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Archival processing of the North Carolina Pottery Center Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Size | 43 items |
Abstract | The North Carolina Pottery Center Collection of Oral Histories consists of audio interviews conducted by the North Carolina Pottery Center with North Carolina based potters. The interviews were part of the center's "Living Tradition" oral history project, which was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS). |
Creator | North Carolina Pottery Center. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
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The North Carolina Pottery Center was established on 7 November 1998 in Sea Grove, N.C., a region of North Carolina known for its many potteries. The center's mission is to promote public awareness and appreciation of the history, heritage, and ongoing tradition of pottery making in North Carolina through educational programs, public services, collection and preservation, and research and documentation.
Back to TopThe North Carolina Pottery Center Collection of Oral Histories consists of audio interviews conducted by the North Carolina Pottery Center with North Carolina based potters. The interviews were part of the center's "Living Tradition" oral history project, which was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS). Denny Hubbard Mecham wrote the project proposal, titled "The Living Tradition: N.C. Potters in the 21st Century", on behalf of the center, while archivist, Michelle Francis, and folklorist, Charles G. Zug III, interviewed participants for the project. Notable artists featured on the recordings include Mark Hewitt of Pittsboro, N.C.; Ben Owen III of Seagrove, N.C.; Pam and Vernon Owens of Seagrove, N.C.; and Neolia Cole Womack of Sanford, N.C. Recordings are on audiocassette.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Processed by: Brad San Martin and Anne Wells, March 2018
Encoded by: Anne Wells, March 2018
Archival processing of the North Carolina Pottery Center Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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