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[Ethel Hogsed to Murrial Martin, 1947]

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Title	[Ethel Hogsed to Murrial Martin, 1947]
Creator	Hogsed, Ethel
Medium of Original	letters (correspondence)
Date of Orginal	1947-11-24
Dimensions	8" x 10.5"
Description	This letter was written by woodcarver Ethel Hogsed to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Apparently in 1947, there was an effort among the carvers to write letters to Martin describing the effect that carving has had on their life. Carving, for some, served as a means of supplementing modest farm income, and in many cases, was vital funding for feeding and clothing children. Although the work of the Brasstown Carvers was highly marketable and successful nationwide, carvers emphasized that the main reason they carved was for the pure joy of it.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Brasstown Carvers John C. Campbell Folk School
Time Period	1940s
Location	Clay County (N.C.)
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	John C. Campbell Folk School Records. Correspondence, 1925-1954.
Inventory Number	JCCFS_476
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723