This 1904 newspaper article describes the handiCraft Revival flourishing in places around the southeastern and northeastern U.S. The article appears to be written in response to a recent Bureau of Labor report and mentions the numerous charitable...
This article on vegetable dyes appeared in the 1930 issue of "Mountain Life and Work." The two page article offers a brief introduction into the process of vegetable dyeing. Advocating a return to the quality of hand-crafted objects, the...
This article describes Frances Goodrich's efforts to revive weaving in western North Carolina and the creation of Allanstand Cottage Industries. The article was written by Annie Creelman and published in the August 1923 issue of "Social...
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...
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...
W. L. Love, Times Office, to J. Cathey, Forks of the Pigeon, North Carolina, October 17, 1864. Love says that an article about Cathey’s assistance to families and soldiers during the war that ran in a recent issue of the Times was inaccurate and...
An article titled “Town of Whittier Is Abolished By Assembly Bill” appeared in the January 31, 1933, issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.). An article in the January 19, 1933, issue of a separate newspaper, the “Jackson County...
This article on how to reseat chairs was written by Harriet Cushman Wilkie and published in the March 1917 issue of "The Modern Priscilla." The article details how to weave chair seats using natural materials such as cattail leaves,...
This article describes numerous examples of the Craft Revival in western North Carolina. Written by Annie Creelman, it appeared in the June 1, 1923 edition of "Southern Agriculturist." The article gives an overview of the generalized...
This article was written by Frances L. Goodrich and published in the April 1900 issue of "Southern Workman." In this article, Goodrich paints a quaint picture of what life was like for early settlers on the frontier in western North...
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dyes and dyeing -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This article about the rise of mountain industries in western North Carolina was written by Anna Coyle and published in "The Farmer's Wife" in February, 1923. Coyle writes about the revival of weaving in the mountains and how it has...
An article titled 'Town of Whittier Is Abolished By Assembly Bill'� appeared in the January 31, 1933, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.). An article in the January 19, 1933, issue of a separate newspaper, the 'Jackson County Journal'�...
This detailed article was one of the first press releases written by Sutton Christian as the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Publicity Director. It was sent to regional newspapers to facilitate their coverage of the Craftsman's Fair of the...
The photograph and an accompanying article appeared in The Asheville Times on Wednesday, September 29, 1943. The article (at right) is incomplete. Pictured in the photograph are Southern Highland Handicraft Guild officers Louise Pitman of the...
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...
The August 13, 1929 issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.), headlined this article entitled “5 New Hydro-Electric Projects Planned for Nantahala Section” that detailed plans for five new hydroelectric projects on the Little Tennessee...
The October 16, 1928, edition of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) featured an article about the Royle-Pilkington Company, a textile manufacturing plant, entitled "Hazelwood Plant To Employ Three Hundred." Hazelwood, North Carolina...
An article from the January 24, 1928 issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) entitled “Bemis Firm to Top Lumber Belt” indicated that the Bemis Lumber Company, under its subsidiary operation of the Graham County Railway, planned an...
The August 10, 1926, issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) ran an article titled “Sells Store at Addie.” The article announced that William Houston Snyder (1881–1956), also known as Hute Snyder, had sold his stock of general...
This article titled "Road Work Progressing Nicely" from the June 29, 1926, issue of "The Ruralite" (Sylva, N.C.) highlights the importance of highway improvements in western North Carolina. The article reported on the progress...
