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Custodial History
All Ribbon panels, many photographs, and some documents in the collection were created by Ribbon project panel makers, primarily in the United States, between 1984 and 1989. Linda Pershing began collecting these materials from panel makers and Ribbon project founding officers in 1985 or 1986, and they remained in her possession until their donation to the American Folklife Center in 2018. Linda Pershing created all audio recordings, some photographs, and some documents, which remained in her possession until their donation in 2018.