The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 8, 1940. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
This carved cat and kitten is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown, the exact date of the piece is unknown. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s. In 1942 Hope Brown...
This goose and wild turkey, exact dates unknown, were carved from apple wood by W. J. Martin. The figures are sanded to a smooth finish, typical of the Folk School carvings. Carving well before the school's formal carving program was started, it...
Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Dyes and dyeing -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This article about the rise of mountain industries in western North Carolina was written by Anna Coyle and published in "The Farmer's Wife" in February, 1923. Coyle writes about the revival of weaving in the mountains and how it has sparked sales...
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...
This financial report for Allanstand Cottage Industries for 1926 provides an overall financial statement as well as a balance sheet for specific craft categories. The Status of Merchandise Account documents purchases, sales, and remaining...
This financial report for Allanstand Cottage Industries for 1923 provides rare documentation of the individuals who produced crafts for sale through the Allanstand business. The report provides figures for 'amount of business' in both 1922 and...
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 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....
William Waldo Dodge, Jr. published this sales brochure featuring the range of silver work that could be purchased from his shop. The Dodge Silver Shop was founded in 1924 in Asheville, N.C.; in 1928 it moved to Biltmore Forest where Dodge was...
Allanstand Cottage Industries was founded as a sales outlet for regional craft artists. Founded in Madison County, North Carolina in 1896 by Frances Goodrich, the shop later moved to a storefront in Asheville. Goodrich donated the shop to the...
This set of letters pertains to the receipt of a grant from the General Education Board to the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders, Inc. to perform an "Exploratory Study of Craft Education in the Southern Highlands."...
William Waldo Dodge, Jr. published this sales brochure featuring the range of silver work that could be purchased from his shop. The Dodge Silver Shop was founded in 1924 in Asheville, N.C.; in 1928 it moved to Biltmore Forest where Dodge was...
These minutes document a meeting held in 1925 to plan an arts & crafts exposition to be held in Asheville, North Carolina. The purpose of the exposition was to showcase the revival of craft initiatives taking place in the region by featuring...
This sales brochure features furniture and woodcarving done by The Artisans' Shop located in Biltmore, North Carolina. The business was owned by Robert Valier and the brochure was probably produced in the 1930s. The shop was a member of the...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 27, 1936. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member list, announcements of regional events,...
The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 31, 1933. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members lists, announcements of regional events,...
Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This promotional brochure advertises the Tryon Craft School, started by Charlotte Yale and Eleanor Vance in 1936. Yale and Vance began their craft teaching in Asheville, North Carolina with the Biltmore Estate Industries in 1901, and their move to...
Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This sales brochure describes puppets and other products created by students at the Tryon Craft School in Tryon, North Carolina in the late 1930s. The Tryon Craft School was established in 1935 as a workshop for children led by Eleanor Vance and...
Toy making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This leaflet provides a brief overview of work done by Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale with the Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers. The women began their craft teaching in Asheville, North Carolina with the Biltmore Estate Industries in 1901, and...
