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Norman and Oscar Smith Audio Transcript | Digital Traditions Norman Smith on the Early Days | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
Norman Smith on the Early Days | Digital Traditions
Episode 1
Norman Smith (d. 1990), Lawley, Chilton County. Interview recorded June 1981. Norman Smith began working in the family pottery in 1920 and opened his own shop in 1932 a few miles away. Arguably one of...
Norman and Oscar Smith Audio Transcript | Digital Traditions Oscar Smith Speculates on a Successor | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
Oscar Smith Speculates on a Successor | Digital Traditions
Episode 2
Oscar Smith, Lawley, Perry County. Interview recorded June 1981. Norman Smith began working in the family pottery in 1920 and opened his own shop in 1932 a few miles away. Arguably one of the most...
Norman & Oscar Smith Photos | Digital Traditions

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Norman & Oscar Smith Photos | Digital Traditions
Episode 3
Norman Smith began working in the family pottery in 1920 and opened his own shop in 1932 a few miles away. Arguably one of the most traditional of southern potters still practicing in 1981, he used a...
Marie Gooden Rogers Photos | Digital Traditions

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Marie Gooden Rogers Photos | Digital Traditions
Episode 2
Marie Gooden married into a potting family and was given informal instruction in shop operations and the nuances of turning by her husband, Horace Rogers. After his death in 1962, Marie decided to...
Landrum Family Photos | Digital Traditions

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Landrum Family Photos | Digital Traditions
Dr. Abner Landrum (1783-1856) was a major figure in the development and dissemination of the alkaline-glazed pottery tradition. In addition to being a newspaper editor and land speculator, he is...
Kenneth Outen: Matthews Pottery Photos | Digital Traditions

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Kenneth Outen: Matthews Pottery Photos | Digital Traditions
Episode 2
The Outens had been in the pottery business since the 1870s, working in both North and South Carolina. Kenneth Outen inherited the family's pottery in the town of Matthews, east of Charlotte, from his...