Interviewer
Kim Taylor
Files
Description
Edna Smith describes marrying her husband Manny Smith, a member of the Assiniboine tribe, in 1935 and moving to his home in Wolf Point, Montana, on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. She discusses how she began quilting when her grandchildren were born and continued quilting for marriages, give-aways, graduations and other honoring ceremonies. Smith also describes the techniques and materials required to produce a quality quilt and how she acquired commissions for particular quilts.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Star quilts; History of quilting; Fork Peck Indian Reservation; Assiniboine tribe, Montana
Original Date
7-9-1992
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Star Quilts Oral History Project, OH 285, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 285-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:03:05) analog + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:03:05 minutes
Local Filename
OH_285_003.mp3; OH_285_003.pdf
Citation
Smith, Edna M., "Edna M. Smith Interview, July 9, 1992" (1992). Star Quilts Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/starquilts/4