Coverlets -- United States; Weaving -- United States;
This matted photograph was sent to Frances Goodrich from the Snavelys in Roanoke, Virginia, who shared Goodrich's interest in hand weaving. On the verso of the card is written: "[Double] - Dark blue - Red (wool) & white (cotton) - Very heavy -...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community centers -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Music -- North...
With apple blossoms flowering in the mountains, Amy is reminded of her parents’ wedding day and shares the story of their meeting; followed by Rio Clemente’s "Apple Blossom Time" and "First Impressions" from Dave Magill of Webster. On Creative...
Hydroelectric power plants -- North Carolina -- Swain County;
Among the featured headlines the August 27, 1929 issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) was the article 'Power Co. Will Build Nantahala Dam this Fall,'� reporting on plans of the newly formed Nantahala Power and Light Company for a hydroelectric...
This section of the 'North Carolina Highways'� map for 1939, issued by the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (Raleigh, N.C.), features western North Carolina. The map shows Cheoah Lake at Tapoco, N.C., Lake Santeetlah near...
In this February 3, 1930 letter from Dr. Warren Wilson to Frances Goodrich, Wilson responded to Goodrich's request to liquidate stocks and sell Allanstand Cottage Industries. At the time of this letter, Wilson was employed as an administrator for...
This letter to Marguerite Butler, administrator at the John C. Campbell Folk School, was written by Frances Goodrich on October 18, 1930. It was written on Allanstand Cottage Industries letterhead as Goodrich was owner of the craft shop at this...
This 1930 letter was written by Frances Goodrich to Allen Eaton regarding the upcoming initial meeting of the newly formed Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild (which later became the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild). This meeting of the Guild...
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 financial report for Allanstand Cottage Industries for 1930 shows the decline in sales resulting from the onset of the Great Depression. While the shop continued to be an asset to the region's craftspeople, it also felt the strain of tougher...
In this December 30, 1929 letter to Dr. Warren Wilson, Frances Goodrich writes of her interest in selling the Allanstand Cottage Industries, Inc. At the time of this letter, Wilson was employed as an administrator for the Board of National...
This paper gives an overview of the newly created Southern Highlanders, Inc. and places its purpose and mission in context of the history and revival or traditional craft in the southern Appalachian region. The paper was written by Clementine...
This group photograph by Bayard Wootten was taken in August 1935 on the steps of the newly constructed (but not yet completed) Edward F. Worst Craft House located adjacent to the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina....
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...
The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on April 1, 1932. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members list, announcements of regional events,...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Cashiers, North Carolina on October 7, 1936. 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 April 5, 1935. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member list, announcements of regional events, and...
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...
This handmade table was made by woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup around 1911. The table was constructed from materials at hand; in this case, boards originally intended for coffin tops. The maker envisioned the horizontal surface would be covered...
This signed photograph of Frances Goodrich was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1934.
Goodrich came to rural North Carolina in 1892 as a social worker for the Presbyterian Church. She was inspired to found Allanstand Cottage Industries in 1896, as a...
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...
