This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised...
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,...
Penland Weavers and Potters created this brochure to spread the word about "an intensive course in advanced weaving" which would take place at Penland, North Carolina on August 22-27, 1932. Edward F. Worst came from Chicago, Illinois to lead the...
This article by Bonnie Willis Ford appeared in the 1933, April issue of "Handicrafter" magazine. It is a summary of the activities which were part of the August, 1932 Weaving Institute. Edward Worst led the weaving program, while Lucy Morgan...
This folder contains various documents pertaining to the seventh annual summer Weaving Institute held near Penland, North Carolina, July 20 through August 24, 1936. This group of materials documents the courses taught, and the instructors and...
Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, held its 1937 summer Weaving Institute July 19 through August 21, 1937. This group of materials documents the courses taught and the instructors and students who attended. The...
This folder contains various documents pertaining to the sixth annual summer Weaving Institute at Penland, North Carolina conducted by Edward F. Worst under the auspices of the Penland Weavers and Potters from August 12-24, 1935. The items in this...
This article describing the work of Allanstand Cottage Industries was published in the "Christian Science Monitor" on December 6, 1916. The article is directed at social workers thinking about developing a household arts industry for several...
This brochure was written by Penland School of Handicrafts staff, Bonnie Willis Ford, ca. 1938 or 1939. It gives an historical overview of the founding of the Penland Weavers and Potters in 1923, the development of a community health program in...
This promotional brochure describes the purpose, philosophy, history, and activities of the John C. Campbell Folk School. It was produced by Georg Bidstrup when he became director of the school in 1952, although much of the information pertains to...
This six-page promotional brochure about the John C. Campbell Folk School was designed to attract students as well as assist with fund raising. It was written by the school's founder, Olive Dame Campbell circa 1945. This brochure was distributed...
This 4-page pamphlet was written by Olive Dame Campbell after she and Marguerite Butler traveled to Denmark and several Scandinavian locales to study the systems of education in rural areas in the early 1920s. It was used to introduce the...
This document was the result of a community meeting held on September 30, 1925 to assess the local support for organizing a folk school near Brasstown, N.C. The report consists of 11 questions that reflect the community's understanding and desire...
This promotional brochure was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School in the early 1930s. By taking the model of the Danish Folk School and adapting it to rural mountain areas, founder Olive Dame Campbell hoped to engage a new generation of...
This black and white snapshot pictures a study circle at the John C. Campbell Folk School circa 1930, and shows the manner in which teaching took place at the school from 1927 when the first classes were held through the 1940s. The study circle is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
