This collection not only contains general information regarding the North Carolina Living Treasure Award, including receipts of income and awarded gifts, but also includes press releases, articles, photographs, and awards banquet details for individual honorees.
The North Carolina Living Treasure Award was established in 1987 by Dr. Gerald Shinn, through the Museum of World Cultures, to recognize North Carolina artists who work in the traditional arts. The Museum of World Cultures has since become a part of the University of North Carolina—Wilmington’s Randall Library, which now administers the North Carolina Living Treasure Award. Awarded annually until 1995, the title of North Carolina Living Treasure is now granted biennially.
The North Carolina Living Treasures Award is made possible by an endowment from Martin Meyerson, M.D., in memory of his mother, Dorothy Meyerson.
This Collection has been designated Accession Number 149 of the Manuscripts Collection, Special Collections Department, William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Inventory
Manuscript/Box/File
149/1/1
1995-1996, 6
items, Papers, letters, and receipts on living treasure income.
Information on gifts from the Museum of World Cultures and New Hanover
Radiation Oncology Center
149/1/2
1993-1996, 3 items, A book
and two articles on talented North Carolinians. None of whom have been
honored by the North Carolina Living Treasure Program.
149/1/4
1987 Sept 14, 1 item, Press release article
on Julian Guthrie
149/1/5
1988 June 17, 1 item, The
News-Times is a Morehead City-Beaufort, N.C. newspaper. The article
shown is called “Island man receives ‘Living Treasure’ medal.”
149/1/6
1988 Sept 21, 3 items, Press release on Marquetarian
Thayer Francis
149/1/7
Fall 1988, 1 item, The Board
of Governors Quarterly recognizes Thayer Francis as a Living treasure for
1988.
149/1/9
1989, 3 items, Papers, such as receipts and
a guest list, on the organization for Sidney Oakley’s recognition
banquet
149/1/10
Sept and Oct 1989, 3 items, Newspaper
Articles from the Sunday Star-News, Carolina Country, and Durham
Morning Herald about potter Sid Oakley
149/1/18
1992 Sept 3, 2 items, News Letter titled Campus
Communique features an article called “Meet our Living Treasure.”
149/1/19
1992 Sept 24, 1 item, A Newspaper clipping
from the Alamance News On Thursday September 24, 1992, titled “Snow Camp
Gunsmith Named Living Treasure.”
149/1/20
1992, 8 items, Receipts for the banquet
for John Braxton at UNCW.
149/1/21
1992, Photographs of John Braxton’s UNCW
Living Treasure presentation.
149/1/22
1992, 8 items, Photographs of John Braxton’s Living
Treasure honor banquet.
149/1/24
1993, 2 items, Press release and
description of accomplishments made by living treasure Harvey K.
Littleton.
149/1/27
1993, 8 items, Receipts for the banquet honoring Harvey K.
Littleton.
149/1/28
1993 Oct 21, 1 item, The Seahawk Newspaper features
the article “193 N.C. Living Treasure Chosen.”
149/1/30
1994 Feb, 2 items, Letters to Sidney Luck.
149/1/32
Nov 1993, 1 item, Pottery Shop Guide for Seagrove
Area features Sidney Luck’s store titled Luck’s Ware.
149/1/34
1994, 11 items, Receipts from the banquet
honoring Sidney Luck
149/1/36
1994 Oct 6, 1 item, Campus
Communique features the article called “Potter Sidney Luck Chosen as 1994
North Carolina Living Treasure.”
149/1/37
A newspaper article by Frank Maley entitled Potter
Named state ‘Living Treasure’ is about Sidney Potter, 1 item.
149/1/38
Pamphlets and Business cards of Sidney
Luck’s pottery store, 6 items.
149/1/39
Photographs of Sidney Luck at work
creating pottery.
149/1/40
1994, 8 items, Photographs of Sidney
Luck’s banquet.
149/2/44
1995, 4 items, Letters and a check request
organizing the banquet honoring Arval
Woody.
149/2/46
1995, 33 items, Receipts from the banquet
honoring Arval Woody
149/2/47
1995, 2 items, Invitation list for the banquet
honoring Arval Woody
149/2/48
1997 Oct 3, 1 item, Press release from
basket maker Billie Ruth Sudduth.
149/2/49
1997 Sept 8, Billie Ruth Sudduth’s resume.
149/2/50
1997 Nov 23, Thank you letter from Billie
Ruth Sudduth to Chancellor Luetze.
149/2/51
1997, 3 items, Flyers and Pamphlets for
recipient Billie Ruth Sudduth’s presence at UNCW.
149/2/52
1997, 7 items, Pictures of Billie Ruth Sudduth
demonstrating her talent of Basket weaving to UNCW students. A negative of
her baskets is also included in this file.
149/2/53
1997, 8 items, Receipts for the banquet
honoring Billie Ruth Sudduth.
149/2/54
1997, 2 items, Invitations for the banquet
honoring Billie Ruth Sudduth.
149/2/56
1997, 2 items, E-mails for the
organization of the banquet honoring Billie Ruth
Sudduth.
149/2/58
1997, 3 items, The Morning Star
celebrates the art of Billie Ruth Sudduth’s baskets in three different
editions. She is recognized on Nov 1, Oct 28, and Oct
19.
149/2/60
Spring 1998, 1 item, Americanstyle
spotlight’s Billie Ruth Sudduth In an article titled “She’s a Living
Treasure.”