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National Conference on Handicrafts, August 28th to September 4th, 1940
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Object Description
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
Description
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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National Conference on Handicrafts, August 28th to...
Conference Brochure front
Conference Brochure side 1
Conference Brochure side 2
Dear Friends letter pg. 1
Dear Friends letter pg. 2
List of registrants pg. 1
List of registrants pg. 2
List of registrants pg. 3
List of registrants pg. 4
List of registrants pg. 5
List of registrants pg. 6
Minutes cover
Minutes pg. 1
Minutes pg. 2
Minutes pg. 3
Minutes pg. 4
Minutes pg. 5
Minutes pg. 6
Minutes pg. 7
Minutes pg. 8
Minutes pg. 9
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Minutes pg. 16
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Minutes pg. 24
Minutes pg. 25
Minutes pg. 26
Minutes pg. 27
Minutes pg. 28
Minutes pg. 29
Minutes pg. 30
Minutes pg. 31
Minutes pg. 32
Committee Recommendations
Address pg. 1
Address pg. 2
Address pg. 3
Address pg. 4
Address pg. 5
Address pg. 6
Address pg. 7
Address pg. 8
National Conference on Handicrafts, August 28th to...
Conference Brochure front
Conference Brochure side 1
Conference Brochure side 2
Dear Friends letter pg. 1
Dear Friends letter pg. 2
List of registrants pg. 1
List of registrants pg. 2
List of registrants pg. 3
List of registrants pg. 4
List of registrants pg. 5
List of registrants pg. 6
Minutes cover
Minutes pg. 1
Minutes pg. 2
Minutes pg. 3
Minutes pg. 4
Minutes pg. 5
Minutes pg. 6
Minutes pg. 7
Minutes pg. 8
Minutes pg. 9
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Minutes pg. 24
Minutes pg. 25
Minutes pg. 26
Minutes pg. 27
Minutes pg. 28
Minutes pg. 29
Minutes pg. 30
Minutes pg. 31
Minutes pg. 32
Committee Recommendations
Address pg. 1
Address pg. 2
Address pg. 3
Address pg. 4
Address pg. 5
Address pg. 6
Address pg. 7
Address pg. 8
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