The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc. "Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, and Politics" documentary records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc. "Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, and Politics" documentary records
- Date
- 1994-2023 (inclusive)
- 2007-2013 (bulk)
- Extent
- 4 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Art, American -- History
- Documentary films
- Folk art
- Quilts
- Video recordings
- Kentucky Quilt Project
- Zegart, Shelly, 1941-
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject and format into four series: financial and distribution records, production materials, publicity and marketing, and videos. Each series is divided into a physical and digital sub-series, except for videos, which comprises primarily digital video files and digital tapes.
- Preferred Citation
- 2022ms063 : [identification of item], The Kentucky Quilt Project, inc. Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, and Politics documentary records, 1994-2023, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Why Quilts Matter: History, Art and Politics is a documentary series chronicling the role of quilts in multiple facets of American life, history, and culture. The documentary is a nine-part series produced by The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc. and first broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television (KET) in 2011. It eventually aired on over 200 PBS stations and was also distributed as a two-disc DVD box set. The series was hosted and executive produced by Shelly Zegart, a founding director of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc. and The Alliance for American Quilts. The documentary was written by Ann E. Berman and produced by Doug Jefferson.
- Scope and Content
- The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc. Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, and Politics documentary records (dated 1994-2023, bulk 2007-2013; 4 cubic feet; 4 boxes; 418.6 Gigabytes, 3,006 digital files) comprise letters, emails, scripts, transcripts, meeting notes, reference materials, budgets, digital images, digital videos, promotional releases, and planning materials that document the production and distribution of this nine-episode quilt documentary series.
- Correspondence throughout is between executive producer Shelly Zegart and colleagues, contractors, interview subjects, and donors at every stage of the documentary's planning, creation, and release. The financial and distribution records series includes budgets, fundraising materials, sales logs, and distribution agreements with broadcast partners and vendors. The production series contains meeting notes, digital images, reference materials, transcripts, shooting schedules, and other planning documents created during production of the documentary. The promotion and marketing series contains correspondence, advertising materials, event and exhibit planning, digital and physical outreach materials, and an archived copy of the documentary's website.
- Digital videos in the collection include copies of full episodes in multiple formats as well as bonus footage and promotional shorts.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Financial and distribution records, 1994-2021
Physical files, 1994-2021
Academic media, Winifred Metz, 2011
Copyright registration, 2012
Correspondence, Meg Cox, 2012
Correspondence, Porter Watkins, 2011-2013
Donations, 2009-2013
Fundraising, 2011-2014
Hiring, 2010-2011
International sales, 2011
Invoices, 2009
ISBN, 2010
Kentucky Educational Television, 2010-2011
Kickstarter, 2012
Online sales, 2011
Public performance licenses, libraries, 2013
Rights extension, 2014
Salser Family Foundation, 2008-2010
Station relations, Laura Adams Guy, 2011-2012
Station relation reports, 2012
Streaming, Folkstreams, 2021
Streaming, KET, 2019
Streaming, Pinterest statistics, 2012-2013
Tax exempt forms, 1994
Temple University TV, 2012
Digital files, 2003-2014
Scope and Contents
367 MB; 553 digital files in 67 folders
This directory is primarily composed of Microsoft Word and Excel documents, recording the business, budgets, fundraising, and other financial and video distribution activities of the Kentucky Quilt Project.
Financial and distribution digital files, 2003-2014
- Digitalfolder 2022ms063_borndigital, digitalfolder Financial_and_Distribution
Scope and Contents
Clicking the Full Digital File Manifest link above will open a new tab containing an index of all digital files in this collection. To view the files themselves, click the orange "Select" button above to add them to your cart, and follow the Submit Request instructions for viewing these materials in-person at the Special Collections Research Center.
Production materials, 2003-2014
Physical files, 2007-2011
Matt Arnett shoot, 2009
Biographies, 2009
Chicago shoot, 2009
Content decision, 2009-2010
Editing and production, 2009-2010
Episode scripts, 2009
Feedback, 2009-2011
Film credits, 2011
Focal Point Producations, 2010-2011
Historical images, Janet Finley, 2011
Image requests, 2010-2011
Indianapolis shoot, 2010
Interview transcripts, 2008-2010
Janine Janniere shoot, 2009
Carolyn Mazloomi shoot, 2009
Judy Morton shoot, 2010
New York shoot, 2011
Paducah shoot, 2010
Permissions, International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 2010
Photo licenses, 2010-2011
Planning documents, 2008-2010
Production help, 2009-2010
Production notebook, 2010
Production notes, 2010-2011
Research, phenomenon episode, 2010
Research, quilt scholarship, 2010-2011
Research, Ellen Sieber, Indiana University, 2009-2010
Rights releases, 2009-2011
Trailer, notes, 2010-2011
John "Jack" Walsh III shoot, 2009
Writer, Ann Berman, 2009-2011
Digital files, 2003-2014
Scope and Contents
650.2 MB; 1,398 digital files in 342 folders
This digital folder comprises Microsoft Word documents, PDFs, and Excel spreadsheets documenting the producation process for "Why Quilts Matter," including interview transcripts, image rights releases, and logistical documentation.
Production materials digital files, 2003-2014
- Digitalfolder 2022ms063_borndigital, digitalfolder Production
Scope and Contents
Clicking the Full Digital File Manifest link above will open a new tab containing an index of all digital files in this collection. To view the files themselves, click the orange "Select" button above to add them to your cart, and follow the Submit Request instructions for viewing these materials in-person at the Special Collections Research Center.
Promotion and marketing, 2009-2023
Physical files, 2009-2017
American Quilt Study Group, 2011-2012
American Quilter's Society, 2010-2012
Brochures, 2011-2013
Companion guides, 2012
Correspondence, 2010-2016
Courier-Journal op-ed, 2002
Events and screenings, 2011-2013
Exhibitions, 2008-2014
Fact sheet and discussion guide, 2011-2012
Graphic design, 2010-2011
Guild programming, 2012
Heart of Country Antique Show, 2011-2012
Inside Quilters review, 2014
M2 - Maximum Media, 2011
Marketing firm, Papillon Creative, 2011
Marketing notes, 2013-2014
Marketing themes, 2010-2011
Media coverage, 2009-2011
Modern Quilting Guild, 2012-2015
New Film Marketing, 2013
Online outreach, 2012
Outreach, Darra Williamson, 2012-2013
Press kit, 2011
Programmers list and mailer, 2011
Programming, Joan Ciolino, 2012-2013
Quilt Nation, 2010-2011
The Quilt Show, 2010-2011
Quilting Radio, 2011-2012
Rivers Edge Film Festival, 2012
Speaking engagements, 2011-2015
Studio Arts Quilt Associates Conference, 2012-2013
Team meetings, 2012
Website, 2010-2012
Woman's Day, 2011
Digital files, 2011-2023
Scope and Contents
462.5 MB; 982 files in 92 folders
This digital folder comprises Microsoft Word documents, PDFs, and Excel spreadsheets documenting the marketing and promotion of the documentary "Why Quilts Matter", including in-person events, brochures, discussion guides, and other related matter. It also includes an archived copy of the "Why Quilts Matter" website.
Promotion and marketing digital files, 2011-2017
- Digitalfolder 2022ms063_borndigital, digitalfolder Promotional
Scope and Contents
Clicking the Full Digital File Manifest link above will open a new tab containing an index of all digital files in this collection. To view the files themselves, click the orange "Select" button above to add them to your cart, and follow the Submit Request instructions for viewing these materials in-person at the Special Collections Research Center.
Website. whyquiltsmatter.org, 2023
Scope and Contents
Click the URL to access this online resource archived at the University of Kentucky Libraries' institutional Archive-it account.
Videos, 2006-2012
Extras and promotional spots, 2006-2012
Extras, 2006-2011, bulk 2011
Promos, 2011-2012
Web videos, 2011-2012
Full Episodes, 2011
Scope and Contents
417.1 GB; 71 files in 10 folders Each episode is held in four formats. Digital: .mp4; Apple ProResHQ .mov files Physical: Sony HDCam tapes, commercial DVD
Episode 1: Quilts 101: Antique and Contemporary Quilts, 2011
Episode 2: Quilts Bring History Alive, 2011
Episode 3: The Quilt Marketplace, 2011
Episode 4: What is Art?, 2011
Episode 5: Gee's Bend: "The Most Famous Quilts in America?", 2011
Episode 6: How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected, 2011
Episode 7: Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time, 2011
Episode 8: Quilt Nation: 20,000 and Counting!, 2011
Episode 9: Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Reality, 2011
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