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...
Lake Junaluska (N.C.); Lake Junaluska Methodist Church Assembly
The cover of the 1932 program of 'The Junaluskan,' published by the Lake Junaluska Methodist Church of Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, features an aerial view of the lake. The Lake Junaluska Methodist Church Assembly offered its guests a wide...
(007) Tri-folding 12 inch rule. Folding rule in three parts; plated metal; with ''THE DRAUGHON BUSINESS COLLEGE'' ''OPPOSITE POST OFFICE KNOXVILLE, TENN.'' ''THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE IN THE SOUTH''; (037) French curve; stamped with ''KEUFFEL &...
(038) Triangle; 30?? 60?? 90?? triangle; wooden drafting tool; ink stains on top surface and edges; dark wood; 30?? end has tip broken; has glue or varnish residue on underside; (041) Drafting instruments set in a leather covered case; set contains...
Fishing Lure book (a) Outer leather casing, cloth lined with three inner pockets. Top pocket has been partially ripped out where it connects to leather insert (b). Originally this was all one unit. Exterior has broken leather closing strap. Outer...
(038) Triangle; 30º 60º 90º triangle; wooden drafting tool; ink stains on top surface and edges; dark wood; 30º end has tip broken; has glue or varnish residue on underside; (041) Drafting instruments set in a leather covered case; set contains...
(007) Tri-folding 12 inch rule. Folding rule in three parts; plated metal; with "THE DRAUGHON BUSINESS COLLEGE" "OPPOSITE POST OFFICE KNOXVILLE, TENN." "THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE IN THE SOUTH"; (037) French curve; stamped with "KEUFFEL & ESSER...
This article was written by Frances Goodrich and published in the 1898 issue of the "Pratt Institute Monthly”. Goodrich describes finding utilitarian handweaving still being done in the mountains of North Carolina and describes her efforts to...
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...
Shortly after its formation in 1930, the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild set up a Membership and Standards Committee to ensure that members met certain criteria, especially in terms of the quality of their craft work. Clementine Douglas,...
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...
This sale brochure promotes the products of the Spinning Wheel, a weaving studio and regional craft shop in Asheville, N.C. In 1925, Clementine Douglas opened the Spinning Wheel, a weaving studio and retail shop selling a range of local crafts....
This is one of the items contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This cast brass plumb bob is attached to a string. When the plumb bob is not in use, it sits in a protective wooden case with the string wrapped...
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...
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...
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...
This is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Lottie Queen Stamper conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Basket maker Julia Taylor also participated in the interview. Stamper lived in Cherokee, N.C. on the Qualla...
This is a 1942 invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School. The invitation describes the importance of the handicraft work of the John C. Campbell Folk School for supplementing farm income, especially...
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...
