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Tennessee Valley Authority memorandum on handicrafts other than artscrafts

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Tennessee Valley Authority memorandum on handicrafts other than artscrafts

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Tennessee Valley Authority memorandum on handicrafts other than artscrafts

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  • This 1934 memorandum from G. A. Schweppe to W.L. Sturdivant outlines Schweppe's findings and opinions after a preliminary tour through areas that would be affected by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) initiatives. This is a companion memorandum to a one on mountain handicraft industries. These memoranda presumably factored into the creation of the Southern Highlanders, Inc., which became a marketing venue for craft artists throughout western North Carolina during the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. In the 1930s, the federal government, through TVA, needed to relocate people from the hills and valleys of Tennessee that were about to be flooded with the construction of dams. Schweppe explored what type of employment could be found for people who had formerly supported themselves on farms. This memorandum discusses the possibility of producing and marketing "handicrafts other than artscrafts" such as handmade tool handles and looms, and agricultural items such as honey and cider. He suggests that these items would need to be handled outside of the existing handicraft organizations which focused more on "artscrafts."
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Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).

  • This 1934 memorandum from G. A. Schweppe to W.L. Sturdivant outlines Schweppe's findings and opinions after a preliminary tour through areas that would be affected by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) initiatives. This is a companion memorandum to a one on mountain handicraft industries. These memoranda presumably factored into the creation of the Southern Highlanders, Inc., which became a marketing venue for craft artists throughout western North Carolina during the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. In the 1930s, the federal government, through TVA, needed to relocate people from the hills and valleys of Tennessee that were about to be flooded with the construction of dams. Schweppe explored what type of employment could be found for people who had formerly supported themselves on farms. This memorandum discusses the possibility of producing and marketing "handicrafts other than artscrafts" such as handmade tool handles and looms, and agricultural items such as honey and cider. He suggests that these items would need to be handled outside of the existing handicraft organizations which focused more on "artscrafts."

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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mountain craftsmen formed the cornerstone of a revived interest in things handmade to create a movement known as the Craft Revival. During the Revival...

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