This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts craft items for sale in a Cherokee craft shop on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Native-made articles on display in...
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the Arts...
Highland Highlights was a newsletter "published every once in a while by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild" starting in 1942. It usually gave members news from the shops, information from and about Guild meetings, tips and reminders, as well,...
Adult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
Mountain Milestones was a newsletter published by Penland School of Handicrafts as a vehicle for disseminating news about craft classes at Penland, the activities of the local community, and general information about the region. Two issues were...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Social aspects; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This letter to Frances Goodrich at Allanstand Cottage Industries was written by Allen Eaton and dated June 27, 1928. It was written on Russell Sage Foundation letterhead, where Eaton was working and through which he was introduced to the Craft...
These two undated letters from Margaret Whiting of Deerfield, Mass., were sent to Frances Goodrich and include instructions for dyeing fiber with indigo. Although the date of these letters is unclear, the reference to Miss Williams [Isadora...
This page provides an overview of the woodcarving cooperative that started at the John C. Campbell Folk School in the early 1930s and later became known as the Brasstown Carvers. It briefly mentions the origin of the carving group in Brasstown,...
The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting at Berea College in Berea, Ky., on October 4, 1930. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members list, announcements of regional...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 11, 1938. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
Highland Highlights was a newsletter "published every once in a while by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild" starting in 1942. It usually gave members news from the shops, information from and about Guild meetings, tips and reminders, as well...
Highland Highlights was a newsletter "published every once in a while by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild" starting in 1942. It usually gave members news from the shops, information from and about Guild meetings, tips and reminders, as well...
Highland Highlights was a newsletter "published every once in a while by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild" starting in 1942. It usually gave members news from the shops, information from and about Guild meetings, tips and reminders, as well...
Highland Highlights was a newsletter "published every once in a while by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild" starting in 1942. It usually gave members news from the shops, information from and about Guild meetings, tips and reminders as well...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
The dye pot was a popular demonstration at craft fairs. Using vegetable materials such as bark, flowers, and roots, Guild members would show how plain handspun fiber was colored for use in weaving and needlework. Lucy Quarrier and Helen Wilmer...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows a display of craft objects at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. A variety of Cherokee craft traditions includes pottery, baskets, and woodwork. In the upper right are a series of carved...
This undated photograph of Cherokee woodcarver Allen Long shows him carving a traditional dance mask. Long was born in 1917 in the Big Cove Community of Cherokee, North Carolina and started carving masks when he was twelve years old. Long learned...
This early 20th century photograph shows a scene at the Cherokee Indian Fair, and event that has historically been an important social gathering in the life of the Cherokee community and a significant draw to tourists. First formally established...
This 1982 photograph shows Emma Taylor shaving down white oak splits to make weavers for a basket. Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. She was raised in the Birdtown community on the...
This undated informational insert was included with a collection of 20 postcards in a package sold together called, "The Land of the Cherokees." This flyer highlights three figures in Cherokee history: Junaluska, Sequoyah, and Tsali and advertises...
Schools -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation;
This photograph of the Cherokee Boarding School was taken in 1890. A school for the Eastern Band was instituted as a boarding and day school in 1884 and was operated for its first twelve years by the Society of Friends (Quakers). The school...
