Pewabic Pottery records

Record Group

Identifier: UA-3.3.9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Pewabic Pottery records are microfilm copies of the papers held at the Archives of American Art. They are primarily made up of materials from the 1940s and 1950s. The records include scrapbooks, business correspondence, daybooks, financial records, exhibition files, Pewabic Pottery, Commission records, photographs, publicity brochures, various governmental records, Revelation Kiln business records, teaching record of Mary Chase Stratton, personal papers of M.C. and William B. Stratton, Pewabic Pottery guest books, blueprints, national historic designation, a book entitled Ceramic Processes by M.C. Stratton. The original documents include a copy of Pewabic Pottery Magazine, 1977 and exhibition and sale flyers.

Dates

Creation: 1891 - 1981

Creator

Pewabic Pottery (Firm) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Historical Note

Mary Chase Stratton and Horace Caulkins (developer of the Revelation Kiln), founded Pewabic Pottery in 1903 in Detroit at the height of the Arts & Crafts movement in America. They produced highly respected vessels, tiles, and ornamentation. In 1961 Mary Chase Stratton died and Pewabic Pottery was run by her former assistant. In 1966, ownership was transferred to Michigan State University, which operated the Pottery as part of its continuing education program until 1976. From 1976 to 1981 Pewabic Pottery reported to the University Extension Program. In 1979, the Pewabic Society, a non-profit organization, was established to administer the Pottery's operation. In 1981 Pottery ownership was transferred to the Society, whose board of trustees continues to serve as the Pottery's governing body. (Historical information from the Pewabic Pottery website)

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (, 10 reels, 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Archival Materials

See also for photographs of Mary Chase Stratton: Photo files- MSU. Vice President for University and Federal Relations Collection. U.S. Bicentennial File. People. Mary Chase Stratton