Penland School of Crafts records
odd: label: Other Title
content: Penland School of Crafts records (microfilm title)
name: label: Creator
content: Penland School of Handicrafts
label: Names
content: Penland School of Handicrafts
label: Names
content: Penland Weavers and Potters
label: Names
content: Brown, William J. (William Joseph), 1923-1992
label: Names
content: Morgan, Lucy, 1889-1981
topic: label: Occupation
content: Ceramicists -- North Carolina
label: Occupation
content: Artisans -- North Carolina
label: Occupation
content: Weavers -- North Carolina
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
label: Topic
content: Handicraft
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by the Penland School of Crafts, 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Penland School of Handicrafts
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Craft school; Penland, N.C. Founded 1929 by Lucy Morgan. Formerly named Penland School of Handicrafts. The directors have been Lucy Morgan, 1929-1962, William J. Brown, 1962-1983, Richardson Rice, 1983-1984, Verne Stanford, 1984-1989, and Hunter Kariher, 1989- .
function: label: Function
content: Art schools -- North Carolina
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.penlscho
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4504-4515 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Penland School of Crafts, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, financial records, subject files, notes and writings, printed material and photographs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Included are correspondence, 1938-1991, between students, donors, and Penland directors Lucy Morgan, William J. Brown, Richardson Rice, and Verne Stanford discussing fundraising and school activities, including correspondence of the Penland Weavers and Potters, 1948-1951, and a "Letter from Finland to Penland", 1953; 2 cashbooks, 1941?; price lists; a report on the examination of accounts, 1974; records of memorial funds for Edward Fortner, 1959-1964, Lucy Morgan, 1962, and Bertha T. McElwain, 1964; minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings, 1935-1991; enrollment lists, 1940-1955, instruction notes for weaving classes, 1932-1950; a booklet "The Robust" containing enrollment lists and handwritten comments about summer workshops, 1946;
label: Scope and Contents
content: subject files containing letters, notes, and printed material about William J. Brown, 1962-1984, the Studio Craftsmen Fellowship Program, 1962-1963, National Conference on Handicrafts, 1940, Penland School Projects, 1965, Rutledge Books, 1973-1975, Cultural Advisory Committee, 1977-1980, National Crafts Planning Project, 1980, and Critics in Residence, 1986-1987; clippings, 1944-1991; brochures, 1934-1984; annual session catalogs, 1938-1991; 7 issues of Mountain MIlestones, 1952-1961; exhibition catalogs, 1980-1988; benefit auction catalogs, 1986-1990; miscellaneous printed material, 1935-1991; and photographs of Penland buildings, Lucy Morgan, weavers, and other craftspeople.