J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Utah quilt heritage records
Utah Quilt Guild
ACCN 1878
13.5 linear feet
28 boxes
1988-1994
The Utah quilt heritage records (1988-1994) contain Polaroid photographs of and questionnaires regarding quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1950s. The Utah Quilt Guild was organized in 1977 to promote preservation of the art of quilt making. In order to preserve the history of quilts in Utah, the guild held a series of "documentation days," where volunteers throughout the state photographed and documented quilts.
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The Utah quilt heritage records (1988-1994) contain Polaroid photographs of and questionnaires regarding quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1950s. The Utah Quilt Guild was organized in 1977 to promote preservation of the art of quilt making. In order to preserve the history of quilts in Utah, the guild held a series of "documentation days," where volunteers throughout the state photographed and documented quilts. Some of the information gathered has been published in
Gathered in Time: Utah Quilts and Their Makers, Settlement to 1950 (University of Utah Press, 1997). The collection is arranged alphabetically according to designations made by the guild; original order has been maintained.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Karen Carver in 2001.
Processed by Betsey Welland and Anna Hansen in 2012.
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See also the Utah Quilt Heritage photograph collection
(P0883) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Utah Quilt Guild--Records and correspondence
Quilting--Utah--History--Sources
Quiltmakers--Utah--History--Archives
Quilts--Utah--History--Sources
Latter Day Saint quilts--Utah
Fine Arts
Home and Family
Photographs
color photographs
digital images
Accession records
Wrap Up (Pioneer Hall)
1
Wrap Up (Pioneer Hall)
2
Wrap Up (Pioneer Hall)
3
1-5
Brigham City (BC)
3
6-8
Brigham City (BC)
4
1-5
Beaver (BE)
4
6-8
Beaver (BE)
5
1-6
Colonial House (COL)
5
7-8
Delta (DE)
6
1-2
Ephraim (E)
6
3-8
Ephraim (E)
7
1-5
Escalante (ES)
7
6-9
Escalante (ES)
8
1-5
Fillmore (F)
8
6-8
Fillmore (F)
9
1-2
Farmington (FA)
9
3-10
Farmington (FA)
10
1-7
Gunnison (G)
10
8
Gunnison (G)
11
1-6
Heber City (H)
11
7-8
Heber City (H)
12
1-4
Jean C. Christensen (JC)
12
5-6
Kanab (K)
13
Logan (1L)
14
Logan (1L) (2L)
15
Logan (2L)
16
1-3
Ogden (Og)
16
4-5
Ogden (Og)
17
Ogden (2 Og)
18
Provo (P)
19
1-4
Payson (Pa)
19
5-6
Price (Pc)
20
Pleasant Grove (PG)
21
Parowan (PW)
22
1-3
St. George (SG)
22
4-5
Tooele (T)
23
Teasdale (TE)
24
1-3
Bill Ormand (S)
24
4
Salt Lake City (1U)
25
Salt Lake City (2U)
26
Vernal (V)
27
West Jordan (WJ)
28
1-2
South Salt Lake Library Wrap Up (WP)
28
3-4
Eunice Young (Y)
28
5