Barbara Brackman, Quilt Papers
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of quilt materials collected by Barbara Brackman including publications, fabric swatches, patterns and designs, news clippings and articles, newspapers, magazines, scrapbooks and notebooks, photographs and slides, posters and publicity for exhibits, and catalogs. Also included are research notes and correspondence about a range of topics including Civil War and Union quilts, enslaved and abolitionist quilters including Harriet Tubman, Ona Judge, Martha Ann Ricks, and Harriet Jacobs, quilters related to the Underground Railroad such as Catherine Coffin and Delia Webster, and printing techniques. The papers also include publications and drafts of works by Brackman.
Dates
- 1790-2019
- Majority of material found within 1970s-2008
Creator
- Brackman, Barbara (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are only minimally processed but are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the University of Nebraska. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the papers or their designees. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Barbara Brackman is a quilter, quilt historian, and author.
Extent
22.45 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Quilt research Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Quilts Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Textile artist Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Brackman, Barbara (Person)
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sarah Glover and Jaxon Gilner, 2022-2023.
- Date
- (cc) 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
