Frances Goodrich to the Woman's Board of Home Missions, 1912

Frances Goodrich to the Woman's Board of Home Missions, 1912

Allanstand Cottage Industries

Arts and crafts movement

Basket making

Craft shops

Hand weaving

Handicraft

Handicraft industries

Handloom industry

Missions

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This 1912 letter was written by Frances Goodrich for the Woman's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Goodrich first came to western North Carolina in 1892 as a community worker employed by this mission board. It was during this course of work that she began working with weavers and initiating a craft business that would bring income to mountain families. This type of letter is typical of ones sent in from the mission field to the Presbyterian mission board, who in turn published and distributed the mission letters to interested parties. Although Goodrich probably wrote numerous such this one gives a rare look at the work of the Allanstand Cottage Industries, including its shop in Asheville and the weavers who supplied goods for the business. Mentioned in the letter are Elmeda Walker, Mrs. Wesley Angel, Cornelia Angel, Mrs. Cumi Woody, Mrs. Sol Shelton, and Mrs. Buckner.

Goodrich, Frances Louisa

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Financial Records

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1912-03-12

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Appalachian Region, Southern

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival