magnet School (Westerville, Ohio) 3rd Grade Class - Gorman, Kate, Class Parent
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Children's School (Atlanta, Ga.) Elementary Students, Baer, Cheryl, Coordinator
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kids Quilt
- Contributor: Adler, Debbie, Teacher - Walnut Street School (Uniondale, N.Y.) Esl Students
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Alabama State Winner
- Contributor: Richards, Rhonda (Rhonda L.)
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Alaska State Winner
- Contributor: Nancarrow, Ree
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Arizona State Winner
- Contributor: Anderson, Jennifer Jared
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Arkansas State Winner
- Contributor: Parks, Laura Bailey
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 California State Winner
- Contributor: Potter, Maggie
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Colorado State Winner
- Contributor: Berry, Irene G.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Connecticut State Winner
- Contributor: McKie, Barbara Barrick
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Delaware State Winner
- Contributor: Schwam, Vicki
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Washington, District of Columbia Winner
- Contributor: McCoy, Susanne
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Florida State Winner
- Contributor: Styring, Patricia
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Georgia State Winner
- Contributor: Butler, Barbara
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Hawaii State Winner
- Contributor: Akana, Elizabeth A.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Idaho State Winner
- Contributor: Stewart, Joyce
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Illinois State Winner
- Contributor: Kinnear, Geri
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Indiana State Winner
- Contributor: Hague, Elizabeth A.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Iowa State Winner
- Contributor: Jordan, Ethel Taylor
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kansas State Winner
- Contributor: Scoggan, Pam
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Kentucky State Winner
- Contributor: Seigel, Rebekka
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Louisiana State Winner
- Contributor: Tucker, Daren L.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Maine State Winner
- Contributor: Chase, Lori
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Maryland State Winner
- Contributor: McWilliams, Margaret C.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Massachusetts State Winner
- Contributor: Spencer, Jeannette E.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Michigan State Winner
- Contributor: Ingersoll, Patricia
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Minnesota State Winner
- Contributor: Haglund, Joan R.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Mississippi State Winner
- Contributor: Nicholson, Naomi
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Missouri State Winner
- Contributor: Musick, Ruann
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Montana State Winner
- Contributor: Laceky, Carolyn
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Nebraska State Winner
- Contributor: Burge, Shelly
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Nevada State Winner
- Contributor: Encarnación, Patricia
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 New Hampshire State Winner
- Contributor: Miller, Janice A.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 New Jersey State Winner
- Contributor: Balunis, Evelyn F.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 New Mexico State Winner
- Contributor: Gould, Patricia
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 New York State Winner
- Contributor: Holihan, Jane
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 North Carolina State Winner
- Contributor: United Church of Chapel Hill Quilters (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 North Dakota State Winner
- Contributor: Witteman, Lori
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Ohio State Winner
- Contributor: Millward, Hazel I.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Oklahoma State Winner
- Contributor: Prentice, Royce H.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Oregon State Winner
- Contributor: McNutt-Kaestner, Cindy
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Pennsylvania State Winner
- Contributor: Benzo, Terry
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Rhode Island State Winner
- Contributor: Krauss, Joanne L.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 South Carolina State Winner
- Contributor: McAlister, Mary Alma
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 South Dakota State Winner
- Contributor: Smith, Karen A. (Quiltmaker)
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Tennessee State Winner
- Contributor: Aruns, Jane
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Texas State Winner
- Contributor: Glaze, Sally
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Utah State Winner
- Contributor: Elmer, Susan E.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Vermont State Winner
- Contributor: Fusco, Mary Bartlett
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Virginia State Winner
- Contributor: Elvgren, B. J.
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Washington State Winner
- Contributor: Gillihan, Anne
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 West Virginia State Winner
- Contributor: White, Norma
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Wisconsin State Winner
- Contributor: Gaudynski, Diane
- Date: 1996-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing1996 Wyoming State Winner
- Contributor: Jones, Heather
- Date: 1996-01-01
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CollectionQuilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996 Contains 181 segments from recorded interviews with quiltmakers and 410 graphic images (prints, positive transparencies, and negatives) from two collections in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (AFC 1982/00) and the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest Collection (AFC 1997/011). The images of the quilts convey the range of contemporary quiltmaking styles in the United...
- Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - American Folklife Center
- Date: 1999
Collection Items: View 605 Items
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ArticleBlue Ridge Quilters Top of page Skip to main content Library of Congress Search Everything Audio Recordings Books/Printed Material Films, Videos Legislation Manuscripts/Mixed Material Maps Notated Music Newspapers Periodicals Personal Narratives Photos, Prints, Drawings Software, E-Resources Web Archives
- Date: 1978
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ArticleSpeaking of Quilts: Voices from the Late 20th Century Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection, clockwise from left: Portrait of Mamie and Leonard Bryan on porch in front of bedspread; Sixteen Patch quilt; Umbrella Girl quilt, detail; Quilt back, feed sack logo. Background quote: "This is just out of our old clothes." We Americans have adopted quilts as a symbol of what we value about ourselves and our national history. We speak of...
- Date: 1978
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ArticleThe Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest When people think about quilts, they often picture women sitting together around a quilt frame, enjoying a communal experience. Quilts are frequently used, both literally and metaphorically, to express a sense of community. However, there is another common thread that runs throughout the history of American quilts -- that of competition.
- Date: 1978