Hardy Davidson Oral History

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Oral History Register for Hardy Davidson
Title	Hardy Davidson Oral History
Creator	Hardy Davidson
Alt. Creator	Interviewer: Dr. Louis D. Silveri
Subject LCSH:	Folk art -- Appalachian Region, Southern Tennessee Valley Authority -- History Asheville (N.C.) -- History Warren Wilson College -- History Wood-carving
Subject Keyword:	Swanannoa, NC ; Wood-carving ; Southern Highland Craft Guild ; Depression ; Davidson, Samuel ; Beacon Manufacturing Company ; Civil War ; Religion ; Railroads ; T.V.A. Flood Control Plans ; Farming ; 1916 flood in Asheville
Description	The subjects discussed in this interview include family background, the death of Samuel Davidson, the Civil War era, the railroad era, farm life, wood carving, Depression years in Swanannoa, Warren Wilson College, craft sales, Beacon Manufacturing Company, religious denominations, T. V. A.'s Flood Control Plans, and the flood of 1916.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804
Contributor	Hardy Davidson
Date	Electronic Record Issued: 2001-07-15
Type	Text
Format	TRANSCRIPT, 34 double-spaced pages
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/davidson.html
Source	Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Language	English
Relation	Southern Highlands Research Center Oral History Collection: http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/SHRC/default_shrc.htm
Coverage	c1900's-1972 ; Swannanoa, NC
Rights	No restrictions ; Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Acquisition	Donor number: 23 ; Date of acquisition: August, 1977
Processed By	Southern Highlands Research Center staff , 1978 ; Special Collections staff, 2001
Interview Date	1972-06-04
Biography	Hardy Davidson is a life long resident of Swanannoa, North Carolina, and is a descendent from one of the earliest families that settled the region. He has gained recognition as a wood carver and was an early member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild.
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