Garoutte, Sally, 1925-1989

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1925 - 1989

Biography

In 1970, Sally Garoutte and Joyce Gross began studying the history of quilts and quilt making. They formed the Mill Valley Quilt Authority and built a network of individuals that now comprises the American Quilt Study Group (AQSG). In 1979, Garoutte and Gross proposed a gathering of quilt scholars, collectors, and quilt makers to discuss quilt history, biographies of quilt makers, documenting quilts, and the promotion of quilts as an art form. The first meeting of AQSG occurred in Mill Valley in November 1980. Since that time, AQSG has grown to include more than a thousand members from all over the United States and the world. Garoutte served as an editor of Uncoverings, the AQSG journal as well as textile and contributing editor of Quilters Journal. She was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame in 1984. In 1989, Garoutte died at the age of 64.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Laurel Horton, Quilt Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0424

Content Description The Laurel Horton, Quilt Paper contains Laurel Horton’s correspondence, interviews, publications, personal journals, quilt exhibition materials, quilt scrapbooks, conference and workshop presentations, American Quilt Study Group seminars, and quilt research materials including English, French, Swedish, African American quilts, and other research. Photographs and slide presentations include “Hands All Around,” Archives of Appalachia presentation, 1991 trip to Ireland, “Quilts: The Irish...

Dates: 1972-2020

Found in: Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries / Laurel Horton, Quilt Papers

Sally Garoutte, Quilt Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0302

Scope and Contents The Sally Garoutte papers contain correspondence, typescripts, and published works focused on quilts and quilt history. The research materials focus on quilts and information on textiles and textile trade. The materials include several sets of fabric swatches. Photographs documenting quilts and quilters can also be found in the collection. The Garoutte papers were maintained by the American Quilt Study Group and both the papers and the AQSG records contain research files that are arranged in...

Dates: 1685-1996

Found in: Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries / Sally Garoutte, Quilt Papers