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Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee (Portland, Or.)

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Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2432
Abstract

The Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee was formed in 1974 to make a quilt celebrating African American history to be finished to coincide with the American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration. Collection includes photocopy correspondence and financial records; a printed pamphlet for the exhibition of the quilt at the Oregon Historical Society; and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other ephemera.

Dates: 1974-1976