D. H. RAMSEY LIBRARY
Biltmore
Industries Archive, Tryon Toy-Makers and Weavers, [8bitry0019]
D.H. Ramsey Library, Special
Collections, UNCA 2002
| Title | Tryon Toy-Makers & Weavers : Correspondence and History |
| Creator | Yale, Charlotte L. |
| Alternate creator | Eleanor Vance |
| Alternate creator | Seely, Fred L. |
| Alt. Creator | D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections |
| Subject | Keyword : Biltmore Industries ; Homespun Shops ; weaving ; handicraft ; wood carving ; Eleanor P. Vance ; Charlotte L. Yale ; George W. Vanderbilt ; Fred Seely ; Harry Blomberg ; wool ; wool carding ; wool dying ; Grovewood Gallery ; |
| Subject | LCSH : Biltmore Industries Decorative arts -- North Carolina Artisans -- North Carolina Hand weaving -- North Carolina Handicraft -- North Carolina.. Seely, Fred L. Grove, E.W. Blomberg, Harry Weavers -- North Carolina Weaving -- Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountains -- History |
| Description | This collection contains a series of letters and telegrams covering the years from 1919 to 1927 that document the friendship and business relationship of Charlotte Yale and Eleanor Vance with Fred Loring Seely, owner of the Biltmore Industries and early manager of the Grove Park Inn. The letters record sales transactions, business advice, personal reflections and provide a chronology of events for the Tryon Toy-Makers and also for Fred Seely and to a lesser degree, the Grove Park Inn. |
| Publisher | D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Contributor | Jerry Ball, Grovewood Gallery, Inc. |
| Date | 2001-12-01 |
| Type | Text ; Image |
| Format | Digital file ; 326 |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/BiltmoreIndustries/ BiltmoreIndustries.html |
| Source | M01.08 |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Fred L. Seely Oral History ; E.M. Ball Collection ; Biltmore Industries, History ; Blomberg Family Papers |
| Coverage | 1901-1980 ; Asheville, NC |
| Rights | Restrictions apply.
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Grovewood Gallery, Inc. Asheville, NC and the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | Donor number 168 |
| Acquisition | 2001-11-20 |
| Citation | The Biltmore Industries Collection
(1901-1980),
D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at
Asheville 28804. Any use of the materials in this collection must cite the Grovewood Gallery, Inc., 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville NC 28804. |
| Processed by | Jerry Ball, Museum Attendant and Resident Historian, Grovewood Gallery (2000-2001) and UNCA Special Collections staff, 2004 . |
| Sub-series: [326 total items - full image] | |
| History | |
| 1919 - 1920 - Correspondence [34 items] | |
| 1921 - Correspondence [20 items] | |
| 1922 - Correspondence [28 items] | |
| 1923 - Correspondence [10 items] | |
| 1924 - Correspondence [12 items] | |
| 1925 - Correspondence [11 items] | |
| 1926 - Correspondence [29 items] | |
| 1927 - Correspondence [19 items] | |
| 1941 - Correspondence [1 item] | |