This brochure was developed in 1917 to help sell stock in the Allanstand Cottage Industries which was officially incorporated in 1916. The brochure explains that "the reason for changing the Industries from a private enterprise to a stock company...
These pages contain the bylaws or Articles of Incorporation of the Allanstand Cottage Industries, drafted when the business was incorporated in 1916. As the crafts business grew, Frances Goodrich decided to sell shares in Allanstand in order to...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
In her opening story, "Traveling On," Amy ruminates on graduation and her decision to join the U.S. Air Force, accompanied by the Cockman Family’s song "Traveling On.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva crafter Dora Reynolds discuss her...
Tanning Industry was the overall caption for this three-part picture from J.S. Holmes' Forest Conditions in Western North Carolina, published in 1911. The separate pictures were subtitled (A) 'Tannery of Cover & Sons, Andrews,' (B) 'Unloading bark...
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...
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 of pouring concrete...
Hall Station, also known as Hall Siding, was located between the communities of Addie and Willets, N.C. This photographic postcard by Thomas H. Lindsey and Edward E. Brown, entitled 'Hall Station, Murphy R.R. 809,' was mentioned in Lindsey's 1890...
This page from the hotel register of the Penland House at Pigeon River, now Canton, N.C., was dated June 12 and 13, 1883. According to the names on the register, the hotel drew a clientele from a variety of areas. Included are individuals who...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern in this color image is a variation of Wheel of Fortune, also known as Cup and Saucer. The worn nineteenth century coverlet bedcover was likely made by Martha Emmaline Queen (1860–1917) of Jackson County, North Carolina. The warp is...
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...
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 Carolina,...
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...
This hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilt in the "Wheel" or "Sunburst" pattern was likely made by Rebecca Jane Pannell (1890-1925) of Jackson County, NC. Most of the print fabrics date from the late 1800's. The quilt thread is dark brown and the...
This is an early brochure for the Weaving Department of the Crossnore School in Crossnore, N.C. It includes a brief introduction to the program and production operations at Crossnore School as well as a price list from which items could be...
This six-page promotional brochure about the John C. Campbell Folk School was designed to attract students as well as assist with fund raising. It was written by the school's founder, Olive Dame Campbell circa 1945. This brochure was distributed...
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...
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...
As a means of supporting the idea of locating the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, members of near-by communities pledged labor, building materials, time, and money. These community-initiated donations were recorded on uniform pledge...
In the early 1930s, the John C. Campbell Folk School taught woodcarving and also managed a carving cooperative that sold the work of local carvers, providing a needed source of income to many local families. This cooperative eventually became...
