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Lands' End all-American quilt collection

LC Control No.:	2004695007
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	Lands' End all-American quilt collection, 1992-1997 / collected by Lands' End, Inc.
Related Names:	Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this American Folklife Center. » More like this Lands' End, Inc. » More like this Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. » More like this
Related Titles:	Good housekeeping.
Description:	154 boxes (61.5 linear feet) manuscripts:: ca. 61,700 leaves. graphic images:: 18,843 items : photographic prints, negatives, slides, col., b&w ; various sizes.
Organized/Arranged:	Organized into the following series: I. Administrative files; II. Contest entries; III. Contest winners 1992, 1994, 1996.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Summary:	The collection consists of photographs of quilts and quilters, essays, entry forms, and a few fabric and needlework samples submitted in three nationwide contests in 1992, 1994, and 1996 sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands' End, Inc. home shopping service, and Good Housekeeping magazine. Approximately 13,100 entries for the three contests came from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many styles of needlework, quilting, patchwork, appliqué, and embroidery are represented in the visual materials. The collection also includes correspondence and surveys from some contestants and administrative files related to judging the entries, exhibitions, and publicity.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as:	The Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Acquisition Source:	Lands' End, Inc.; Donation; 1997.
Additional Formats:	National and state winning entries from the three contests are available in the presentation "Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996," an American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Subjects:	Quilts--United States. » More like this Quilting--Competitions--United States. » More like this Quiltmakers--United States. » More like this Album quilts--United States. » More like this Appliqué--United States. » More like this Children's quilts--United States. » More like this Contests--United States. » More like this Crazy quilts--United States. » More like this Crib quilts--United States. » More like this Double wedding ring quilts--United States. » More like this Embroidery--United States. » More like this Friendship quilts--United States. » More like this Log cabin quilts--United States. » More like this Machine appliqué--United States. » More like this Needlework--United States. » More like this Patchwork quilts--United States. » More like this Star quilts--United States. » More like this Strip quilting--United States. » More like this Trapunto--United States. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Manuscripts. » More like this Essays. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Slides. » More like this Negatives. » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Needlework. » More like this Quilting. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFC 1997/011
Geographic Area Code:	n-us---
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/qltle.html Quilts and Quiltmaking: The Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest Finding aid: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/LandsEnd.html