This photograph of William J. Hutchins was taken by Doris Ulmann in the 1930s.
William J. Hutchins served as president of Berea College in Kentucky from 1920-1939.
The mission of Berea College was similar to that of the John C. Campbell Folk...
This 1930 photograph depicts the staff of Berea College's Opportunity School. This group most likely held a meeting at the John C. Campbell Folk School where the photograph was taken by an unknown photographer. Individuals are identified on the...
This 1920 issue of the Southern Industrial Educational Association's Quarterly Magazine includes several articles related to mountain life and the work of settlement schools in the Appalachian region. The lead article focuses on "The Tragedy of...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dye plants -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- United States; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This 1904 newspaper article describes the handiCraft Revival flourishing in places around the southeastern and northeastern U.S. The article appears to be written in response to a recent Bureau of Labor report and mentions the numerous charitable...
These documents pertain to the life and work of Howard C. Ford, more commonly known as Toni Ford. Included are a biographical profile written to accompany an exhibit at the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in 1985 and two pages of biographical...
Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This signed photograph of a warped loom was taken by Doris Ulmann in the early 1930s. It shows the warp going up from the back beam to the heddles of the loom. Although this particular loom was located in Berea, Ky., it is typical of the types of...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
These documents pertain to the life and work of Lucy Morgan, weaver, instructor, and founder of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). Included is the transcript of an interview conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford...
The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting at Berea College in Berea, Ky., on October 4, 1930. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members list, announcements of regional...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky on October 2 and 3, 1941. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of...
The Highland Highlights was a newsletter "published every once in a while by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild." It usually gave members news from the shops, information from and about Guild meetings, tips and reminders, as well as news of...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Craft shops -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This article appeared in the 1931, November/December issue of "Handicrafter" magazine. It traces author "P.B."'s travels to various craft centers in the southern Appalachian mountains. Mentioned in the article are Allanstand Cottage Industries,...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This short letter from Southern Highland Handicraft Guild President Louise Pitman is addressed to members of the Guild. Its purpose is to announce an upcoming meeting to be held in the fall of 1940. The Guild typically held both a spring and fall...
Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The woman in the photograph is "warping the chain," a weaving term for measuring out the threads to be used as the warp on the loom. The first layer of threads, strung lengthwise onto the loom, is called the warp. A second length of thread, the...
This April 1931 letter from Frances Goodrich to Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild secretary, Helen Dingman, is a response to Dingman's missives about the Guild accepting Goodrich's offer to take over the Allanstand Cottage Industries business. ...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Craft shops -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This March 20, 1931 letter from Frances Goodrich to Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild secretary, Helen Dingman, served as the formal offer of Goodrich's Allanstand Cottage Industries to the Guild. Goodrich outlines a plan for the transfer...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Craft shops -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
These two letters were written by Helen Dingman, secretary of the Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild, to Frances Goodrich regarding Goodrich's offer of Allanstand Cottage Industries to the Guild. One letter conveys Dingman's personal response to...
Lucy Morgan learned weaving at Berea College and founded Penland Weavers and Potters which had grown into the Penland School of Handicrafts by the time of this survey. The final remarks, written by intake staff, read: "An informal teacher, good...
These documents pertain to the life and work of Herman and Mabel Estes, woodcarvers from Brasstown, North Carolina. Included are the transcript of an interview the Estes did with Edward DuPuy in 1965 and an artist's statement written by Herman...
Folk dancing -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Jean Ritchie talking about how she first met Georg Bidstrup and Marguerite Butler Bidstrup at Little Mama's cafe after a dance in Berea, Kentucky. Marguerite Butler helped to found the John...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
