Remembrance Quilt Collection, 1998-2003

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Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University.
Abstract:
Materials related to the creation of the Remembrance Quilt in memory of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad students killed on Pan Am Flight 103
Extent:
0.75 linear foot
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Remembrance Quilt Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The Remembrance Quilt Collection contains materials related to the creation of the Remembrance Quilt in memory of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad students killed on Pan Am Flight 103. The collection is divided into the following series:

Correspondence includes materials related to the organization and display of the Remembrance Quilt.

Individual students includes materials that were sent from the victims' families that could be used for the squares.

Images consists of photographs and photographic slides of the quilt.

Subject files includes early quilt designs, patterns, and a list of the individuals who worked on the quilt.

The Remembrance Quilt itself is not held by the Archives. It is housed at Hendricks Chapel on Syracuse University's main campus. It is available for viewing each year during Remembrance Week events.

Biographical / historical:

The Remembrance Quilt

The Remembrance Quilt was created by the 1998-1999 Remembrance Scholars with the assistance of experienced quilters and other members of the University community. The year marked the 10th Anniversary of the bombing and the Remembrance Quilt was conceived of by Remembrance Scholar Kimberly Hamilton. With the assistance of experienced quilters like Francis Parks, a Syracuse University staff member and part of the Hendricks Chapel Quiltmakers, Hamilton and the other Scholars designed a quilt that featured a square for each of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad victims. The families were contacted and asked to send materials that had been meaningful to their child and could be used to make the squares. The final design for the quilt was done by Jeanne Riley and features the Dove of Peace, which was designed by Jonathan Hoefer '91, a friend of victim Mark Lawrence Tobin. Tobin's mother, who was also a quilter, offered the Dove for use in the center panel and Hoefer agreed. The Quilt was completed in the spring of 1999.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Office of Undergraduate Studies, 1996.
Processing information:

Materials were rehoused into acid free folders and boxes.

Arrangement:

The Remembrance Quilt Collection is arranged alphabetically within each series, except for Correspondence, which is arranged chronologically.

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions for this collection.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Remembrance Quilt Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu