Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild scrapbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.209 Linear Feet One half Hollinger box
Creator:
Roz Estes Stearns and Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild (Williamsburg, VA)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the removed pages of a scrapbook composed by the Colonial Piecemakers. The pages include digital prints and clippings related to activities of the Guild.

Biographical / historical:

The Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild is a local hobby group in Williamsburg, VA that focuses on providing creative guidance for the creation of quilts. The group was founded in the 1970s and maintains subgroups of members, known as "Bees," which work toward certain project goals. The group regularly collaborates with local nonprofit organizations to create sewn materials for those in need. As of 2021, it had a membership of 226 individuals and created an average of 200 quilts per year.

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild in 2015.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the original order of the scrapbook inside a single folder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard