 Mary E. Black died in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on February 11, 1988, at age 92.Her estate bequeathed to the Atlantic Spinners and Handweavers (A. S. H), a hand-made chest containing, in orderly sequence, the collection of superbly woven textile samples along with research notes and correspondence relating to her published works, most notably ‘’The New Key to Weaving".To keep this unique collection secure and available for study, a permanent home was needed, so the Public Archives of Nova Scotia was approached.