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,...
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...
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This series of weaving drafts illustrates a pattern known as Compass Work. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that illustrates a single...
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...
Adult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- United States; Handicraft -- Vocational Guidance; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This article was written by Helen R. Albee and published in the "American Monthly Review of Reviews," around 1898. In this article, Albee encourages philanthropists to look at the funding of the arts and crafts as a way of helping people in rural...
This brief biographical sketch summarizes Frances L. Goodrich's early work in the mountains of North Carolina. The sketch gives basic biographical data about Goodrich's life prior to coming to the western North Carolina mountains in the 1890s as a...
These documents pertain to the life and work of Mrs. C.G. Hodges (first name unknown), who specialized in making Colonial Knot bedspreads, also called candle wicking, with elaborate fringes. Included are the transcript of an interview of Mrs....
This is an early booklet, telling the story of the work done by Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale. It describes their background in arts and crafts work, their arrival in Asheville, North Carolina to work with the Biltmore Estate Industries in...
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...
These carved duck is a rare example of work made by Murrial (Murray) Galt Martin (1902-2005) who taught carving at the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 until 1973. The piece, exact date unknown, is carved from apple wood and sanded to a...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Stone Mountain (Ga.); Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)
Photographer George Masa (1881-1933) made a series of photographs of Stone Mountain, Georgia in the late teens or early 1920s. Work on the monument began in 1916 and was abandoned by the original sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who left in 1924 to pursue...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Blacksmithing -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ironworks --...
In her opening story, “Till We Meet Again,” Amy shares stories about her husband, Phil Scopelite, followed by his song "Goodbye, Dear Friends" and "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" from the Yodeling Ramblers. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and...
