20th Century Quilts, 1900-1970: Women Make Their Mark

Gross, Joyce

March; 22; 1997

A postcard for as exhibit at the American Quilters Society Museum (now National Quilt Museum) curated by Cuesta Benberry and Joyce Gross, March 22 - June 28, 1997.

Ephemera

62-186-43

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A Special Price on Beauty!

Ladies Art Company

March; 22; 1997

A mailer advertising quilt patterns from the Ladies Art Company.

Ephemera

12-91-1082

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African-American Fiber Artisans, Textiles & Quilts

Bruce, Jonathan

1991

Two pages of an exhibit catalog

Ephemera

62-186-12

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African-American Fiber Artisans, Textiles & Quilts

Bruce, Jonathan

1991

Four page mailer about an exhibit at the Craftery Gallery

Ephemera

62-186-14

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African-American Master Quiltmakers

Craftery Gallery

November; 1986

One page description of an exhibit at the Craftery Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut, Nov. - Dec. 1986.

Ephemera

62-186-13

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African-American Quiltworks: A Continuing Tradition

Muse Community Museum of Brooklyn

December; 19; 1982

An exhibit from December 19, 1982 - February 28, 1983 at the Muse Community Museum of Brooklyn.

Ephemera

62-186-6

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Art in Hatian Vodou

San Francisco Crafts and Folk Ar Museum

May; 1; 1985

A postcard for a Vodou exhibit.

Ephemera

62-186-38

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Bible Quilt Pattern

Ladies Home Journal

August; 1938

Copy of a Ladies Home Journal pattern for the Jonah and the Whale block in the Bible Quilt. Includes color instructions and list of all the blocks.

Ephemera

62-186-40

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Black Women United for Action in Fairfax County

Black Women United for Action in Fairfax County

February; 18; 1990

Description of quilt squares made by black artists celebrating the black history of Fairfax County, VA.

Ephemera

62-186-7

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Blue Ribbon Designs - 500 Quilt Designs - p-520

Ladies Art Company

1970

A reprint of patterns from the Ladies Art Company

Ephemera

12-91-1089

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Book of Applique Patchwork by Deaconess

Ladies Art Company

1970

An applique pattern catalog from the Ladies Art Company

Ephemera

12-91-1063

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Burning Issues: Contemporary African-American Art

Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale

October; 25; 1993

Four pages of an exhibit catalog from the Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, October 25, 1996 - January 5, 1997.

Ephemera

62-186-42

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Catalog of … Quilts and Quilting

Ladies Art Company

October; 25; 1993

Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1070

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Catalog of … Quilts and Quilting

Ladies Art Company

October; 25; 1993

Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1071

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Catalog of … Quilts and Quilting

Ladies Art Company

October; 25; 1993

Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1072

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Catalog of … Quilts and Quilting

Ladies Art Company

1933

1933 edition of the Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1073

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Catalog of … Quilts, Quilting and Household Decoration

Ladies Art Company

1933

Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1084

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Catalog of Quilting Designs, Stamped Quilts and Quilt Materials

Ladies Art Company

1933

1940s edition of the Ladies Art Company quilt block pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1075

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Catalog of Quilting Designs, Stamped Quilts and Quilt Materials

Ladies Art Company

1933

1960s-1970s edition of the Ladies Art Company quilt block pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1076

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Cathedral Window, Hatfield McCoy - Part 2, Myrtle Fortner

Kelley, Helen

December; 1979

Quilters' Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pages 4-5.

Ephemera

25-131-155

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Charming Cross Stitch and Embroidery Designs for Quilt Blocks

Ladies Art Company

December; 1979

Ephemera

12-91-1050

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Common Threads: The Buffalo-Ontario-Caribbean Connection

The Group for Cultural Documentation of Washington, DC

June; 24; 2000

An exhibit in Buffalo, NY, June - September 2000. Includes list of other venues in the travelling exhibit.

Ephemera

62-186-37

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Community Fabric: African American Quilts and Folk Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

June; 24; 2000

The front and back cover of an exhibit catalog at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from February 13 - April 10.

Ephemera

62-186-19

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Contemporary Afro-American Quilts at CCB

Community College of Baltimore

June; 24; 2000

An announcement for a quilt exhibit at the Community College of Baltimore.

Ephemera

62-186-21

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Contemporary Sioux Quilts

US Dept. of Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board

June; 24; 2000

Four pages of an exhibit catalog for a traveling exhibit from the US Dept. of Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Ephemera

62-186-16

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Cuesta Benberry African American Ephemera Gallery

Furman, Liv, Ph. D.

2023

A small sampling of artifacts from Cuesta Benberry’s archive of African American quilt research.

Gallery

62-186-1

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Cuesta Benberry Archival Resources

Furman, Ph. D., Liv

March; 16; 2023

Below is a collection of resources regarding Cuesta Benberry and the Cuesta Benberry African and African American Quilt and Quilt History Research Collection at Michigan State University (MSU).

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62-186-51

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Cuesta Benberry correspondence with Ladies Art Company.

Ladies Art Company

March; 16; 2023

Letters and notes passed between Cuesta Benberry and the Ladies Art Company.

Ephemera

12-91-1093

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Cuesta Benberry Ephemera Collection at the Michigan State University Museum

Cuesta Benberry Ephemera Collection

March; 16; 2023

Collection

12-91-1387

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Cuesta Benberry: Part II

Gross, Joyce

March; 1984

Quilters' Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2, pages 7-8.

Ephemera

25-131-297

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Cuesta Ray Benberry, The Search for Slave Made Quilts, Cuesta's Choice, Hall of Fame '83

Benberry, Cuesta

1984

Quilters' Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1, cover, pages 1-4, 7, 10-14, 16, back cover.

Ephemera

25-131-283

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Designs for Cross-Stitch Embroidery

Ladies Art Company

1910

Fifth edition, Ladies Art Company cross-stitch and crochet pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1058

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Designs Worth Doing

McKim, Ruby Short

1910

Ephemera

12-91-1417

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Designs Worth Doing 1930-31

McKim, Ruby Short

1910

Ephemera

12-91-1418

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Designs Worth Doing 1931

McKim, Ruby Short

1931

A catalog of quilt kits, pieced and appliqued quilt patterns, peforated quilting patterns, household linens, curtains, applique and embroidery motifs, silhouettes, pillows, hooked rugs, crewel, toys, lingerie, wall stencils, doll house furniture, fabric, and bookplates.

Ephemera

12-91-1404

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Designs Worth Doing Catalog 1932

McKim, Ruby Short

1932

Ephemera

12-91-1419

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Seventh edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1052

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Ninth edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1053

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Eighth edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1054

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Tenth edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1055

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Eleventh edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1056

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Twelfth edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1057

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Fourteenth edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1060

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Diagrams of Quilt Sofa and Pin Cushion Patterns

Ladies Art Company

1898

Seventeenth edition, Ladies Art Company quilt pattern catalog.

Ephemera

12-91-1061

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Dimensions in the African-American Quilt Tradition

Women of Color Quilters Network

November; 1989

A list of quilts onn exhibit by the Women of Color Quilters Network at the International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX.

Ephemera

62-186-3

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Elegance With Muscle: Joyce Scott, Drawing a Bead on Racism

Lewis, Jo Ann

October; 2; 1991

Newspaper article by Jo Ann Lewis for the Washington Post, October 2, 1991.

Ephemera

62-186-30

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Elizabeth Scott and Joyce Scott

Cuesta Benberry Ephemera Collection

October; 2; 1991

Photograph of mother and daughter quilters.

Ephemera

62-186-45

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Embroidered Hawaiian Quilts

Woodard, Laurie

July; 4; 1998

A tri-fold pamphlet describing an exhibit at the Mission Houses Museum, opening July 4, 1998.

Ephemera

62-186-20

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Exploring the Life & Legacy of Cuesta Benberry: Artifacts from the Archive Lesson Plan

Furman, Ph. D., Liv

March; 16; 2023

Materials and Lesson by Liv Furman, Assistant Project Director; Quilt Index, Black Diaspora Quilt History Project (BDQHP)

Lesson Plan

62-186-50

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Faith Ringgold

Lewis-Harris, Jackie

March; 22; 1994

A magazine article from Currents, the Saint Louise Art Museum, 57, March 22 - May 8, 1994.

Ephemera

62-186-47

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Faith Ringgold Change: Painted Story Quilts

Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

January; 13; 1987

A pamphlet about an exhibit at the Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, New York, NY, January 13 - February 7, 1987.

Ephemera

62-186-29

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First National African-American Crafts Conference & Jubilee Final Report

Malekebu, Bennetta Hall

January; 13; 1987

A pamphlet listing conference attendees.

Ephemera

62-186-32

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For the Home: Two exhibitions and a series of programs that explore the historical and contemporary crafts of ceramics and quiltmaking

Minnesota Museum of Art

April; 12; 1992

Part of an exhibit catalog, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN, April 12 - June 28, 1992.

Ephemera

62-186-34

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Found: Missing Stearns & Foster pattern

Benberry, Cuesta

March; 1981

Quilters' Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, page 20.
Story of a rare Mountain Mist batting wrapper.

Ephemera

25-131-32

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Fox and Geese

Farm Journal

March; 1981

A pattern for the Fox and Geese quilt block.

Ephemera

62-186-17

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Friendship Ring or The Aster Quilt

Unknown

March; 1981

A one page quilt pattern, publisher unknown.

Ephemera

62-186-4

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General Directions for Applique Patterns

Leman Publications

March; 1981

Leman Publications applique instructions

Ephemera

62-186-5

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Hatfield - McCoy Victory Quilt

Benberry, Cuesta

September; 1979

Quilters' Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pages 6-7.

Ephemera

25-131-146

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Hatfield-McCoy "Victory Quilt"

Benberry, Cuesta

March; 1981

Quilters' Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, page 8.
Reprint of a photo in Life Magazine, May 22, 1944.

Ephemera

25-131-40

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Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

1990

A tri-fold pamphlet describing Hawaii's quilt documentation project.

Ephemera

62-186-18

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