Appalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes
Scope and Content
The collection consists of recorded interviews with forty-three quilt makers in Floyd and Washington counties, Virginia, as part of the Appalachian Quilt Project at Virginia Tech. Transcripts are available.
Dates
- 1978 - 1979
Creator
- Appalachian Quilt Project (Organization)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts (Organization)
- Davis, Susan L., 1952- (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Administrative Note
The Appalachian Quilt Project was an oral history project conducted to interview quilters in Southwest Virginia in the late 1970s. A graduate student in the Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts at Virginia Tech, Susan L. Davis (b. 1952) conducted the interviews for her M.S. thesis, Appalachian Quilts of Floyd County, Virginia (1980).
Extent
0.8 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Abstract
Oral history project conducted by the Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of recorded interviews with forty-three quilt makers in Floyd and Washington counties, Virginia. Transcripts available.
Technical Access
Special Collections and University Archives has audio equipment to access the cassette tapes.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1982.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Appalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2000.
- Title
- Appalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes, 1978-1979
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Special Collections and University Archives Staff
- Date
- 2014 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu