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COLLECTION Identifier: Pr-19

Needlework and decoration collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1919-2006

Overview

Publications, patterns, iron-on transfers, and other material relating to crochet, embroidery, knitting, lace making, sewing, weaving, and other textile and decorative crafts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919-2006

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright. Copyright in materials in the needlework and decoration collection of the Schlesinger Library are held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.

Copying. Materials may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.

Extent

1.04 linear feet ((1+1/2 file boxes) plus 1 oversize folder)

The needlework and decoration collection of the Schlesinger Library includes publications, patterns, iron-on transfers, and other material relating to crochet, embroidery, knitting, lace making, sewing, weaving, and other textile and decorative crafts.

Physical Location

Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession numbers: 2010-M25, 2015-M217, 2016-M148, 2022-M127, 2023-M9, 2023.M163, 2023-M164

Materials in the needlework and decoration collection of the Schlesinger Library were transferred from the Schlesinger Library book division between 2010 and 2023. Additional materials were given to the Schlesinger Library by Kelley Gove in 2023 and Susan Ward in 2023.

Processing Information

Processed: August 2022

By: Johanna Carll

Last updated: March 2024

By: Johanna Carll

Portions of the collection were previously cataloged as B/N374.

The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.  Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Title
Needlework and decoration collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1919-2006: A Finding Aid
Author
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Language of description
eng
Sponsor
Processing of this collection was made possible by the Alice Jeannette Ward Fund.
EAD ID
sch02166

Repository Details

Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository

The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.

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