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Francis, Michelle A., Oral Interview: Nell Cole Graves and Bea Cole (Mrs. Waymon Cole), August 31, 1985 CE

Date: Aug. 31 1985 | Identifier: OHSOAD
Michelle A. Francis' interview with North Carolina potter Nell Cole Graves and Bea Cole (the latter does not speak), in which Ms. Graves describes working in her father's pottery shop. She discusses how she made the smaller items, including dishes, while her brother Waymon made larger items such as flower pots. She talks about various business arrangements they had with sellers, including one in Black Mountain. Toward the end of the interview she describes the candle-making business she started on the side. more...
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Michelle A. Francis' interview with North Carolina potter Nell Cole Graves and Bea Cole (the latter does not speak), in which Ms. Graves describes working in her father's pottery shop. She discusses how she made the smaller items, including dishes, while her brother Waymon made larger items such as flower pots. She talks about various business arrangements they had with sellers, including one in Black Mountain. Toward the end of the interview she describes the candle-making business she started on the side.
Creator(s)
Graves, Nell Cole
Cole, Bea
Contributor(s)
Francis, Michelle A.
Date
August 31, 1985
Call Number
OHSOAD
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Fine and Performing Arts
- Dwight M. Holland Ceramics Collection

Subject(s)
Pottery--Oral History
Graves, Nell Cole--Interviews
Potters--North Carolina--Seagrove--Interviews
Pottery--North Carolina--Seagrove
Pottery, American--20th century
Pottery industry--North Carolina--Seagrove
Candlemaking--North Carolina--Seagrove

Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Randolph County (N.C.)--Seagrove (N.C.)
Location (physical)
Jenkins Fine Arts Center
Type
text
Medium
oral histories
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http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10687

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