Virgil Ellsworth Poling papers, 1939-1973
Poling, Virgil Ellsworth,
b. 1908
d. 2001
Educator, Arts administrator
Little Deer Isle, Me.
Collection size: 1.4 linear ft.
Collection Summary: Correspondence, mostly from his years teaching at Dartmouth and the establishment of a woodworking shop at the College; published articles from Crafts Magazine by Poling; a few newsclippings; photographs of Poling, his students and their work at Dartmouth; slides; reports and manuscripts concerning the development of craft industries in Bangladesh, Korea, Kenya, and Nigeria for the United States Agency for International Development in the 1970s.
Biographical/Historical Note: Educator; Little Deer Isle, Maine.
Donated 1980-1981 by Virgil Poling.
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