03960cpcaa22006857a 4500 13517817 20080626162147.0 040310i19921997dcu eng 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-folklife mkru 2004-02-25; mkru 2004-03-19; mkru 2004-06-03; mkru 2004-11-23 2004695007 DLC DLC appm n-us--- AFC 1997/011 Lands' End all-American quilt collection, 1992-1997 / collected by Lands' End, Inc. 154 boxes (61.5 linear feet) manuscripts: ca. 61,700 leaves. graphic images: 18,843 items : photographic prints, negatives, slides, col., b&w ; various sizes. Organized into the following series: I. Administrative files; II. Contest entries; III. Contest winners 1992, 1994, 1996. The collection consists of photographs of quilts and quilters, essays, entry forms, and a few fabric and needlework samples submitted in three nationwide contests in 1992, 1994, and 1996 sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands' End, Inc. home shopping service, and Good Housekeeping magazine. Approximately 13,100 entries for the three contests came from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many styles of needlework, quilting, patchwork, appliqué, and embroidery are represented in the visual materials. The collection also includes correspondence and surveys from some contestants and administrative files related to judging the entries, exhibitions, and publicity. The Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. National and state winning entries from the three contests are available in the presentation "Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996," an American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress. Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Lands' End, Inc.; Donation; 1997. Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages. Quilts United States. Quilting Competitions United States. Quiltmakers United States. Album quilts United States. Appliqué United States. Children's quilts United States. Contests United States. Crazy quilts United States. Crib quilts United States. Double wedding ring quilts United States. Embroidery United States. Friendship quilts United States. Log cabin quilts United States. Machine appliqué United States. Needlework United States. Patchwork quilts United States. Star quilts United States. Strip quilting United States. Trapunto United States. Manuscripts. aat Essays. aat Photographic prints. aat Slides. aat Negatives. aat Correspondence. aat Needlework. aat Quilting. aat Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) American Folklife Center. Lands' End, Inc. Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. Good housekeeping. DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/qltle.html Quilts and Quiltmaking: The Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest Finding aid http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/LandsEnd.html