Appalachian Ministries Educational Resource Center.
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Wilma Dykeman Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.16
Abstract
Wilma Dykeman (1920-2006) lived all her life near the French Broad River in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Born in Asheville, Dykeman traced her interest in writing to the stories her parents read aloud to her when she was a child. By the time she was in elementary school, she was making up her own stories, plays, and poems. After graduating from high school and Biltmore Junior College in Asheville, Dykeman attended Northwestern University and received a bachelor’s degree in...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1959-1998