DORIS LYONS HOOVER PAPERS Arranged and described by Camille Ivey August 2013 Special Collections and University Archives Jean and Alexander Heard Library Vanderbilt University 419 21 st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203-2427
Biographical Note Doris M. Lyons was born in 1928 in Fort Payne, Alabama to Wilburn and Marion Lyons. She grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, graduating with an art (painting) degree in the late 1940s. She married Jack L. Hoover in 1949, moved to California in 1952, and they have three daughters. Doris Lyons Hoover is a retired textile/fabric artist, writer, and teacher. She is especially known for her quilts, tassels, and potholders. She is the author and illustrator of Too Hot to Handle: Potholders and How to Make Them (1993), and co-author of Tassels (1978). She also taught a variety of classes including creativity seminars and fiber arts workshops. In the 1960s she cofounded the Peninsula Stitchery Guild and later served as its president. Scope and Content Note The papers are contained in five Hollinger boxes and measures 1.66 linear feet. They are comprised of personal correspondence, newspaper clippings and articles about Doris Hoover, a CD of hundreds of photos of her creative works, as well as copies of the books she wrote. Her personal correspondence includes letters and postcards from other well-known artists such as Bets Ramsey and Jean Ray Laury. Bets Ramsey is an award-winning quilter, lecturer, and author. She was the founder and director of the Southern Quilt Symposium and curated major annual quilt exhibits for many (17) years. Jean Ray Laury was an influential early modern American quiltmaker, freelance designer, lecturer, and author of several books. Of special interest are the Hoover family Christmas cards, dating from the 1950s through the 1980s, all designed by Doris. Container List Box 1 1. Iris Bell, January 6, 1984 - March 5, 1985 2. Iris Bell, April 14, 1985 - August 15, 1985 3. Iris Bell, February 12, 1986 - February 17, 1986 4. Iris Bell, December 19, 1986 - May 30, 1989 5. Iris Bell, October 18, 1989 6. Iris Bell, November 1, 1989 - January?, 1990 7. Iris Bell, March 30, 1990
8. Iris Bell, November 26, 1990 - December 16, 1991 9. Iris Bell, January, 1993- December 27, 1994 10. Iris Bell, January 9, 1995 - December 18, 1997 11. Iris Bell, January 19, 1998 - January 3, 2000 12. Iris Bell, undated 13. Iris Bell, undated 14. Iris Bell, undated 15. Iris Bell, undated 16. Iris Bell, undated 17. Iris Bell, undated 18. Iris Bell, undated 19. Iris Bell, undated 20. Iris Bell, undated 21. Iris Bell, undated 22. Iris Bell, undated 23. Iris Bell, undated 24. Iris Bell, undated Box 2 1. Phyllis Dukes, February 17, 1973 - December 1973 2. Phyllis Dukes, January 16, 1974 - December 4, 1974 3. Phyllis Dukes, February 7, 1975 - April 27, 1975 4. Phyllis Dukes, May 8, 1975 - November 19, 1975 5. Phyllis Dukes, January 16, 1976 - August 3, 1977 6. Phyllis Dukes, January 19, 1978 - December 9, 1978 7. Phyllis Dukes, March 5, 1979 - January 29, 1981 8. Phyllis Dukes, June 10, 1981 April 17, 1987 9. Phyllis Dukes, January 9, 1993 - July 7, 1993 10. Phyllis Dukes, August 14, 1995 - October 27, 1995 11. Phyllis Dukes, April 27, 1988 - January 24, 1990 12. Phyllis Dukes, February 28, 1991 - October 27, 1992 13. Phyllis Dukes, November 13, 1993 - April 17, 1994 14. Phyllis Dukes, January 29, 1996 - April 18, 1996 15. Phyllis Dukes, June 22, 1997 - May 8, 1999 16. Phyllis Dukes, January 7, 2000 - February 24, 2000 17. Phyllis Dukes, September 2, 2000 - May 14, 2001 18. Phyllis Dukes, undated 19. Marilyn Green, November 29, 1990 - February 17, 1995 20. Marilyn Green, July 12, 1995 - October 28, 2005
21. Marilyn Green, undated 22. Vickie Johnson, September 21, 1990 - May 13, 1994 23. Gerry Kehm, August 1, 1979 - February 10, 1982 24. Gerry Kehm, March 23, 1982 - August 22, 1986 25. Gerry Kehm, undated 26. Jean Ray Laury, September 21, 1972 - July 1, 1976 27. Jean Ray Laury, September 27, 1977 - December 12, 1989 28. Jean Ray Laury, undated 29. Jean Ray Laury, undated 30. Jean Ray Laury, undated 31. Jean Ray Laury, undated Box 3 Box 4 1. Jane McElroy, June 27, 1980 - November 4, 1985 2. Jane McElroy, October 23, 1986 - December 28, 1986 3. Jane McElroy, January 20, 1987 - December 28, 1987 4. Jane McElroy, January 27, 1988 - September 28, 1990 5. Jane McElroy, March 6, 1991 - October 18, 1993 6. Jane McElroy, February 10, 1994 - December 18, 1996 7. Jane McElroy, October 21, 1997 - June 20, 2003 8. Jane McElroy, undated 9. Miscellaneous Correspondence, February 21, 1976 - September 25, 1986 10. Miscellaneous Correspondence, October, 8, 1987 - November 6, 1994 11. Miscellaneous, March 6, 1995 - July 5, 1995 12. Miscellaneous Correspondence, July 16, 1995 - November 28, 1995 13. Miscellaneous Correspondence, February 15, 1996 - January 14, 1997 14. Miscellaneous Correspondence, February 6, 1997 - November 2, 1997 15. Miscellaneous Correspondence, January 4, 1998 - July 30, 1999 16. Miscellaneous Correspondence, August 10, 1999 - December 27, 1999 17. Miscellaneous Correspondence, February 10, 2000 - July 10, 2003 18. Miscellaneous Correspondence, undated 19. Miscellaneous, undated 20. Miscellaneous, undated 21. Miscellaneous, undated 1. Bets Ramsey, July 7, 1973 - December 23, 1990
2. Bets Ramsey, January 8, 1991 - December 31, 1991 3. Bets Ramsey, January 5, 1992 - December 28, 1992 4. Bets Ramsey, January 4, 1993 - May 27, 1993 5. Bets Ramsey, June 16, 1993 - December 1, 1993 6. Bets Ramsey, January 6, 1994 - June 14, 1994 7. Bets Ramsey, July 5, 1994 - November 30, 1994 8. Bets Ramsey, January 9, 1995 - June 4, 1995 9. Bets Ramsey, July 8, 1995 - December 28, 1995 10. Bets Ramsey, February 5, 1996 - August 14, 1996 11. Bets Ramsey, September 18, 1996 - March 6, 1997 12. Bets Ramsey, April 26, 1997 - December 28, 1997 13. Bets Ramsey, January 5, 1998 - December 26, 1998 14. Bets Ramsey, February 8, 1999 - July 11, 2000 15. Bets Ramsey, October 1, 2000 - June 1, 2001 16. Bets Ramsey, January 5, 2002 - December 3, 2002 17. Bets Ramsey, January 2, 2003 - December 29, 2003 18. Bets Ramsey, May 15, 2004 - March 30, 2006 19. Bets Ramsey, undated 20. Beryl Self, May 31, 1986 - June 8, 1990 21. Beryl Self, September 10, 1990 - September 27, 1998 22. Beryl Self, undated Box 5 Writings, Photographs and Creations 1. Articles About Doris Hoover 2. Article by Doris Hoover 3. Correspondence Re: Ideas for Religious Textiles Book 4. Fabric Art CD 5. Fabric Art Photos/Negatives 6. Workshop Photos 7. Museum Exhibits 8. Newspaper Clippings 9. Publications 10. Richmond Art Center Exhibit 11. UT Chattanooga Quilt Exhibit 12. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, early 1950s 13. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1955-1958 14. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1959-1962 15. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1963-1966 16. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1967-1970
17. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1971-1974 18. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1975, 1977-1979 19. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1981-1984 20. Hoover Family Christmas Cards created by Doris, 1985 1987-1989