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Finding Aid for the Helen Bullard Krechniak Papers, 1976-1978


MS-2689

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Will Leech, January 9, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Will Leech, January 9, 2006
Encoded by: Will Leech, January 9, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Helen Bullard Krechniak Papers

Date/Date Range :   1976-1978
Bullard, Helen, 1902- .
Extent: 0.6 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence and other information pertaining to Helen Bullard Krechniak's proposed trip to Kyoto, Japan for the 1978 World Crafts Council Conference. She intended to visit other countries, including the Philippines so that she could share her craft of dollmaking with the world. The trip never came to fruition.

Call number: MS-2689

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was donated to Special Collections.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Helen Bullard Krechniak Papers, MS-2689. The Special Collections Library of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Arrangement

Collection consists of six folder. The material is divided into four series:

  1. Series I: Correspondence
  2. Series II: Dollmaking documents
  3. Series III: Clippings
  4. Series IV: Ephemera

Biography / History

Helen Bullard, the wife of author Joseph Marshall Krechniak, was well known for her doll making skills and work for and support of N.I.A.D.A. The Krechniak's were originally from Chicago, but the family moved to Ozone, Tennessee, during the Great Depression because the cost of living was cheaper than in Chicago. Helen Bullard died on October 31, 1996.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence and various documents pertaining to Helen Bullard's proposed trip to Kyoto, Japan, for the 1978 World Crafts Council Conference. She intended to visit other countries, including the Philippines so that she could share her craft of dollmaking with the world. The trip never came to fruition.

Subject Terms

  • Bullard, Helen, 1902- .
  • Dollmakers -- United States.
  • Handicraft -- Tennessee.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence, 1976-1978
Box   1     Folder   1    
Correspondence from Helen Bullard, 1976-1978
Box   1     Folder   2    
Correspondence to Helen Bullard, 1976-1978
Box   1     Folder      

Series II: Dollmaking Documents, 1976-1978
Box   1     Folder   3    
Slides of Japanese Dolls, undated
Box   1     Folder   4    
Helen Bullard's notes on dolls, undated
   

Series III: Clippings, 1976-1978
Box   1     Folder   5    
Clippings, 1976-1978
   

Series IV: Ephemera, undated
Box   1     Folder   6    
Ephemera, undated