Conditions Governing Access

No special access restrictions apply. Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Scope and Contents

Records of the West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search (WVHQS), a project to document West Virginia quilts made prior to 1940, as gathered by historian and researcher Fawn Valentine. Records include oral histories of West Virginia quilters and accompanying transcripts, WVHQS files on the quilts and quilters documented in the project, and assorted other research papers. Also included is an unquilted quilt top (circa 1930s) that was documented in the project. Also included are Valentine's personal research papers on quilts, quilt history, piecemaking techniques, and more, as well as assorted folklife publications and conference materials.