xxviblbv01299xxAppalachian Quilt Project Cassette TapesAppalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes, 1978-1979 Ms.1981.097Special Collections and University Archives Staff Zoe Brooks, Graduate AssistantSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-05 07:01:40 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2020-08-05Finding aid notes updated to new department standards. juliags2021-02-22LM Rozema added missing notes for an unprocessed collection, added FA title and filing titles, added FA date from EAD, and added component with instances previously attached to collection level.2023-10-05LM Rozema added Susan L. Davis as agent and to admin history note. Also added related note.2025-10-07Zoe Brooks updated the finding aid notes, added the separate boxes and their contents from the collection to the finding aid, and finished processing the collection. Also added oral history as a subject. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Appalachian Quilt Project Cassette Tapes Appalachian Quilt Project Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts Davis, Susan L., 1952- Ms.1981.097 0.8 Cubic Feet 4 boxes 1978-1979 Oral history project conducted by Susan Davis, who was a graduate student in the Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts at Virginia Tech. Collection consists of recorded interviews with forty-three quilt makers in Floyd and Washington counties, Virginia, about their lives and their experiences with quilt making. Transcripts for this collection are available. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

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 Technical Access

Special Collections and University Archives has audio equipment to access the cassette tapes.

 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.

 Biographical / Historical

The Appalachian Quilt Project was an oral history project conducted to interview quilters in Floyd County and Washington County, 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, which was published by Virginia Tech in 1980. Davis's masters thesis has been digitized and can be found here: Susan L. Davis, "Appalachian quilts of Floyd County, Virginia," Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 1980, https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/items/031e4956-2cda-4363-b7d7-1dbfec774a78/,.

 Scope and Content

The collection consists of recorded interviews with forty-three quilt makers, most of whom were women, in Floyd and Washington counties, Virginia, as part of the Appalachian Quilt Project at Virginia Tech. These interviews were conducted by Susan Davis, a graduate student at Virginia Tech, in 1978 and 1979. Each interview follows a very similar format, as Davis asked interviewees to answer biographical questions before she asked them about their respective experiences with quilting. Transcripts are available.

 Arrangement

The collection is arranged into four boxes. Box one contains folders that are arranged by subject. Within each folder are two separate transcripts of interviews with two separate individuals, one from Floyd County, Virginia, and one from Washington County, Virginia, who are referred to as the same subject number. Susan Davis interviewed the Washington County, Virginia, subjects in 1978 and she interviewed the Floyd County subjects in 1979. Box two contains duplicate transcripts for the Floyd County subjects. Box three contains the cassette tapes for oral history interviews with Floyd County subjects. Box four contains the cassette tapes for oral history interviews with Washington County subjects.

 Related Materials

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.

 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/).

 Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Women -- History Oral histories (literary works) Transcripts1978-19791Subject One Transcripts1978-197911Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject One. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Two Transcripts1978-197912Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Two. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Three Transcripts1978-197913Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Three. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Four Transcripts1978-197914Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Four. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Five Transcript197815Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Five. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Six Transcripts1978-197916Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Six. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Seven Transcripts1978-197917Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Seven. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Eight Transcripts1978-197918Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Eight. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Nine Transcripts1978-197919Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Nine. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Ten Transcripts1978-1979110Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Ten. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Eleven Transcripts1978-1979111Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Eleven. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Twelve Transcripts1978-1979112Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Twelve. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Thirteen Transcripts1978-1979113Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Thirteen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Fourteen Transcripts1978-1979114Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Fourteen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Fifteen Transcripts1978-1979115Separated Materials

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Fifteen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Sixteen Transcripts1978-1979116Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Sixteen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Seventeen Transcripts1978-1979117Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Seventeen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Eighteen Transcripts1978-1979118Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Eighteen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Nineteen Transcripts1978-1979119Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Nineteen. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Twenty Transcripts1978-1979120Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Twenty. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Twenty-One Transcripts1978-1979121Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Twenty-One. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Subject Twenty-Two Transcripts1978-1979122Scope and Contents

This folder contains transcripts from two separate individuals who are both referred to as Subject Twenty-Two. One person is from Floyd County, Virginia, and the other person is from Washington County, Virginia.

Duplicate Transcripts for Washington County, Virginia, Subjects19782Subject One Duplicate Transcripts197821Subject Two Duplicate Transcripts197822Subject Three Duplicate Transcripts197823Subject Four Duplicate Transcripts197824Subject Five Duplicate Transcripts197825Subject Six Duplicate Transcripts197826Subject Seven Duplicate Transcripts197827Subject Eight Duplicate Transcripts197828Subject Nine Duplicate Transcripts197829Subject Ten Duplicate Transcripts1978210Subject Eleven Duplicate Transcripts1978211Subject Twelve Duplicate Transcripts1978212Subject Thirteen Duplicate Transcripts1978213Subject Fourteen Duplicate Transcripts1978214Subject Fifteen Duplicate Transcripts1978215Subject Sixteen Duplicate Transcripts1978216Subject Seventeen Duplicate Transcripts1978217Subject Twenty Duplicate Transcripts1978218Subject Twenty-One Duplicate Transcripts1978219Subject Twenty-Two Duplicate Transcripts1978220Floyd County, Virginia, Cassette Tapes19793Subject One, Cassette Tape One31Subjects Two and Three, Cassette Tape Two32Subject Four, Cassette Tape Three33Subjects Six and Seven, Cassette Tape Four34Subjects Eight and Nine, Cassette Tape Five35Subject Ten, Cassette Tape Six36Subject Eleven, Cassette Tape Seven37Subjects Twelve and Thirteen, Cassette Tape Eight38Subject Fourteen, Cassette Tape Nine39Subjects Fifteen and Sixteen, Cassette Tape Ten310Subjects Seventeen and Eighteen, Cassette Tape Eleven311Subjects Nineteen and Twenty, Cassette Tape Twelve312Subject Twenty-One, Cassette Tape Thirteen313Washington County, Virginia, Cassette Tapes19784Subject One, Cassette Tape One41Copy of Subject One's Interview, Cassette Tape Two42Subject Two, Cassette Tape Three43Subject Three, Cassette Tape Four44Copy of Subject Three's Interview, Cassette Tape Five45Subject Four, Cassette Tape Six46Subject Five, Cassette Tape Seven47Subject Six, Cassette Tape Eight48Copy of Subject Six's Interview, Cassette Tape Nine49Subject Seven, Cassette Tape Ten410Subject Eight, Cassette Tape Eleven411Subject Nine, Cassette Tape Twelve412Subject Ten, Cassette Tape Thirteen413Subject Ten Interview Continued, Cassette Tape Fourteen414Subject Eleven, Cassette Tape Fifteen415Subject Twelve, Cassette Tape Sixteen416Subject Thirteen, Cassette Tape Seventeen417Subject Fourteen, Cassette Tape Eighteen418Subject Fifteen, Cassette Tape Nineteen419Subject Sixteen, Cassette Tape Twenty420Subject Seventeen, Cassette Tape Twenty-One421Subject Eighteen, Cassette Tape Twenty-Two422Subject Nineteen, Cassette Tape Twenty-Three423Subject Twenty, Cassette Tape Twenty-Four424Subject Twenty-One, Cassette Tape Twenty-Five425Subject Twenty-Two, Cassette Tape Twenty-Six426"Minnie Ma", Cassette Tape Twenty-Seven427Unlabeled, Cassette Tape Twenty-Eight428