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[Lucy Calista Morgan and Edward Worst at a flax wheel]
Spinning -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph depicts Lucy Calista Morgan, founder of the Penland School of Handicrafts in Penland , N.C., with weaving instructor Edward Worst, of Chicago, Ill., at a flax wheel. This photograph was taken around 1932 or 1933 by Bayard Wootten...
Craft Revival

[Frances L. Goodrich memorial by Lucy Morgan]
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Lucy Morgan shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Morgan, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild where...
Craft Revival

[Morgan Hall Interior]
This photograph, taken by Bayard Wootten circa 1930, shows the interior of the living room in Morgan Hall, then a residence and dormitory for the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina. Of particular interest is the photograph of Adeline...
Craft Revival

Morgan Hall, Penland, N.C.
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photographic postcard depicts the fireplace in the large living room of Morgan Hall on the campus of the Appalachian School in Penland, North Carolina, circa 1920s-1938. The scene includes many handmade items such as wrought iron andirons and...
Craft Revival

[Member file: Ralph Siler Morgan, pewter craft]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pewtercraft;
These documents pertain to the life and work of metal smith Ralph Morgan, known primarily for his work with pewter. Included are a 1942 letter to the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild which describes the effects of World War II on his business,...
Craft Revival

[Member file: Lucy Morgan, weaver and school founder]
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- 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...
Craft Revival

[Craftsman's Fair, 1952: Penland Pewter]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pewtercraft;
Penland Pewter was a metal workshop developed by Ralph Morgan, brother of Lucy Morgan of Penland Weavers and Potters. Ralph taught at Penland before establishing his shop and moving to Arden, North Carolina in 1940. From left to right are...
Craft Revival

[Morgan Hall]
This photographic postcard shows part of the large living room of Morgan Hall, on the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina, probably during the Christmas season. The scene includes many handmade items such as wrought iron...
Craft Revival

[2009-01-31]
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Art metal-work -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Astrology and gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy opens the show with “Heavenly Grass.” Doreyl spends time with Ruth Morgan McConnell, who shares the history of the Morgan family’s hand-hammered pewter since 1930. Amy welcomes Dorothy Queen Conner of Sylva, who shares her tips for...
Stories of Mountain Folk

[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Mrs. B. E. Warner, pewter work and weaving]
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pewtercraft;
Mrs. B. E. Warner was Laura S. Morgan (1892-1982), a sister of Lucy Morgan. Laura S. Morgan married Benjamin Evans Warner in 1914. She learned weaving and pewterwork at the Penland School of Handicrafts and taught at "Kanuga Lake Church...
Craft Revival

Appalachian School Department of Fireside Industries
This promotional pamphlet gives a brief history of the founding and work of the Fireside Industries, established in 1923 by Lucy Morgan as a department of the Appalachian School. The pamphlet was written by Amy M. Burt, head of the Appalachian...
Craft Revival

[Lucy Morgan watching the Craft House Log Raising]
This photograph shows Lucy Morgan watching the men setting the logs for the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving...
Craft Revival

[Lucy Morgan and Minnie Hoppas]
Looms -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This 1920s photograph by Bayard Wootten depicts Lucy Morgan instructing Minnie Hoppas seated at the loom. The location is unknown but presumed to be the Hoppas porch in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Minnie Hoppas was to married Doc Hoppas, a...
Craft Revival

[Edmund Youngbird]
Basketwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph shows, from left to right, Edmund Youngbird, Lana Gudger, Joan Mondale, and Mrs. Robert B. Morgan. Youngbird was a Cherokee basket weaver and member of Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual. Lana Gudger was the wife of Vonno Lamar Gudger,...
Craft Revival

[2009-01-17]
Floods -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Penland School of Crafts; Farm life -- North Carolina, Western; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Penland School of Handicrafts; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Amy introduces the new Stories of Mountain Folk blog. Doreyl talks with Susan Morgan Leveille of Dillsboro, who tells the story of her historic family who started the Penland School of Crafts. Amy’s guest is Jack Brown Wiggins from Robbinsville,...
Stories of Mountain Folk

[2012-08-18]
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cooking -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Morgan, Robert, 1918-; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
In her opening story, "Camping under the Stars," Amy recalls childhood memories of camping out and sharing youthful dreams around the campfire with her siblings. (“A Rose in a Fire” by Bill Mize and Martha Jacobs accompanies her story.) On...
Stories of Mountain Folk

[Bonnie Willis Ford with infant son, Bill]
This photograph of Bonnie Willis Ford (1907-1976) and her infant son,William Howard Ford, was taken in 1935 by an unknown photographer. Bonnie Ford gave most of her life in service to Penland School of Handicrafts and the Penland School of...
Craft Revival

[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Lucy Morgan, administrator and weaver]
Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
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...
Craft Revival

[Craft Education Project questionnaire: Penland Weavers and Potters]
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Penland Weavers and Potters was a production center based at the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). In the 1940s the school had 63 looms. Many weavers had looms in their homes. "In hard times weavers worked for 9...
Craft Revival

[Craft Education Project: General Education Board grant correspondence]
This set of letters pertains to the receipt of a grant from the General Education Board to the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders, Inc. to perform an "Exploratory Study of Craft Education in the Southern Highlands."...
Craft Revival

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