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Textile crafts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph W. Booth newspaper clippings and handkerchief

 Collection — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232571759]
Identifier: MSS 8603
Content Description

Materials include newspaper clippings related to Joseph W. Booth and other members of the Booth family, and a handkerchief sent from Joseph W. Booth while in Armenia to Elise Adams in Provo, Utah. Includes the envelope it was sent in. Dated 1928-1933.

Dates: 1928-1933

Collection of folklore carvings, 2018

 Series
Identifier: FA 48 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a carved wooden sculpture of a nativity made by an Alaskan fine artist named Scott Thompson in 2018. The nativity includes traditional characters along with a moose. Carving was created as a Christmas decoration.

Dates: 2018

Collection of material folklore

 Collection
Identifier: FA 48
Scope and Contents

Contains various folklore textiles such as quilts, pillow shams, cross-stitch samplers, and decorations. Also contains a wood carving nativity scene. Creators of items vary, and some items do not have a creator. Dated 1920 to 2018.

Dates: 1920-2018

Collection of folklore textiles, 1920-2018

 Series
Identifier: FA 48 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains various folklore textiles such as quilts, pillow shams, cross-stitch samplers, and decorations. Creators of items vary, and some items do not have a creator. Dated 1920 to 2018.

Dates: 1920-2018

Leona Holbrook personal papers, approximately 1927-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1740 Series 8
Scope and Contents Contains personal materials and artifacts of Leona Holbrook on subjects including tools and ball-bearings, Indians and crafts, art and stamps, play scripts, history, the Bible, philosophy, international travel, quotes, poems, and recipes, biographical and newspaper articles, religion, flowers, and Brigham Young University. Also included are audiotapes, overhead transparencies, cloth tapestries, several clothing items, and a watercolor created by Leona. Three-by-five cards collected by Leona...
Dates: approximately 1927-1991

Textile arts of the Mormon pioneers from 1847-1900

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348358]
Identifier: MSS 1387
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten thesis for a Master of Science degree at Oregon State University. Lamprecht writes about textiles among the Mormons in Utah.

Dates: 1963