Dorothy Wheeler quilt scrapbook and photographs
Overview
Dorothy Wheeler, an active member and past officer of the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild in Lawrence, Kansas, produced a scrapbook as a record of the quilts she worked on and treasured from the 1940s-2005. The collection also includes several loose photographic prints of Wheeler's quilts, a compact disc of .jpg images of many quilts she worked on or received (some of which duplicate what appear in the scrapbook), as well as reminiscences by Wheeler and copies of patterns for and an article about making a cat Christmas quilt.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 2005
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Dorothy Ruth Glenn Wheeler (1917-2002)
Dorothy Ruth Glenn was born April 12, 1917 in Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas to William Clyde and Belle Hatch Glenn. A few years later the family, now including her younger brother Dick, moved to Topeka, where she completed high school at Topeka High. In 1935 she began attending Washburn University, working part-time as an assistant kindergarten teacher for the Topeka public schools, and after graduation taught at a consolidated school in Preston, Pratt County, KS.
Dorothy Glenn married Donald Eugene (Don) Wheeler on June 3, 1941, and they moved to San Diego, California. Their son Richard (Dick) was born there. In 1944 the family moved to Kansas City, MO, and in 1946 their daughter Nancy was born.
By 1958 the family had moved to Lawrence, Kansas and were operating Lawrence Optical Company, which they continued until 1982. Wheeler was an avid quilter, a long-time member and former officer of the Kaw Valley Quilters and teaching quilting for 20 years.
Don Wheeler died September 15, 2002, and Dorothy Wheeler passed away July 14, 2008.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS Q231
Physical Location
RH PH 558
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts, Dorothy Wheeler and family members.
Subject
- Wheeler, Dorothy Ruth Glenn, 1917-2008 (Person)
- Kaw Valley Quilters Guild (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Dorothy Wheeler Collection
- Subtitle
- Dorothy Wheeler quilt scrapbook and photographs
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2007. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2007. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2017.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8361774794
- Preferred citation
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Dorothy Wheeler Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS Q231, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository