The latest offering from the peerless Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory Project showcases materials from two American Folklife Center collections that explore "America's diverse quilting traditions." The first collection, the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project, is an ethnographic field project conducted by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service. The collection includes over 200 photos and 181 recorded interviews (in RealPlayer and .wav format, with transcriptions) with quiltmakers in Appalachian North Carolina and Virginia. The second collection features about 180 winning quilts in a variety of styles and materials from the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. Users may search the collections by keyword or browse by quiltmaker or subject. They can also browse galleries of photos and sound recordings directly. Three special presentations round out the site: Speaking of Quilts: Voices from the Late 20th Century, Blue Ridge Quilters, and The Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest.
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