Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Rugs, Braided -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Young volunteers in social service -- North Carolina --...
To open the show, Amy recalls memories of walking up the mountain with her grandpa, followed by Mountain Faith’s song "Grandpa.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva-based artist Jane McClure, discuss her paintings and her work organizing local...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and...
For Amy, this planting season brings memories of her father, and she shares her story "Two Seeds at a Time, a Foot Apart. The song "For the Beauty of the Earth" from the Butterpats of Sherrills Ford follows her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This letter was written by Allen Eaton to Clementine Douglas on January 16, 1937. It is unclear what "situation" Eaton refers to in his letter. The Guild was involved in talks with the National Park Service about the sale of crafts in the southern...
This photograph of Bonnie Willis Ford (1907-1976) and her infant son,William Howard Ford, was taken in 1935 by an unknown photographer. Bonnie Ford gave most of her life in service to Penland School of Handicrafts and the Penland School of...
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."...
This picture of the Whittier, N.C., railway depot possibly dates from 1909. When enlarged, the 'Train Schedule' sign, seen at the far right of the building, appears to have a handwritten date of July 16, 1909. The 'Whittier' sign over the doorway...
House-raising parties -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Edward F. Worst Craft House (Penland, N.C.);
This devotional service was used at the dedication preceding the log raising for the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). Community members, Penland staff and guests gathered...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was made on June 7, 1977 on the occasion of the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. Attending the event was Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Mondale. Mondale was...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was made on June 7, 1977 on the occasion of the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. Attending the event was Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Mondale. Mondale was...
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Lucy Morgan shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Morgan, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild where...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Educators -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Social aspects;
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Olive Dame Campbell shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Campbell, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the...
This 1996 photograph, by an unknown photographer, is of Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey (d. 2000), who served as a teacher and librarian in the Cherokee community for many years. Born in Alabama, Mrs. Chiltoskey relocated to Cherokee, North Carolina in 1942...
Mitchell, Mount (N.C. : Mountain) -- Pictorial works;
This photograph is part of series of images included in “Mount Mitchell and views ~ along Mt. Mitchell Motor Road.” The title page of the album reads, “Mount Mitchell. Top of Eastern America. Altitude 6,711 ft.” Photographer George Masa...
(047) Straight razor (c); Boxed razor (a - top of box) (b - bottom of box) with steel blade and plastic handle; blade stamped ''O.B.M. A. KASTOR BROS. GERMANY''; box stamped: ''OUR BEST MAKE, A. KASTOR & BROS. GERMANY. PRICE $3.00 EACH''; 048)...
This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is of a walnut plaque carved by renowned Cherokee woodcarver, Goingback Chiltoskey (also spelled "Chiltosky" and "Chiltoskie"). This plaque has Goingback Chiltoskey's name and the year "1933"...
A photograph of "The Mail Rider," who probably served the Medlin community in Swain County, North Carolina. In "Our Southern Highlanders" (p. 30), Kephart notes that, "A mountain settlement consists or all who get their mail at the same place. ...
This fold-out postcard for the Balsam Inn, built in 1905 - 1908, in the community of Balsam, N.C., contained multiple views of the inn and extended descriptions. The hotel was situated near the depot of the Murphy Branch of Southern Railway, a...
