The collection’s focus is Appalachian craft, but includes a diverse range of forms and formats dating from the mid 1800s to the present. The permanent collection consists of more than 3,200 craft objects, with a small collection of tools and artifacts. Materials selected from the library collection for this project include mostly rare or ephemeral publications relating directly to the Craft Revival period such as the exhibition Catalogue of Mountain Handicrafts. The library is open whenever the Folk Art Center is open.
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A professional librarian is available for reference assistance. A photocopy machine and scanner are readily available for patron use. While the resources do not circulate, the materials are available for use on site.
The collection catalog is available on the library's computer.
A recent addition is an audio-visual area where visitors may choose from over 100 craft-related videos. The collection contains over 7,000 books and exhibition catalogs, 45 current periodical titles as well as many periodicals no longer in print. There are also materials on regional history and development.
Library materials relate to craft work from around the world and in all media with historical background as well as "how-to" information. Gray Library is to collect, preserve, and make available for research materials concerning the appreciation and knowledge of traditional and contemporary crafts, with particular emphasis on the craft heritage of the southern Appalachian region. The Folk Art Center is owned and maintained by the National Park Service and is open to the public. All of the collections are currently housed in the organizations’ headquarters in the Folk Art Center that is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. The Southern Highland Craft Guild Collections consist of library, archives, and a permanent collection of art objects and artifacts. Information on the craft fairs, special events, exhibitions, shops, and membership can be found on the Southern Highland Craft Guild's website. The Guild's initial formation was rooted in western North Carolina and since the 1950s has been headquartered in Asheville. Second in age only to the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, the Guild now represents over 900 craftspeople in 293 counties of 9 southeastern states, known as the Southern Highlands. With a mission to both educate and market, the Guild has since grown to become one of the strongest craft organizations in the country. In 1930, the Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild, later the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild (and now the Southern Highland Craft Guild) was officially chartered. In 1929 many of these craft revival administrators came together around the concept of an umbrella organization that would further the revival in handmade objects. Schools teaching traditional crafts and selling newly made products sprung up throughout rural Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. From the 1890s to the 1920s, the southern Appalachian region witnessed a revival in the production and sale of handmade items such as woven coverlets, hand hewn furniture, cornhusk dolls, and carved animals.
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