Penny McMorris, Quilt Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to Penny McMorris's work in the field of quilt studies as a dealer and scholar. The collection contains files related to the television shows she hosted, "Quilting," "Quilting II," and "The Great American Quilt." There are also extensive files of correspondence between McMorris and contemporary quilt artists whose work she helped to sell. Research files in the collection relate to two of McMorris's books Crazy Quilts and The Art Quilt. There are a large number of files related to various aspects of crazy quilts. There are also various catalogues, articles and newspaper clippings related to quilts and quilt history. The collection also contains an extensive slide collection. There are slides of contemporary art quilts, slides used for McMorris's television shows, and slides of the Ardis and Robert James Collection (now part of the collection of the International Quilt Study Center).
Dates
- 1980-1990s
Creator
- McMorris, Penny (Person)
Extent
18 Linear Feet (36 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quilting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quilting--United States--History-- 20th Century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quilts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quilts--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quilts--United States--Exhibitions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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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
