Montana Historical Society
Archives
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Montana Historic Quilt
Project
Montana Historic Quilt Project records
1984-2015
7.6 linear feet of shelf space
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.
1:2-3
1:2-5 (oversize boxes 1 & 2)
English
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.
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.
Arranged by series. Oversized material housed in oversized boxes. Multimedia housed in
multimedia case. See inventory below for more information.
Collection is open for research.
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.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Montana Historic Quilt
Project
Quilters' Art Guild of the Northern Rockies
Quilts--Montana
Quilting--Montana
Women
Arts and Humanities
Folklore and Folklife
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Registration forms
1/1-3
Beaverhead County (#18)
1996-2000
1/4-9
Big Horn County (#22)
1987-2004
2/1-11
Big Horn County (#22)
1987-2004
16
"More Than Mere Covers" [VHS tape]
1987
3/1-2
Blaine County (#24)
1998-2002
3/3-5
Broadwater County (#43)
1998-2004
3/6-9
Cascade County (#2)
1995-1998
4/1-10
Cascade County (#2)
1995-1998
5 / 1-4
Chouteau County (#19)
1995-1998
5 / 5-7
Custer County (#14)
1988-2004
6 / 1-2
Custer County (#14)
1988-2004
6 / 3-10
Fergus County (#8)
1995-1999
7 / 1-19
Flathead County (#7)
1988-2002
8 / 1-6
Flathead County (#7)
1988-2002
8 / 6-12
Gallatin County (#6)
1990-1999
9 / 1-10
Gallatin County (#6)
1990-1999
10 / 1
Glacier County (#38)
1969, 1987, 2011
10 / 2-3
Hill County (#12)
1998-2002
10 / 4
Jefferson County (#51)
1996-2001
10 / 5-12
Judith Basin County (#36)
1995-2000
10 / 13
Lake County (#15)
1988-1997
10 / 14-16
Lewis and Clark County (#5)
1995-2004
11 / 1-10
Lewis and Clark County (#5)
1995-2015
11a / 1-2
Lincoln County (#56)
1994-1997
11a /3
Madison County (#25)
1999-2000
11a /4
Meagher County (#47)
1999-1999
12 / 1-9
Missoula County (#4)
1993-1997
13 / 1-2
Park County (#49)
1993
13 / 3
Pondera County (#26)
1997
13 / 4-6
Ravalli County (#13)
1997
13 / 7
Roosevelt County (#17)
1999
13 / 8-9
Sanders County (#35)
1997
13 / 10
Silver Bow County (#1)
2004
13 / 11
Teton County (#31)
1997
13a / 1-2
Valley County (#20)
2001
13a / 3
Wheatland County (#44)
2015
13a/ 4-5
Yellowstone County (#03)
1988-2004
63
Montana American Indian Women's Health Coalition
[Digital Image of Quilt]
circa 2000-2009
14 / 1
Indexes: Beaverhead - Flathead Counties
1987-2004
14 / 2
Indexes: Gallatin - Yellowstone Counties
1987-2004
14 / 3
Indexes: Statewide
1987-2004
Negatives, Slides and Photographs
1986-1999
1
Beaverhead County - Cascade County
1986-1999
2
Cascade County - Custer County
1986-1999
3
Fergus County - Gallatin County
1986-1999
4
Gallatin County - Judith Basin County
1986-1999
5
Lewis and Clark County - Meagher County
1986-1999
6
Missoula County - Teton County
1986-1999
General Correspondence
1996-2000
14 / 4
Correspondence [correspondents include Mary Mollander,
Kathie Otto, Jean Bartley, Connie Geiger, Joyce Morgan, Charlotte Orr, Sue
Jensen]
1996-2000
Subject Files
1998-2000
14 / 5
Boarder to border quilt show
2000
14 / 6
Montana Cultural Trust grant application
1998-1999
Writings
14 / 7
Montana Historic Quilt Project -- A
History
undated
Ephemera
1997, undated
14 / 8
Brochure, signs, etc.
1997, undated
Clippings
1987-1999, undated
14 / 9
Miscellaneous
1987-1999, undated