Kephart's diary is not available. However, his ''Index to Diary'' provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 1 - 35, which relate to his arrival in the region and...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his ''Index to Diary'' provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 40 - 60 and 77, and which relate to his life after...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his "Index to Diary" provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 1 - 35, which relate to his arrival in the region and...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his "Index to Diary" provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 40 - 60 and 77, and which relate to his life after...
Mats such as these were traditionally used for covering walls and floors, providing decoration or insulation. During outdoor ceremonies, mats were used to cover the ground or benches to serve as rugs or seating. In some native communities, mats...
This photograph from the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives is of Will West Long (1870-1947). The photograph was taken by Franz M. Olbrechts, an ethnographer who worked among the Cherokee from 1926 until 1931. Long served as Olbrechts'...
In her capacity as member of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild’s Membership-Standards Committee, Clementine Douglas, owner of the Spinning Wheel, drafted standards for Craftsman-level membership in the guild. The standards incorporated the...
This photograph of the Cherokee Boarding School was taken in 1890. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends (Quakers). The school...
Lillie Beck Bryson (1876–1951) was a Cherokee woman raised off the Qualla Boundary in Rabun Gap, Georgia. Bryson learned to make Catawba-style pottery while living in South Carolina, among the family of her first husband, a Catawba man. After...
This duck was carved from cherry wood by Irma and James “Red” Bradley, members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the...
This duck was carved from cherry wood by Irma and James “Red” Bradley, members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the...
This September 25, 1933 letter was written by Frances L. Goodrich from her summer home in New Hampshire to Olive D. Campbell at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. The letter demonstrates the collaboration and deliberation of...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;...
In the opening story, “Mountain Statistics and Mountain Laurel,” Amy describes the mountains of Appalachia and her fond memories of growing up among them, followed by “Smoky Mountain Memories” from Tuckasegee’s Betty Collins Brown. On...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The brick high school building had been completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s. ...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The building was completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s and, with the improvement of...
Hydroelectric power plants -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
Among the featured headlines the August 27, 1929 issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) was the article 'Power Co. Will Build Nantahala Dam this Fall,'� reporting on plans of the newly formed Nantahala Power and Light Company for a hydroelectric...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern in this color image is composed of Table and Diamond shapes and is referred to as an ‘unnamed’ pattern in many weaving reference books. However, the original donor’s family called the pattern "Cross and Dog Tracks." The coverlet...
This document outlines the reasons why craft workers should be allowed to make low hourly wages. This particular document was most likely written in response to new minimum wage laws that would put many craft artists out of business if they had to...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until Mr. Welch retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until Mr. Welch retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his...
