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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Appalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes, Ms 1981-097, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1982.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2000.

Administrative Note

The Appalachian Quilt Project was an oral history project conducted to interview quilters in Southwest Virginia in the late 1970s. A graduate student in the Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts at Virginia Tech, Susan L. Davis (b. 1952) conducted the interviews for her M.S. thesis, Appalachian Quilts of Floyd County, Virginia (1980).

Scope and Content

The collection consists of recorded interviews with forty-three quilt makers in Floyd and Washington counties, Virginia, as part of the Appalachian Quilt Project at Virginia Tech. Transcripts are available.

Related Material

Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives holds Susan L. Davis' 1980 M.S. thesis, Appalachian quilts of Floyd County, Virginia (call number LD5655.V855 1980.D396 Spec VT) in the Rare Book Collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Appalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).