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Craft Education Project questionnaire: Watauga Industries

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  • Watauga Industries was a state-sponsored vocational program located in Boone, North Carolina. Established in 1938, Watauga Industries produced and sold weavings, including hooked mats. Watauga operated a center but also worked with independent workers who worked at home. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders. Marian Heard was hired to oversee the planning phase that involved visiting artists and determining the needs of the craftworkers. Her results, often referred to as "The Heard Report," were published as the "Report of an exploratory study looking toward a craft education project ... ." The preliminary project led to an educational program funded by the General Education Board.
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Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).

  • Watauga Industries was a state-sponsored vocational program located in Boone, North Carolina. Established in 1938, Watauga Industries produced and sold weavings, including hooked mats. Watauga operated a center but also worked with independent workers who worked at home. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study of the Craft Education Project, a joint undertaking by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild and the Southern Highlanders. Marian Heard was hired to oversee the planning phase that involved visiting artists and determining the needs of the craftworkers. Her results, often referred to as "The Heard Report," were published as the "Report of an exploratory study looking toward a craft education project ... ." The preliminary project led to an educational program funded by the General Education Board.