This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving prior...
This photograph of William Julius Martin carving small animals was taken by Doris Ulmann in the summer of 1933. Martin, also known as W. J. Martin or "Preacher" Martin, was a farmer in Brasstown, N.C. who supplemented his income with woodcarving...
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...
This single fold brochure was designed to promote the quilts being made by "mountain women" in the Cashiers area of North Carolina. Their quilts were sold through the Allanstand Cottage Industries shop in Asheville, N.C. during the 1910s and...
This 1912 letter was written by Frances Goodrich for the Woman's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Goodrich first came to western North Carolina in 1892 as a community worker employed by this mission board. It was...
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 photograph of Bonnie Logan Hensley holding her son John was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Bonnie Hensley and her husband Hayden Hensley were some of the first woodcarvers at the John C. Campbell Folk School participating in the...
Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pewtercraft;
Mrs. B. E. Warner was Laura S. Morgan (1892-1982), a sister of Lucy Morgan. Laura S. Morgan married Benjamin Evans Warner in 1914. She learned weaving and pewterwork at the Penland School of Handicrafts and taught at "Kanuga Lake Church...
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
These documents pertain to the life and work of Cherokee basket maker, Nancy Conseen (1929-1997). Included are a biographical profile written around 1983 and an overview of Conseen's basketry, probably written to accompany and exhibition of...
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...
These documents pertain to the life and work of Lucy Morgan, weaver, instructor, and founder of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). Included is the transcript of an interview conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford...
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 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...
This brochure, published through the Craft Department of the John C. Campbell Folk School, discusses the prevalence of carving in the area, especially as a means of supplementing a farm income. Women carvers have become more popular during this...
This letter was written by woodcarver Doris or Dot Reese 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...
This letter was written by woodcarver Ethel Hogsed 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 letter was written by woodcarver Fannie Ivester 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 letter was written by woodcarver W.T. Massey 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 letter was written by woodcarver Sue McClure 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...
