Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)
Variant namesBlack Mountain College was founded in 1933 by a group of nonconformist faculty and students from Rollins College in Florida. Headed by John Andrew Rice, they established their experimental college and community near Black Mountain, NC. Artists and writers from all over the country were attracted to Black Mountain and the college became a nurturing ground for some of the best talents of the twentieth century. Among its faculty and students were Josef Albers, Robert Rauschenberg, Willem de Kooning, John Cage, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, and Robert Creeley. Black Mountain College closed in 1956 due to lack of funding, but by then it had secured a place in American cultural history as an important community of artists and intellectuals.
From the description of Black Mountain College Collection, 1975-1977. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37033941
Organized in 1933 based on John Rice's educational theories which combined the liberal arts with the fine arts; communal living, small and informal class setting, continuation of class discussions into the dining room and evening hours, lack of grades, but rigorous examination of the student before certification that course work had been completed were hallmarks of the educational experience at Black Mountain.
From the description of Black Mountain College photographs, [1933]-[1956]. (North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist). WorldCat record id: 70955980
From the description of Black Mountain College papers, 1933-1956. (North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist). WorldCat record id: 70962380
Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 by a group of nonconformist faculty and students from Rollins College in Florida. Headed by John Andrew Rice, they established their experimental college and community near Black Mountain, N.C. Among its faculty and students were Josef Albers, Robert Rauschenberg, Willem de Kooning, John Cage, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, and Robert Creeley. Black Mountain College closed in 1956 due to lack of funding.
From the description of Black Mountain College publications, [1939?]-1954. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37039311
Founded in 1933; closed in 1956.
From the description of Black Mountain College records, 1933-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118424
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| referencedIn | Clemens Kalischer papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Mervin Lane Manuscripts | North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist | |
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| creatorOf | Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.). [Announcements, bulletins, programs, etc.] | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.). Black Mountain College publications, [1939?]-1954. | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries | |
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| creatorOf | Education in a self-governing community. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Harris, Mary Emma, 1943-. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1987. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
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| referencedIn | Rudolf Kolisch papers, 1886-1978. | Houghton Library | |
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| referencedIn | Dawson, Fielding, 1930-. Fielding Dawson papers, ca. 1949-1983. | University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library | |
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| referencedIn | Anni Albers papers | Archives of American Art | |
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| referencedIn | José de Creeft papers | Archives of American Art | |
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| referencedIn | Reynolds, Katherine Chaddock, 1945-. John Andrew Rice research files, 1901-1999. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Cage, John. Projector / [John Cage]. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Charles Olson Research Collection., 1910-1970. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Massingale, Susan. Susan Massingale collection, 1987-1995. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.). A plan for an educational savings fund organization based on self-help / Black Mountain College. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Joel Oppenheimer Papers, 1925-1988. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
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| creatorOf | Aims of Black Mountain College. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.). Black Mountain College Collection, 1975-1977. | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries | |
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| referencedIn | Mary Caroline Richards papers, 1928-1994 | Getty Research Institute | |
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| referencedIn | Josef Albers papers, 1899-1973 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.). Black Mountain College photographs, [1933]-[1956]. | North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist | |
| referencedIn | Rumaker, Michael, 1932-. Michael Rumaker papers, ca. 1957-1990. | University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Ruth Asawa and Albert Lanier | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Harvey K. Littleton | Archives of American Art |
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