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Title	[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Polly Thornton, doll maker]
Creator	Heard, Marian Gladys Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Southern Highlanders, Inc.
Medium of Original	unpublished materials
Date of Orginal	1944/1945
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	Polly Thornton [Polly Thomton?] was a self-taught doll-maker living in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Her dolls were made using bells, clothes pins, pipe cleaners, and hickory nuts. She sold her dolls at a curb market in Hendersonville, N.C. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders. Marian Heard was hired to oversee the planning phase that involved visiting artists and determining the needs of the craftworkers. Her results, often referred to as "The Heard Report" were published as the "Report of an exploratory study looking toward a craft education project...." The preliminary project led to an educational program funded by the General Education Board.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Appalachians (People) Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1940s
Location	Henderson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Craft Education Program Files
Inventory Number	SHCG_CEP5_12_2
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Polly Thornton, doll maker]
Creator	Heard, Marian Gladys Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Southern Highlanders, Inc.
Medium of Original	unpublished materials
Date of Orginal	1944/1945
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	Polly Thornton [Polly Thomton?] was a self-taught doll-maker living in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Her dolls were made using bells, clothes pins, pipe cleaners, and hickory nuts. She sold her dolls at a curb market in Hendersonville, N.C. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders. Marian Heard was hired to oversee the planning phase that involved visiting artists and determining the needs of the craftworkers. Her results, often referred to as "The Heard Report" were published as the "Report of an exploratory study looking toward a craft education project...." The preliminary project led to an educational program funded by the General Education Board.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Appalachians (People) Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1940s
Location	Henderson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Craft Education Program Files
Inventory Number	SHCG_CEP5_12_2a
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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