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Title	Penland Weavers and Potters, Department of Appalachian School
Creator	Ford, Bonnie Willis, 1907-1976 Penland Weavers and Potters Appalachian School (Penland, N.C.)
Medium of Original	publications
Date of Orginal	1934
Dimensions	5.25" x 3.5"
Description	This promotional brochure was written by Bonnie Willis Ford, in 1934. It gives an historical overview of the founding of the Penland Weavers and Potters and its impact on the surrounding community, the effect of the depression on the organization, Edward Worst and the establishment of the summer Weaving Institutes, and fund raising efforts for the Worst Craft House. The cover illustration was derived from a photograph of May Gouge taken by Bayard Wootten, ca. 1926-1928. The photograph was rendered into a woodcut and used as the logo for Penland School of Handicrafts until the early 1960s. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School served as the umbrella institution under which the Penland Weavers and Potters were organized and the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) was established.
Subject - Topic	Adult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Vocational Guidance
Subject - Craft	Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Appalachian School (Penland, N.C.) Penland School of Handicrafts Penland School of Crafts Penland Weavers and Potters
Time Period	1930s
Location	Mitchell County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Penland School of Crafts
Collection	Penland Weavers and Potters Records
Inventory Number	PSC_RG2_CR010
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	Penland Weavers and Potters, Department of Appalachian School [cover]
Creator	Ford, Bonnie Willis, 1907-1976 Appalachian School (Penland, N.C.) Penland Weavers and Potters
Medium of Original	publications
Date of Orginal	1934
Dimensions	5.25" x 3.5"
Description	This promotional brochure was written by Bonnie Willis Ford, in 1934. It gives an historical overview of the founding of the Penland Weavers and Potters and its impact on the surrounding community, the effect of the depression on the organization, Edward Worst and the establishment of the summer Weaving Institutes, and fund raising efforts for the Worst Craft House. The cover illustration was derived from a photograph of May Gouge taken by Bayard Wootten, ca. 1926-1928. The photograph was rendered into a woodcut and used as the logo for Penland School of Handicrafts until the early 1960s. From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School served as the umbrella institution under which the Penland Weavers and Potters were organized and the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) was established.
Subject - Topic	Adult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Vocational Guidance
Subject - Craft	Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Appalachian School (Penland, N.C.) Penland School of Handicrafts Penland School of Crafts Penland Weavers and Potters
Time Period	1930s
Location	Mitchell County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Penland School of Crafts
Collection	Penland Weavers and Potters Records
Inventory Number	PSC_RG2_CR010_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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