The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting on September 29-30, 1943 at Asheville College in Asheville, North Carolina. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members,...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Asheville, N.C. on March 9, 1944. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting in Gatlinburg, Tenn. on October 25 and 26, 1944. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events,...
John C. Campbell Folk School was one of the leaders in the crafts revival period and served as a model for other craft enterprises. At the time of this survey, the school offered classes in woodworking, woodcarving, weaving, and vegetable or...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Cashiers, North Carolina on October 7, 1936. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members list, announcements of regional...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 27, 1936. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member list, announcements of regional events,...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 11, 1938. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 4, 1943. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 8, 1940. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting in Penland, N.C. on September 11 to 13, 1945. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
This interior photograph of the Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom was taken probably in the 1920s by Asheville photographer Herbert W. Pelton. The view shows the diversity of handmade items for sale. At the time the photograph was taken, the...
These eight pages were written by Frances Goodrich to tell the story of Allanstand Cottage Industries, Inc. She begins with her longing to help mountain women, the gift of the double bow knot coverlet, her first experiences with a loom. She...
This paper gives an overview of the newly created Southern Highlanders, Inc. and places its purpose and mission in context of the history and revival or traditional craft in the southern Appalachian region. The paper was written by Clementine...
Howard Ford, also known as Toni Ford, was raised in the mid-west and received extensive training in various craft media. His resume includes a long list of instruction books and equipment he was involved in creating. He worked for the Penland...
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Jewelry -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Leatherwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving --...
Murrial Martin was a college trained occupational therapist who came to the John C. Campbell Folk School in the 1930s. She taught woodcarving to students as well as carving for the school's woodcarving cooperative which became known as the...
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."...
When the questionnaire was done in 1944, the Penland School of Handicrafts had a well-developed curriculum and reputation. It attracted well-trained teachers and students from around the country and Europe. Weaving was still the focus, but...
This questionnaire was distributed by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in fall of 1943 as a way to gather data about craft production centers in the region. The Guild was beginning to look for way to assist with the development of hand craft...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 2-3, 1935. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member list, announcements of regional events,...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 23, 1934. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member lists, announcements of regional events,...
