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Title	Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker
Creator	Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	questionnaires
Date of Orginal	1958/1965
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	These documents pertain to the life and work of Edd Presnell (1917-1994), an Avery County woodworker known mostly for his hand made dulcimers. Included are two Southern Highland Handicraft Guild member questionnaires from 1958 and 1965. Presnell was born and raised in the western North Carolina mountains. He married into a crafting family where his father-in-law taught him the craft of carving bowls and dulcimers. His work was shown at many fairs including the Interrnational Exhibit in Cairo, Egypt.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1950s 1960s
Location	Avery County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Membership Records
Inventory Number	SHCG_Mem22_Pres
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker
Creator	Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	questionnaires
Date of Orginal	1958/1965
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	These documents pertain to the life and work of Edd Presnell (1917-1994), an Avery County woodworker known mostly for his hand made dulcimers. Included are two Southern Highland Handicraft Guild member questionnaires from 1958 and 1965. Presnell was born and raised in the western North Carolina mountains. He married into a crafting family where his father-in-law taught him the craft of carving bowls and dulcimers. His work was shown at many fairs including the Interrnational Exhibit in Cairo, Egypt.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Musical instruments -- Appalachian Region, Southern Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1950s 1960s
Location	Avery County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Membership Records
Inventory Number	SHCG_Mem22_Pres_1a
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker

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Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker

Member file: Edd L. Presnell, woodworker