John C. Campbell at age 40-45 or from the period 1907-1912. John C. Campbell (1867-1919) was born in La Porte, Ind., on 14 September 1867 to Gavin and Anna Barbara (Kipp) Campbell, and grew up in Steven's Point, Wisc. He graduated from Williams...
This photograph depicts John C. Campbell sitting on a porch during period 1912-1917.
John C. Campbell (1867-1919) was born in La Porte, Ind., on 14 September 1867 to Gavin and Anna Barbara (Kipp) Campbell, and grew up in Steven's Point, Wisc. He...
This photograph depicts John C. Campbell sometime during the years 1895-1905. John C. Campbell (1867-1919) was born in La Porte, Ind., on 14 September 1867 to Gavin and Anna Barbara (Kipp) Campbell, and grew up in Steven's Point, Wisc. He graduated...
This letter from M.A. Peck, of Montreal, Canada, was received by Frances Goodrich, of Asheville, N.C., on January 18, 1937. Peck congratulates Goodrich on the success of Allanstand Cottage Industries which Goodrich founded (but was owned by the...
This 1923 letter from weaver Elmeda Walker to Frances Goodrich is personal in nature, letting Goodrich know where Walker is living and that she is not weaving any longer. Walker lived near Allanstand, North Carolina and Goodrich often relied on...
This cornhusk doll, named "Cornelius Husk," was designed and made by Margaret Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. With Revis' permission, the Alanstand shop patented the doll's design in April 1930 and...
In 1944, the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders, Inc. received a $6,000 grant from the General Education Board to study the field of crafts as an income-producing venture in the southern Appalachian area. Grant staff...
Howard Ford, also known as Toni Ford, was raised in the mid-west and received extensive training in various craft media. His resume includes a long list of instruction books and equipment he was involved in creating. He worked for the Penland...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- United States;
These documents pertain to the life and work of Howard C. Ford, more commonly known as Toni Ford. Included are a biographical profile written to accompany an exhibit at the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in 1985 and two pages of biographical...
These documents pertain to the life and work of Cherokee woodcarver, sculptor, and teacher, Amanda Crowe. Included are: her resume done in 1961, a press release produced by the Guild, in the 1970s or 1980s; a transcript of an interview done by...
This photograph was taken circa 1935 and illustrates the sanding and finishing work of woodcarvings. In the early 1930's a cooperative for woodcarvers developed at the John C. Campbell Folk School; this group eventually became known as the...
This mounted black and white photograph shows three women carvers working on small animals. In the early 1930's a cooperative for woodcarvers developed at the John C. Campbell Folk School; this group eventually became known as the Brasstown...
This cornhusk doll, named "Cornelius Husk," was designed and made by Margaret Carson Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. With Revis' permission, the Alanstand shop patented the doll's design in April 1930...
This cornhusk doll, named "Maizie Husk," was designed and made by Margaret Carson Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. With Revis' permission, the Allanstand shop patented the doll's design in April 1930 and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 10, 1939. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
This photograph of Kate Clayton Donaldson (ca. 1864-1960), commonly known as "Granny" Donaldson, was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Donaldson was working in the kitchen of the John C. Campbell Folk School when Allen Eaton visited the...
This double weave storage basket was made by Eva Wolfe, a Cherokee basket weaver who received national honors later in her life. Storage baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee potters John Henry and Louise Bigmeat Maney. Louise Bigmeat (1932-2001) was born a member of the Paint Clan, raised on Wrights Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, and was taught how...
This 1893 photograph was taken of students and a teacher at the Cherokee Training School in Cherokee, North Carolina and was arranged to display the variety of skills taught to students at the school. The training school for the Eastern Band of...
This photograph was taken in 1890 at the Cherokee Training School in Cherokee, North Carolina. The training school for the Eastern Band of Cherokee was instituted as a boarding school in the 1880s and was operated for many years by the Society of...
