Harold Nash Slides, AV.5327
Abstract
Harold Nash was a ceramicist from Cincinnati, Ohio, who owned the historic Toler House in Skyco on Roanoke Island in the second half of the 20th century. This collection primarily consists of slides taken by Nash during his visits to the Outer Banks in the 1950s and 1960s.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Harold Nash Slides
- Call Number
- AV.5327
- Creator
- Nash, Harold
- Date
- 1952-1979
- Extent
- 0.400 cubic feet
- Language
- English
- Repository
- Outer Banks History Center
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by the United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying these materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], AV.5327, Harold Nash Slides, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.
Collection Overview
The Harold Nash Slides, 1952-1979, primarily consists of slides taken by Nash during his visits to the Outer Banks in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides largely depict scenes around the Outer Banks and members of Nash's family participating in various activities. Included in the collection are two photographs of Nash's home, the Toler House, as well as deeds and property maps related to the house.
Arrangement Note
Alphabetical.
Biographical/Historical
Harold Siegrist Nash was born 8 November 1894 in Buffalo, New York. He attended Alfred
University and majored in ceramics. He served in the U.S. Army during the first World
War, after which he became a ceramic artist and worked in a pottery studio in Marblehead,
Massachusetts. He operated Lake Pottery Co. in Round Lake, New York, from 1921-1923
and also worked at the Gilender Glass Plant in Port Jervis, New York. He married Marion
Dixie Roads in 1921, and the couple had one child, Carolyn Nash (1922-2006). In 1927,
he was invited to develop a ceramics program at the University of Cincinnati, founding
what would ultimately become the Department of Ceramics. He retired from the university
in 1965 after 37 years there. He died at Oak Pavilion Nursing Home in Cincinnati 24
September 1972 at the age of 76.
Nash frequently vacationed to the Outer Banks with his family, and in 1952, he purchased
the historic Toler House in Skyco on Roanoke Island. At the time, it was one of the
oldest homes in Dare County and had been used as a hospital in the Civil War. The
house burned to the ground in the 1980s, and the family sold the property.
Contents of the Collection
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Susan Taylor, March 2021.