IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
PERCIVAL NEEDLECRAFTERS
SCRAPBOOKS, 1976-1992
5 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The Percival Needlecrafters scrpabooks (donor no. 227) were donated by Jean Schobert in 1994. |
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ACCESS: |
The scrapbooks are open for research |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In box 1. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Leslie Czechowski, 1995. |
History
The genesis of the Percival
Needlecrafters was a quilt fair and bazaar held in the Percival, Iowa gym on
June 14, 1975. Participating clubs in
the fair included the Best Ever Club and the Friendly Neighbors Club. The needlework club was an informal club
with no officers or dues. Anyone in the
community could participate.
The first meeting of the
needlecrafters was held on February 11, 1976.
During its first four years, the club made four quilts of traditional
patterns which were donated to the Percival Fire Department and subsequently
auctioned off to raise money for special needs of the fire department. Another major project of the club was to
make quilted lap robes which were donated to residents at area rest homes.
The Percival Needlecrafters
disbanded in late 1992.
Scope and
Content Note
The Percival Needlecrafters scrapbooks
date from 1976 to 1992 and measure 5 linear inches. Two of the scrapbooks include handwritten minutes of meetings,
photographs of meetings and of various quilts, and other memorabilia. The first of these scrapbooks has a
crazy-quilt cover sewn of polyester fabric with the club’s name and designs
embroidered on the front.
The third scrapbook contains
photographs, typed descriptions, and newspaper clippings of the first four
quilts made by the members from 1976 to 1979 as well as the lap robes they
made.
Bx no. Description
Box 1
Oversize:
Scrapbooks
1976-1988 (photographs and
minutes)
Box 2
1980-1992 (photographs;
minutes from 1988 -1992)
Box 3
1976-1979 (quilt project)