Hunter Library Digital Collections

[2011-03-12]
Public librarians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Graham County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
In part two of Doreyl’s interview with Dottie Brunette, the Jackson County librarian shares her long road to becoming a librarian. Amy talks with 82-year-old Louise Stewart of Graham County, who describes her life as a mountain girl. The show...
Stories of Mountain Folk

[2012-06-16]
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...
Stories of Mountain Folk

[2012-11-03]
Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Frontier and pioneer life; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Indians of North America...
Amy describes the upcoming Catch the Spirit of Appalachia Writer’s Celebration to be held at the Jarrett House in Dillsboro on November 9th. The event highlights regional writers. “Oh Perfect Love” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt plays in the...
Stories of Mountain Folk

[Quilt: Bow Tie pattern]
Quilts -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This "Bow-Tie" pattern quilt was probably made by women in the Monteith family of Jackson County, N.C., circa 1930s to 1950s. The quilt top is constructed of off-white muslin with multi-colored prints, plaids, and solids. The backing consists of...
Craft Revival

[Interview with Jean Ritchie on how she first met Marguerite and Georg Bidstrup]
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Jean Ritchie talking about how she first met Georg Bidstrup and Marguerite Butler Bidstrup at Little Mama's cafe after a dance in Berea, Kentucky. Marguerite Butler helped to found the John...
Craft Revival

John C. Campbell Folk School, no. 8 (November 1929)
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...
Craft Revival

[Gathering bricks for the Folk School]
The boys in this photograph are salvaging bricks from the burned courthouse in Murphy, N.C. to use for the construction of the chimney in the Community Room of the John C. Campbell Folk School. The Community Room, completed in September 1927, was...
Craft Revival

Southern Highland Handicraft Guild meeting, 1943, September
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,...
Craft Revival

[Basket: white oak, vase]
Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated white oak “vase” basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Mary Ellen Queen. It is made in the shape of a Greek amphora with large flared handles on either side. Such non-traditional “fancy” baskets were made to sell or trade...
Craft Revival

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