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Creator:

Ford, Howard C.  Search this

Ford, Bonnie Willis, 1907-1976  Search this

Names:

Penland School of Handicrafts  Search this

Morgan, Lucy, 1889-1981  Search this

Photographer:

Wooten, Bayard  Search this

Extent:

2 Items (partial microfilm reels)

2 Items (partial microfilm reels)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1935-1995

1935-1995

Scope and Contents:

REEL 4515: Printed material, mostly written and illustrated by Howard C. ("Toni") and Bonnie Willis Ford, and Lucy Morgan, Penland's first director. Included are a history and a description of the school; a copy of the Penland song, 1955; an announcement of the 1940 sessions; an announcement about Penland's 10th anniversay; instruction sheets and 5 booklets, 1943, by Toni Ford concerning spinning, weaving, blockprinting, bonecraft, and the construction of a loom, flower holders, and hurricane lamps; three issues of Mountain MIlestones, 1945-1949; 2 clippings, and 2 photographs.

REEL 4973: Additional materials regarding The Penland School of Crafts, includes: a declaration and donations from the citizens of the town Penland toward the construction of the Edward F. Worst Craft House, ca. 1935, and other letters, ca. 1935-1988; notes, typescripts, a scrapbook, and maps on the history of the school; school course brochures, ca. 1929-1994, including 2 early brochures by Lucy Morgan describing The Appalachian School, Department of Fireside Industries, later to become The Penland School of Crafts; programs and announcements of school events, including the log raising of the Edward F. Worst Craft House, 1935, and "An Order of Service for Craftsmen"; 6 issues of Mountain Milestones, 1949-1961; clippings, 1941-1995; and photographs, ca. 1935-1974, including 19 of Morgan and Morgan with others, and ca. 450 of students, staff, crafts, and environs, several taken by Bayard Wooten. Also included are weaving samples and patterns, some published by the Lily Mills Company for The Penland School of Crafts, ca. 1954 and undated.

Biographical / Historical:

Howard C. "Toni" Ford was an instructor and publicity director of The Penland School of Crafts. His wife, Bonnie Willis Ford, was an administrator for the school.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming in 1991 and 1995 by William H. Ford, son of Howard C. and Bonnie Willis Ford.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Art teachers -- North Carolina  Search this

Artisans -- North Carolina  Search this

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

Handicraft  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.fordhowa

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96b341ea0-ae08-438a-9c89-15ed27e9bdd0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fordhowa

Photograph by:

Bayard Wootten, American, 1876 - 1959  Search this

Printed by:

Advertising Service Agency, American, 1900 - 1970  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)

Type:

postcards

Place depicted:

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

early 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Cooking and dining  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.36.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition:

Cultural Expressions

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59c25ca94-3df1-4175-9e08-e683c098819f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.36.1

Creator:

Ford, Howard C., 1900-1977  Search this

Ford, Bonnie Willis, 1907-1976  Search this

Subject:

Morgan, Lucy  Search this

Wooten, Bayard  Search this

Penland School of Handicrafts  Search this

Citation:

Howard C. and Bonnie Willis Ford papers relating to The Penland School of Crafts, 1935-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

Handicraft  Search this

Theme:

Craft  Search this

Art instruction and services  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10698

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214299

AAA_collcode_fordhowa

Theme:

Craft

Art instruction and services

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214299