Penland School of Crafts Administrative Records
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Brown, William J. (William Joseph), 1923-1992
label: Collection Creator
content: Brown, Jane Brennan, 1931-
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content: William J. and Jane Brown papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet (Boxes 3-4, 9)
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content: 0.32 Gigabytes (ER01)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954-1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.browwill, Series 5
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content: Archival materials
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content: The administrative records for Penland contain material for Penland's 50th birthday celebration that includes plans, a video recording of the performance "A Quest" by Dan Bailey, photographs, and a scrapbook. The board of trustees files contain correspondence regarding funding and activities, meeting minutes, and letters of support for Bill when the board dismissed him as director of Penland in 1983. Files for the residents program and the special 2-week session include an autograph book, exhibition material, Bill Brown's memorial fund, scrapbooks, and questionnaires with responses from participants about the programs. Other files are of artwork, Bill Brown's glass studio dedication ceremony schedule, a photocopy of Penland's certificate of incorporation, financial material, grant proposals written by Bill and Jane, and maps.