Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records

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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records

1950-1969

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Correspondence, with letters to Mary Bishop, founder of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Francis Sumner Merritt, director of the school, his wife Priscilla, and copies of letters sent; organizational records including by-laws for the school, annual reports, meeting minutes, financial data, course outlines, and faculty lists; a file kept by Mary Bishop with records and writings concerning the school; two scrapbooks containing clippings, school catalogs and announcements, letters and memorabilia; printed material clippings, catalogs, and biographical data on Francis Sumner Merritt; and 16 photographs of works of art and exhibition installations.

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Bishop, Mary B., 1885-1972.

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Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Francis E. Merritt : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376660 From the description of Reminiscences of Francis E. Merritt : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158264 b. April 8, 1913; d. December 27, 2000. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown...

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

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Craft and art school; Deer Isle, Me. From the description of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records, 1950-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389617 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, located in Deer Isle, Maine, was founded in 1950 by a group of craft artists in Belfast, Maine. The school gained financial support from Mary Beasom Bishop, a resident of Flint, Michigan who had a summer home in the area. Francis S. Merritt was its first director; his wife Priscilla Me...