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Title	National Conference on Handicrafts, August 28th to September 4th, 1940
Creator	Penland School of Crafts Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	manuscripts (documents) letters (correspondence) minutes (administrative records)
Date of Orginal	1940
Dimensions	9" x 6"
Description	The second National Conference on Handicrafts met at Penland School of Crafts, August 26 - September 4, 1940. The event was co-hosted by Penland and the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, though most of the documentation of the conference seems to have been generated by Penland. The first conference, held in September 1936, was sponsored by the New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts. This folder of materials contains the following documents: 1. Promotional brochure giving the history and goals of the conference and registration information (2 pages; 3 scans). 2. "Dear Friends" letter from Lucy Morgan promoting the Penland conference, 1 August, 1940 (2 pages). 3. List of registrants (6 pages). 4. Minutes of conference (33 pages). 4. Recommendations of the Committee on Resolutions (1 page). 5. Address by Sue Hurt, "Handicrafts - Source of Healing" presented on 30 August 1940 (8 pages). On September 3, 1940, Mr. Whitney Atchley, Consultant on Crafts with the Works Progress Administration, addressed those gathered at Penland for the second National Conference on Handicrafts. The text of his remarks can be found in the Holgar Cahill Papers, Smithsonian Archives of American Art - http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/digitalcollections/collectionsonline/cahiholg/html/R5291-0328.html
Subject - Topic	Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Vocational Guidance Handicraft -- United States -- Congresses
Subject - Group	National Conference on Handicrafts (2nd : 1940 : Penland, N.C.) Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Penland School of Crafts New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts
Time Period	1940s
Location	Mitchell County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Penland School of Crafts
Collection	Penland School of Crafts Records
Inventory Number	PSC_RG3_CR036
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Penland School of Crafts Archives, Penland, NC 28765
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	National Conference on Handicrafts, August 28th to September 4th, 1940
Creator	Penland School of Crafts Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	manuscripts (documents) letters (correspondence) minutes (administrative records)
Date of Orginal	1940
Dimensions	9" x 6"
Description	The second National Conference on Handicrafts met at Penland School of Crafts, August 26 - September 4, 1940. The event was co-hosted by Penland and the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, though most of the documentation of the conference seems to have been generated by Penland. The first conference, held in September 1936, was sponsored by the New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts. This folder of materials contains the following documents: 1. Promotional brochure giving the history and goals of the conference and registration information (2 pages; 3 scans). 2. "Dear Friends" letter from Lucy Morgan promoting the Penland conference, 1 August, 1940 (2 pages). 3. List of registrants (6 pages). 4. Minutes of conference (33 pages). 4. Recommendations of the Committee on Resolutions (1 page). 5. Address by Sue Hurt, "Handicrafts - Source of Healing" presented on 30 August 1940 (8 pages). On September 3, 1940, Mr. Whitney Atchley, Consultant on Crafts with the Works Progress Administration, addressed those gathered at Penland for the second National Conference on Handicrafts. The text of his remarks can be found in the Holgar Cahill Papers, Smithsonian Archives of American Art - http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/digitalcollections/collectionsonline/cahiholg/html/R5291-0328.html
Subject - Topic	Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Vocational Guidance Handicraft -- United States -- Congresses
Subject - Group	National Conference on Handicrafts (2nd : 1940 : Penland, N.C.) Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Penland School of Crafts New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts
Time Period	1940s
Location	Mitchell County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Penland School of Crafts
Collection	Penland School of Crafts Records
Inventory Number	PSC_RG3_CR036_01
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Penland School of Crafts Archives, Penland, NC 28765
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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