Carolina Mountain Club of Asheville; Roan Mountain (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Description and travel
This report details a trip made by members of the Carolina Mountain Club. While the report is dated "June 26," the year has not been recorded. Most likely the trip was taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The report reveals much about the...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dogwood Crafters Cooperative (Dillsboro, N.C.); Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs --...
In her opening story, Amy talks about drinking “Cool, Clear Water” in her youth from her grandparent’s and her own family’s springs. (Gary Clawson’s “Cool, Clear Water” closes the segment.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guest is...
Hotels -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Hotel Gordon (Waynesville, N.C.); Hotel Piedmont (Waynesville, N.C.)
An article titled 'Hotel Gordon to Open July 6th'� from the June 27, 1929, issue of the 'Mountaineer' (Waynesville, North Carolina) announced plans for dances accompanied by an orchestra at two of Waynesville's hotels, the Hotel Gordon and Hotel...
Weather observations collected by Kephart in 1904, including observations about the weather during Kephart's months on Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, and at Medlin, in the Hazel Creek region of Swain County, North Carolina. These...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Page three of a three-page letter from Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of ''Outing'' magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a ''man-hunt'' in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Page two of a three-page letter from Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of ''Outing'' magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a ''man-hunt'' in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Page one of a three-page letter Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of ''Outing'' magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a ''man-hunt'' in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised and...
Weather observations collected by Kephart in 1904, including observations about the weather during Kephart's months on Dicks Creek, near Dillsboro, North Carolina, and at Medlin, in the Hazel Creek region of Swain County, North Carolina. These...
Three-page letter Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing" magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a "man-hunt" in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised and expanded edition of...
Three-page letter Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing" magazine, describing Kephart's participation in a "man-hunt" in the Sugarlands of Tennessee. These details were later incorporated into chapter 10 of the revised and expanded edition of...
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, cornhusks,...
The Appalachian was a monthly publication outlining the work of the Episcopal Church at Penland and Linville with details about the Appalachian Industrial School (later known as the Appalachian School). From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School...
The Appalachian was a monthly publication outlining the work of the Episcopal Church at Penland and Linville with details about the Appalachian Industrial School (later known as the Appalachian School). From 1923 to 1938 the Appalachian School...
This letter was written by woodcarver Hope Caler Brown to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This article, published in the "Bulletin" of the Garden Club of America in 1938, details the process of vegetable dyeing for wool. It was written by Louise Pitman, an expert in natural dyeing, who served as the director of Handicrafts at the John...
Rebecca Gibbs Ashe (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Ashe) was a self taught weaver living near Sylva, North Carolina. She made her first loom from wood donated by a neighbor on which she began weaving rugs. She did her own dyeing and created unique...
Indian masks -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows an example of a Cherokee dance mask. The mask maker's name is unknown. Cherokee masks were typically carved from buckeye or poplar, but were also be made from hornets' nests, animal hides, or...
This undated pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), whose name was also spelled, Cora Wahyahneetah. A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp is...
This undated pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter, Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), who is also known as Cora Wahyahneetah. A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp is...
This pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp has been shaped into the form of a bird. A pot with...
