Survey of Crafts: Dorland Bell Looms, Warren Wilson Crafts

Dublin Core

Title

Survey of Crafts: Dorland Bell Looms, Warren Wilson Crafts

Subject

Craft shops
Dorland Bell Looms
Furniture -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Graphic arts
Hand weaving
Handicraft
Handicraft industries
Handloom industry
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson Crafts (Swannanoa, N.C.)
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Textile machinery

Description

This questionnaire was distributed by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in fall of 1943 as a way to gather data about craft production centers in the region. The Guild was beginning to look for way to assist with the development of hand craft businesses as well as connect with the rehabilitation of veterans returning from World War II. Around 1944 Dorland Bell Looms, a weaving production center in Swannanoa, N.C., became part of the Warren Wilson College craft program which included weaving, woodwork, and printing.

Creator

Southern Highland Handicraft Guild

Source

Membership Records

Publisher

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

Date

1943-10

Contributor

Dorland Bell Looms
Warren Wilson College

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
questionnaires

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

14473
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/14473

Date Created

2007-07-11

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Buncombe County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, “Survey of Crafts: Dorland Bell Looms, Warren Wilson Crafts,” OAI, accessed May 11, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/14473.