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Montana Historic Quilt Project records, 1984-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana Historic Quilt Project
Title
Montana Historic Quilt Project records
Dates
1984-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
7.6 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 17
Summary
These records of the Montana Historic Quilt Project consist of registration forms and photographs of historic quilts owned by those who live in Montana. The registration form describes the quilt and well as the quilt owner / quilter and his or her ethnic background.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Montana Historic Quilt Project is part of a nation-wide effort to record and preserve the traditions and legacy of quilting in this country. The Montana project began in 1984 with an oral history project in Hardin that eventually sparked projects across the state. The seven-region Quilters Art Guild of the Northern Rockies became the parent group for the MHQP with the goal of documenting 2,000 quilts by the year 2000. Thousands of quilts were identified, registered, documented and the records stored in the archives of the Montana Historical Society. The quilt registry represents the handiwork of people who called Montana home. Many of the quilts that were identified were shown in a series of ten quilt shows held around the state in 2000-2001. They have also been documented in a calendar, and in a book "Border to Border : Historic Quilts and Quiltmakers of Montana" by Annie Henshaw.

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Content Description

These records consist of registration forms, photographs, and some slides and negatives of historic quilts owned by those who live in Montana. The registration form describes the quilt and well as the quilt owner / quilter and his or her ethnic background. The registration forms are arranged by the county in which they were registered, according to a unique numbering system.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by series. Oversized material housed in oversized boxes. Multimedia housed in multimedia case. See inventory below for more information.

Location of Collection

1:2-3

Location of Collection

1:2-5 (oversize boxes 1 & 2)

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • Registration forms

    • Description: Beaverhead County (#18)
      Dates: 1996-2000
      Container: Box/Folder 1/1-3
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Big Horn County (#22)
      Dates: 1987-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 1/4-9
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Big Horn County (#22)
      Dates: 1987-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1-11
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: "More Than Mere Covers" [VHS tape]
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Multimedia 16
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Blaine County (#24)
      Dates: 1998-2002
      Container: Box/Folder 3/1-2
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Broadwater County (#43)
      Dates: 1998-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 3/3-5
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Cascade County (#2)
      Dates: 1995-1998
      Container: Box/Folder 3/6-9
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Cascade County (#2)
      Dates: 1995-1998
      Container: Box/Folder 4/1-10
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Chouteau County (#19)
      Dates: 1995-1998
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 1-4
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Custer County (#14)
      Dates: 1988-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 5 / 5-7
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Custer County (#14)
      Dates: 1988-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 1-2
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Fergus County (#8)
      Dates: 1995-1999
      Container: Box/Folder 6 / 3-10
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Flathead County (#7)
      Dates: 1988-2002
      Container: Box/Folder 7 / 1-19
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Flathead County (#7)
      Dates: 1988-2002
      Container: Box/Folder 8 / 1-6
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Gallatin County (#6)
      Dates: 1990-1999
      Container: Box/Folder 8 / 6-12
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Gallatin County (#6)
      Dates: 1990-1999
      Container: Box/Folder 9 / 1-10
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Glacier County (#38)
      Dates: 1969, 1987, 2011
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 1
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Hill County (#12)
      Dates: 1998-2002
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 2-3
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Jefferson County (#51)
      Dates: 1996-2001
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 4
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Judith Basin County (#36)
      Dates: 1995-2000
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 5-12
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Lake County (#15)
      Dates: 1988-1997
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 13
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Lewis and Clark County (#5)
      Dates: 1995-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 10 / 14-16
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Lewis and Clark County (#5)
      Dates: 1995-2015
      Container: Box/Folder 11 / 1-10
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Lincoln County (#56)
      Dates: 1994-1997
      Container: Box/Folder 11a / 1-2
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Madison County (#25)
      Dates: 1999-2000
      Container: Box/Folder 11a /3
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Meagher County (#47)
      Dates: 1999-1999
      Container: Box/Folder 11a /4
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Missoula County (#4)
      Dates: 1993-1997
      Container: Box/Folder 12 / 1-9
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Park County (#49)
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 1-2
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Pondera County (#26)
      Dates: 1997
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 3
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Ravalli County (#13)
      Dates: 1997
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 4-6
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Roosevelt County (#17)
      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 7
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Sanders County (#35)
      Dates: 1997
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 8-9
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Silver Bow County (#1)
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 10
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Teton County (#31)
      Dates: 1997
      Container: Box/Folder 13 / 11
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Valley County (#20)
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box/Folder 13a / 1-2
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Wheatland County (#44)
      Dates: 2015
      Container: Box/Folder 13a / 3
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Yellowstone County (#03)
      Dates: 1988-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 13a/ 4-5
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Montana American Indian Women's Health Coalition [Digital Image of Quilt]
      Dates: circa 2000-2009
      Container: Multimedia 63
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Indexes: Beaverhead - Flathead Counties
      Dates: 1987-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 1
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Indexes: Gallatin - Yellowstone Counties
      Dates: 1987-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 2
      Location: Registration forms
    • Description: Indexes: Statewide
      Dates: 1987-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 3
      Location: Registration forms

  • Negatives, Slides and Photographs, 1986-1999

  • General Correspondence, 1996-2000

    • Description: Correspondence [correspondents include Mary Mollander, Kathie Otto, Jean Bartley, Connie Geiger, Joyce Morgan, Charlotte Orr, Sue Jensen]
      Dates: 1996-2000
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 4
      Location: General Correspondence, 1996-2000

  • Subject Files, 1998-2000

    • Description: Boarder to border quilt show
      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 5
      Location: Subject Files, 1998-2000
    • Description: Montana Cultural Trust grant application
      Dates: 1998-1999
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 6
      Location: Subject Files, 1998-2000

  • Writings

    • Description: Montana Historic Quilt Project -- A History
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 7
      Location: Writings

  • Ephemera, 1997, undated

    • Description: Brochure, signs, etc.
      Dates: 1997, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 14 / 8
      Location: Ephemera, 1997, undated

  • Clippings, 1987-1999, undated

Finding aid prepared by Rich Aarstad
2004

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