Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff
MARY BRADSHAW HOLSINGER
Weaving Teacher, Housemother, Volunteer c.1948-1955
(Died 1955)
Weaving class. [086_VII_life_work_007.jpg]
TAGS: Mary Bradshaw Holsinger, Mary Holzinger, teachers, weaving, weavers, housemothers, volunteers, Guest House
MARY BRADSHAW HOLSINGER Staff, Volunteer
Housemother Weaving Teacher, Volunteer, c. 1948-1955
Mary Bradshaw Holsinger (Holzinger) came to Pine Mountain Settlement as a teacher and she then returned to volunteer for the institution. She was a knowledgeable and much admired weaving teacher at the School. Her seven years at the School span both Boarding School years as well as the Community School years. During her early years, she also served as a housemother to boarding school boys. She assisted with the Guest House in later years.
Mary Holsinger died March 23, 1955. She is remembered with great fondness by those who knew her and the students who learned the discipline of craft under her gentle watchful eye. This writer is one of those students.
See Also:
ARTS AND CRAFTS WEAVING Guide
FARM Guide to Sheep, Goats, Weaving, Natural Dyes
NOTES – 1951 November, page 3
| Title | Mary Bradshaw Holsinger |
| Alt. Title | Mary Bradshaw ; Mary Holsinger; Mary Holzinger ; |
| Identifier | https://pinemountainsettlement.net/?page_id=111550 |
| Creator | Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
| Alt. Creator | Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
| Subject Keyword | Mary Bradshaw Holsinger, Mary Holzinger, teachers, weaving, weavers, housemothers, volunteers, Guest House |
| Subject LCSH | Holsinger, Mary Bradshaw, — died 1955. Pine Mountain Settlement School (Pine Mountain, Ky.) — History. Harlan County (Ky.) — History. Education — Kentucky — Harlan County. Rural schools — Kentucky — History. Schools — Appalachian Region, Southern. |
| Date | 2023-05-14 hw |
| Publisher | Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
| Contributor | Helen Hayes Wykle |
| Type | Collections ; text ; image ; |
| Format | Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet. |
| Source | Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff, Volunteers |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff, Volunteers |
| Coverage Temporal | 1948 – 1955 |
| Coverage Spatial | Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; |
| Rights | Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | n/a |
| Description | Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Mary Bradshaw Holsinger ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Mary Bradshaw Holsinger ; |
| Acquisition | n/d |
| Citation | “[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
| Processed By | Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-26 aae ; |
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