Southern Highland Handicraft Guild press release, 1961
Dublin Core
Title
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild press release, 1961
Subject
Arts and crafts movement
Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Description
This detailed article was one of the first press releases written by Sutton Christian as the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Publicity Director. It was sent to regional newspapers to facilitate their coverage of the Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands, held annually in July in Asheville since 1951. The press release supplies background on Cherokee crafts and includes information about Lottie Stamper and Amanda Crowe. The article goes on to discuss the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. Others mentioned include Cecelia Taylor, Virginia Standingdeer, Sarah Catolster and Gertrude Flanagan.
Creator
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Source
Membership Records
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1961
Contributor
Christian, Sutton
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
manuscripts (documents)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
16551
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16551
Date Created
2010-09-17
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
7" x 7.25"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, “Southern Highland Handicraft Guild press release, 1961,” OAI, accessed May 2, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16551.