1 Cuesta Benberry Quilt Research Collection Finding Aid for Cuesta Benberry African and African American Quilt and Quilt History Collection, Michigan State University Museum Contents Collection Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Collection numbers (DACS 2.1; MARC 099): ............................................................................................. 3 Collection title (DACS 2.3; MARC 245): ..................................................................................................... 3 Dates (DACS 2.4; MARC 245): ................................................................................................................... 3 Size (DACS 2.5; MARC 300): ...................................................................................................................... 3 Creator/Collector (DACS 2.6 & Chapter 9; MARC100, 10, 245, 600): ....................................................... 3 Acquisition info. (DACS 5.2; MARC 584): .................................................................................................. 3 Accruals (DACS 5.4; MARC 584): ............................................................................................................... 4 Custodial history (DACS 5.1; MARC 561): ................................................................................................. 4 Language (DACS 4.5; MARC 546): ............................................................................................................. 4 Repository (DACS 2.2; MARC 852): ........................................................................................................... 4 Processed by (DACS 8.1; MARC 583): ....................................................................................................... 4 Conservation notes (DACS 7.1; MARC 500): ............................................................................................. 4 Rights and Access .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Access restrictions (DACS 4.1; MARC 506): ............................................................................................... 4 Physical access restrictions (DACS 4.2; MARC 506): ................................................................................. 4 Technical access restrictions (DACS 4.3; MARC 538): ............................................................................... 4 Publication rights (DACS 4.4; MARC 540): ................................................................................................ 4 Information for Researchers ......................................................................................................................... 5 Preferred citation (DACS 7.1; MARC 524): ................................................................................................ 5 Related collections (DACS 6.3; MARC 544): .............................................................................................. 5 Separated material (DAC 6.3; MARC 544): ............................................................................................... 5 Published descriptions (DAC 4.6; MARC 555): .......................................................................................... 5 2 Cuesta Benberry Quilt Research Collection Location of originals (DAC 6.1; MARC 535): .............................................................................................. 5 Locations of copies (DAC 6.2; MARC 530): ............................................................................................... 5 Publication note (DAC 6.4; MARC 581): .................................................................................................... 5 Subject headings (MARC 600 fields): ........................................................................................................ 5 Biographical Information (DACS Chapter 10, MARC 545): ........................................................................... 5 Scope and Content Note (DACS 3.1; MARC 520): ......................................................................................... 7 Collection Inventory ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Series 1: Correspondence (1950‐2007) ..................................................................................................... 8 Subseries 1.1: Correspondence – People and Organizations ............................................................... 8 Subseries 1.2: Correspondence – Projects .......................................................................................... 30 Series 2: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers (1950‐2007) ........................................................................ 30 Subseries 2.1: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – A Patchwork of Pieces Book Working Files ........ 30 Subseries 2.2: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – A Piece of My Soul .............................................. 31 Subseries 2.3: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – Activities ............................................................. 32 Subseries 2.4: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – Deborah Harding Covers RE Redwork ................ 40 Subseries 2.5: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – Miscellaneous ..................................................... 41 Subseries 2.6: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – Research Lists and Folders ................................. 41 Subseries 2.7: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – Research Notes and Journals ............................. 45 Subseries 2.8: Cuesta Benberry Personal Papers – State Registry Quilt Projects ............................... 46 Series 3: Ephemera ................................................................................................................................. 47 Subseries 3.1: Ephemera – Notecards and Postcards ......................................................................... 47 Subseries 3.2: Ephemera – Catalogs and Advertisements .................................................................. 47 Series 4: Events (1970 ‐2007) .................................................................................................................. 48 Series 5: Exhibits (1950‐2007) ................................................................................................................. 59 Series 5: Exhibits ................................................................................................................................. 59 Subseries 5.1: Exhibits – Exhibits by Region ....................................................................................... 59 Subseries 5.2: Exhibits – Lectures Associated with Exhibits ............................................................... 72 Series 6: Patterns (1900‐2007) ................................................................................................................ 73 Series 7: People/Organizations (1920‐2007) .......................................................................................... 73 Subseries 7.1: People/Organizations – American Quilt Study Group. ................................................ 73 Subseries 7.2: People/Organizations – Quilt Guild Newsletters ......................................................... 75 Subseries 7.3: People/Organizations – Quilters Hall of Fame ............................................................ 76 3 Cuesta Benberry Quilt Research Collection Subseries 7.4: People/Organizations – Various .................................................................................. 77 Series 8: Scrapbooks (1900‐2000) ........................................................................................................... 82 Series 9: Subject Files (1920‐2007) ......................................................................................................... 82 Subseries 9.1: Subject Files – African American Topics ...................................................................... 82 Subseries 9.2: Subject Files – Clippings by Publication ....................................................................... 84 Subseries 9.3: Subject Files – Quilting Topics ..................................................................................... 89 Collection Summary Collection numbers (DACS 2.1; MARC 099): 2009:9 for archival and library collection from the estate of Cuesta Benberry, transferred from the American Museum of Folk Art and donated by the Benberry family, and 2008:119 for Collection of 53 quilts, over 100 kits and boxes of ephemera from the estate of Cuesta Benberry. Collection title (DACS 2.3; MARC 245): Cuesta Benberry Quilt Research Collection Dates (DACS 2.4; MARC 245): 1900 – 2007 Size (DACS 2.5; MARC 300): 51 archival boxes; 63.75 linear feet. Please note this includes an estimate for Series 6: Patterns and does not include the number of boxes of linear feet for Series 8: Scrapbooks (Adina Langer 11/1/2013). Creator/Collector (DACS 2.6 & Chapter 9; MARC100, 10, 245, 600): Cuesta Ray Benberry Acquisition info. (DACS 5.2; MARC 584): 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. When she passed away on August 23, 2007, she left behind a legacy of public scholarship