The pattern name of this black and white image is Pine Cone Bloom, also called Pine Bloom and Pine Burr. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.11, Isle of Patmos, Union Co. Tenn. Pineburr-". Coverlet pattern names were never standardized thus a…
The pattern name of this black and white image is Lasting Beauty. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.12, Lasting Beauty, Franklin Co. Va." The source of the name “Lasting Beauty” is unknown. Frances Goodrich, founder of Allanstand Cottage…
The pattern name of this black and white image is Doors and Windows. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.13, Windows and Doors, Franklin Co. Va." Coverlet pattern names were never standardized thus a variation in pattern name is quite common…
This color image is a close-up of a weave pattern known as Catalpa Flower, a name likely derived from its resemblance, real or imagined, to the flower of the Catalpa, or Catawba, tree that is native to the southern region of the United States. See…
The pattern name of this black and white image is Sea Star. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.15, Sea Star, McDowell Co., N.C. Seven Star N.C." Frances Goodrich, founder of Allanstand Cottage Industries, collected the photograph. In “The…
The pattern name of this black and white image is Cross of Tennessee. The name may have derived from the manner in which a geometric cross radiates out eventually forming interlocking wheels. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.16, The Cross,…
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Olive Dame Campbell and features her singing the ballad Barbry Ellen (also know as Barbry Allen, Barbara Allen, and other names). Campbell was an avid folk song collector. She describes how…
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Jean Ritchie talking about Leon Deschamps, a Belgian architect who designed some of the buildings at the John C. Campbell Folk School. George Armstrong conducted the interview in the early…
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Oscar Cantrell explaining how local people pledged time, labor, materials, and money to help build the John C. Campbell Folk School. Cantrell worked at the John C. Campbell Folk School and…
This sound recording is an excerpt from an interview with Oscar Cantrell talking about teaching blacksmithing to GIs after World War II. Cantrell worked at the John C. Campbell Folk School and also taught blacksmithing. George Armstrong conducted…