The collection contains quilt research, quilt show programs and publicity, quilt patterns and catalogs, Lincoln Quilter Guild membership guides and newsletters, materials related to the Nebraska State Quilt Guild, teaching materials, and news clippings.

The collection of quilt symposium records includes publicity information created by members of the Lincoln Quilt Guild to promote the symposium. Selected items from the symposium include a handbag given to participants with the signatures from several of the artists and lecturers who taught or attended the event. Materials from Betty Ferguson include the notes that she took at sessions and lectures that she attended.