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Quilters' Journal, No. 28, Volume 7, Issue 2
November 1985
Editor(s): Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-2013
Margaret Rogers Caden and Mountain Mist by Joyce Gross; Century of Progress Prize Winner Celia Hyde by Barbara Brackman; Louisiana Rose; Quilter's Hall of Fame; Century of Progress Prize Winner Mrs. George Litsey by Barbara Brackman; Martha's Vineyard - Mountain Mist; A Century of Progress Prize Winner "Autumn Leaves" by Cuesta Benberry; Aunt Martha's Quilt Column from The Home Friend Magazine; Century of Progress "Winner" for Sale; Stearns & Foster correspondence; Century of Progress Prize Winner Mrs. C. W. Veasy; Century of Progress Winner Mrs. Dale Combs
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Periodical Abbreviations by Joyce Gross and Cuesta Benberry
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From Your Editor, Table of Contents
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Visit With Favorite Quilters by Carol Newman
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Classified, On the Book Shelf
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Quilters' Journal, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-2013
1985
Story of the prize winning quilt from the Century of Progress, Sears Contest, 1933-1934
Quilters' Journal, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-2013
1985
Quilters' Journal, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-2013
1985
Quilters' Journal, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-2013
1985
Quilters' Journal, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-2013
1985
Reviewed: Old Line Traditions: Maryland Women & Their Quilts; Collecting Quilts: Investments in America's Heritage by Cathy Florence
University of Texas at Austin
Joyce Gross’ collection is housed in the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin. Her collection includes more than 200 quilts and quilt tops. Her related research materials, include books, journals, exhibit catalogs, subject and biographical files, patterns and kits, visual materials, and ephemera documenting twentieth-century quilting history.
Michigan State University Museum
2008
Cuesta Benberry was one of the twentieth-century's pioneers of research on American quiltmaking and she was the pioneer of research on African American quiltmaking. This collection is housed in the Michigan State University Museum.
Michigan State University Museum
2021
In 1928, the Stearns & Foster Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, repackaged its cotton batting and became a potent force in promoting quilts. Through national advertising and company sponsored quilt exhibits, the firm increased sales of Mountain Mist batting and also created a demand for its wrapper patterns.