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Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

The 1968 Festival saw a large program of music and dance performances, in three venues: a Ballads Stage, a City-Country Stage, and a Main Stage. As with the 1967 Festival, the majority of the performers represented Anglo American and African American traditions, but there were also Lummi, Basque, and Serbian dance groups, as well as a Louisiana French ballad singer and a Native American singer and storyteller. Anglo American performers presented old-time string band music as well as bluegrass, ballads and various instrumental traditions. African American traditions ranged from a country songster and a fife-and-drum group to Muddy Waters' Chicago blues band and the Preservation Hall Band of New Orleans. Concerts were complemented by more informal workshops in which participants spoke about their cultural traditions and the importance of maintaining them. Evening concerts on the Main Stage presented a diversity of traditions and - to close the Festival - a tribute to the John A. Lomax Family that featured the diverse Texas performers.

Participants:

Anthony Alderman, 1900-1978, fiddler, Virginia

Alma Barthélémy, ballad singer, Louisiana

Loman Cansler, 1924-1992, ballad singer, Missouri

Gaither Carlton, 1901-1972, fiddler, North Carolina

Sara Cleveland, 1905-1987, ballad singer, New York

Fred Cockerham, 1905-1980, fiddler and banjo player, North Carolina

Libba Cotten, 1895-1987, singer and guitarist, Washington, D.C. (originally from North Carolina)

Henry Crow Dog, 1899-1985, Indian singer and storyteller, South Dakota

Jimmie Driftwood, 1907-1998, Ozark ballad singer, Arkansas

Russell Fluharty, 1906-1989, hammer dulcimer player, West Virginia

Dolly Greer, ballad singer, North Carolina

Joe Heaney, 1919-1984, Irish Gaelic ballad singer, Conemara, Ireland; New York

Clarence Howard, singer, guitarist, Tennessee

Clint Howard, 1930-2011, singer, guitarist, Tennessee

John Jackson, 1924-2002, Piedmont blues singer, guitarist, Virginia

Skip James, 1902-1969, country blues singer, guitarist

Tommy Jarrell, 1901-1985, fiddler, banjo player, North Carolina

Oscar Jenkins, fiddler, banjo player, North Carolina

Bessie Jones (1902-1984) and Georgia Sea Island Singers, shouts, spirituals & ring games, Georgia

Grandpa Jones, 1913-1998, country singer and banjo player, Tennessee

Norman Kennedy, 1934-, Scots ballad singer, Aberdeen Scotland, Williamsburg, Virginia

Louis Killen, 1934-2013, English ballad singer, Newcastle, England, New York City, New York

Lummi Dancers, traditional Indian dancers, Washington

Margot Mayo, 1910-1974, square dance caller, Texas, Kentucky, New York

Bill McElreath, 1904-1974, mountain clog dancer, North Carolina

Seth Mize, 1901-1977, fiddler, Arkansas

Oinkari dancers, Basque dancers, Idaho

Red Parham, harmonica player, North Carolina

Preservation Hall Band, New Orleans jazz band, Louisiana

Fred Price, 1915-1987, fiddler, Tennessee

Kenneth Price, banjo player, Tennessee

Jean Ritchie, 1922-2015, ballad singer and dulcimer player, Kentucky, New York

Fred Roe, fiddler, Tennessee

Bookmiller Shannon, 1908-1985, banjo player, Arkansas

St. Nikola dancers, traditional Serbian dancers, Wisconsin

Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Smith, fiddler and guitar player, West Virginia, Arlington, Virginia

George Smith, square dance caller, Maryland

Dewey Shepherd, 1906-1996, fiddler and ballad singer, Kentucky

John Kilby Snow, 1905-1980, autoharp player, Pennsylvania

Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) and the Clinch Mountain Boys, bluegrass band Virginia, Florida

Swan Silvertones, gospel, New York

Odell Tolliver, 1918-, fiddler, Virginia

Leslie Walls, guitar player, Arkansas

Muddy Waters (1915-1983) and group, blues band, Illinois

Arnold Watson, singer, banjo player, North Carolina

Doc Watson, 1923-2012, singer, guitar player, banjo player, North Carolina

Merle Watson, 1949-1985, guitar player, North Carolina

Rosa Lee Watson, 1931-2012, singer and guitar player, North Carolina

Ed Young (1910-1972), G.D. Young, and Lonnie Young (1903-1976), fife and drum, Tennessee

Collection Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections , Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1968, Series 3

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1968 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5dc3aae4a-dbcc-4ae2-8fa2-2612cf69db77

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1968-ref24

Author:

Rhoades, Jason 1965-2006  Search this

Rugoff, Ralph 1957-  Search this

McCarthy, Paul 1945-  Search this

Meyer-Hermann, Eva  Search this

Subject:

Rhoades, Jason 1965-2006  Search this

Rhoades, Jason 1965-2006 Perfect world  Search this

Rhoades, Jason 1965-2006 1:12 Perfect world  Search this

McCarthy, Paul 1945-  Search this

Deichtorhallen Hamburg  Search this

Hauser & Wirth London  Search this

Physical description:

157 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm

Type:

Books

Interviews

Place:

Germany

Hamburg

England

London

Date:

2012

C2012

Topic:

Installations (Art)  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1015290

Author:

Krahl, Regina  Search this

Physical description:

172 pages color illustrations 34 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Catalogues

Place:

England

London

Angleterre

Londres

China

Date:

2022

Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368

Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912

960-1368 (Dynasties des Song et des Yuan)

1368-1912 (Dynasties des Ming et des Qing)

Topic:

Blue and white ware--Private collections  Search this

Porcelain, Chinese  Search this

Bleu et blanc (Céramique)--Collections privées  Search this

Porcelaine chinoise  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1165451

Sculptor:

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this

Subject:

Pierrepont, Edward S., Mrs. (Margaretta Willoughby)  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1968.65.2

Date:

1874

Topic:

Portrait female--Bust  Search this

Control number:

IAS 08581780

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_293608

Creator:

Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012  Search this

Davis, Lenore, 1936-1995  Search this

Subject:

Penland School of Crafts  Search this

Type:

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Enamel and enameling  Search this

Textile design  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17478

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)388783

AAA_collcode_helwharo

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_388783

Manufactured by:

J. and P. Coats, British, founded 1830  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

cotton (textile) on cardboard and ink on metallic paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.3 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)

Type:

spools

sewing tools and equipment

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Uxbridge, London, England, Europe

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Business  Search this

Recreation  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540c3c959-ced3-4840-acfe-e2dee915b858

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.4

Manufactured by:

J. and P. Coats, British, founded 1830  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

yarn on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 3 5/16 × 3 5/16 in. (8 × 8.4 × 8.4 cm)

Type:

spools

sewing tools and equipment

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Uxbridge, London, England, Europe

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Business  Search this

Recreation  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.6

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50049a368-61e8-4424-81d9-5775095e47f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.6

Maker:

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 12 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in x 18 in; 31.75 cm x 17.145 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

Lamp, Carbon Arc

carbon arc lamp for electrocardiograph.

carbon arc lamp for electrocardiograph

electrocardiograph carbon arc lamp

Other Terms:

Lamp, Carbon Arc; Diagnostic Medicine

Place made:

United Kingdom: England

Date made:

1920-1924

about 1920

Credit Line:

Gift of the University of Michigan

ID Number:

MG.M-06776

Catalog number:

M-06776

Model number:

18116

Accession number:

203310

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2ec0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_728079

Maker:

Tompian, Thomas  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 80 3/8 in x 17 in x 9 1/2 in; 204.1525 cm x 43.18 cm x 24.13 cm

Object Name:

Clock, Tallcase

clock, tall case

Place made:

United Kingdom: England

Date made:

ca 1680

ID Number:

2001.0002.01

Accession number:

2001.0002

Catalog number:

2001.0002.01

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Work and Industry: Mechanisms

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-d524-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1022984

Maker:

Pepys, William Hasledine  Search this

Physical Description:

metal, steel (overall material)

wood, ebony (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 34 cm x 3.5 cm; x 13 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in

Object Name:

Knife

Other Terms:

Knife; Cutting Tool; Amputation

Place made:

United Kingdom: England, London

Date made:

1745 - 1805

Credit Line:

Gift of Rosalie F. Bailey

ID Number:

1979.0264.01.06

Catalog number:

1979.0264.01.06

Accession number:

1979.0264

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-c751-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1131588

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:00:46 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_07dabc476c69b4f8f083fd525ff5bef0

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 28, Item 25

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.7: Bridges, Movable / 1.7.1: Bascule

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84ef84c02-ad88-4dc4-9c15-6da578d770eb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref2635

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 21, Item 54

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1779

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.5: Bridges, Metal Arch / 1.5.6: Foreign Metal Arch

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c87b1c92-dc5a-4d23-808b-187069b99110

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref2017

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 20, Item 16

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.5: Bridges, Metal Arch / 1.5.2: Bridges, Girder and Tubular

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep804c54f41-f58b-4516-84ae-f856577727c8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref1911

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 20, Item 18

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.5: Bridges, Metal Arch / 1.5.2: Bridges, Girder and Tubular

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep873b40348-cfac-4a08-8be2-905a8be435d8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref1913

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 19, Item 41

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.5: Bridges, Metal Arch / 1.5.2: Bridges, Girder and Tubular

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83d362c69-6ed5-483e-bf6c-69fc1b3f9be4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref1877

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 19, Item 14

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.4: Bridges, Masonry Aqueducts / 1.4.9: Wood Arch and Truss

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85276066d-93ea-4b6c-b472-f2b3873ccac5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref1844

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 27, Item 30

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.6: Bridges, Metal Truss / 1.6.7: Foreign Metal Trusses

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87b032c15-2e29-4734-9397-bba2b34baf47

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref2574

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Consist of sites located in different parts of the United States and England including Ferro Concrete Construction Company, Baltimore, Maryland; Corliss Steam Engine Company, Providence, Rhode Island; Soho Manufactory, Birmingham, England; a factory in Atlanta, Georgia; and Harmony Mills in Cohoes, New York.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1013, Subseries 1.1.5

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.1: Architecture and Structures

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep806f08023-8b3e-40bb-a19f-5eb5c40f23ca

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref574

Creator:

Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012  Search this

Davis, Lenore , 1936-1995  Search this

Names:

Penland School of Crafts  Search this

Extent:

14.5 Linear feet

7.85 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Date:

1940-2013

Summary:

The papers of artists and art educators Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis measue 14.5 linear feet and 7.85 Gigabytes and date from 1940 to 2013. The papers document Davis' career and personal life more heavily than that of Helwig, however, material related to both individuals are present. Included is biographical information; correspondence; exhibition and business files; research and printed material; artwork and sketches; photographs; and papers and digital material related to both Helwig and Davis' teaching endeavors.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of artists and art educators Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis measue 14.5 linear feet and 7.85 Gigabytes and contains correspondence, video recordings, some in digital format, photographs and slides, exhibition ephemera, clippings and various other printed material, and artwork.

Biographical material includes resumes, school papers, artist inventories, and contacts lists. The collection's correspondence is both personal and business related, and includes a series of letters from Davis' mother, Mary Shope Davis, to her brother and sister-in-law from the 1940s. Other material found in this collection documents Helwig's and Davis' involvement in exhibitions; national and local craft-related guilds and associations, education; sale of artwork and services; research material; and printed ephemera. The collection's photographs include the personal and professional side of Helwig and Davis' life.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-2012 (.08 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-2009 (2.5 linear feet; Box 1-4)

Series 3: Writings, 1970-1994 (7 folders; Box 4)

Series 4: Exhibitions, 1969-2007 (10 folders; Box 4, 3.73 GB; ER01-ER02)

Series 5: Professional Files, 1971-2012 (1.0 linear feet; Box 4-5)

Series 6: Research Material, 1953-2012 (9 folders; box 5-6)

Series 7: Teaching Files, 1973-2012 (2.8 linear feet; Box 6-9, 4.12 GB; ER03)

Series 8: Personal Business Files, 1977-2003 (.5 linear feet; Box 9-10)

Series 9: Printed Material, 1955-2013 (1.0 linear feet; Box 10-11)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1958-1995 (2.0 linear feet; Box 11-13, shoebox 15)

Series 11: Photographs, 1940-2000 (1.5 linear feet; Box 13-14)

Biographical / Historical:

Harold Helwig (1938-2012) and Lenore Davis (1936-1995) were a craft artist couple as well as craft educators living primarily in Newport Kentucky.

Harold "Bill" Helwig (1938-2012) was an enamel artist and educator born in Wellington, Kansas in 1938. Helwig received his MS in watercolor from Fort Hayes Kansas State College in 1961. After a short stint in the military, Helwig became the assistant director of the Creative Craft Center at the State University of New York, Buffalo (he served as an assistant professor in the design department there as well). In 1977, Helwig took the position of director at Vitrearc, a division of Ceramic Coating Co., in Newport, Kentucky. After Vitrearc, Helwig's primary focus shifted towards creating enamel art and teaching its process. Included in Helwig's artistic accomplishments was a selection in the international exhibition Objects: USA(1969), exhibitions in the Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis, Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York City, and the CCA Galleries in Cambridge, England. Helwig was an active member of the American Craft Council as co-founder and editor of Glass On Metal. He received the Enamellist Society's Creative Arts Award in 2001.

Lenore Davis (1936-1995) was a fiber artist and educator born in Missoula Montana in 1936. She received her BS from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1958. After college, Davis taught high school art, and held a position as a craft director with the US Army Special Services in Germany. After these jobs, Davis received her MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1965, and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study ceramics in Portugal in 1966. After her scholarship, Davis began her career as a full-time artist showcasing her work individually and as part of group exhibitions at craft shows, galleries, and museums across the United States. She also led workshops, made instructional videos, and worked for commissions. Davis was a member of the Surface Design Association, National Institute of American Doll Artists, American Craft Council, Kentucky Guild of Craftsmen, and Greater Cincinnati Guild of Craftsmen.

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis married in 1968. As a couple they worked collaboratively on two-person shows as well as part of larger group exhibitions. In addition to conducting various workshops and lectures, both Davis and Helwig taught classes at Penland School of Craft between the late-1970s and mid-1990s.

Provenance:

This collection was donated in 2017 by Arnelle Dow, executor of Harold Helwig's estate.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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Occupation:

Educators -- Kentucky -- Newport  Search this

Enamel artists -- Kentucky -- Newport  Search this

Fiber artists -- Kentucky -- Newport  Search this

Topic:

Enamel and enameling  Search this

Textile design  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.helwharo

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Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9635f8e84-08e2-43b6-8ab0-34b86e1a38d8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-helwharo