Willis D. Weatherford, Sr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 09-9.56

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, printed material, writings, speeches, and other material relating to the professional and personal life of Willis D. Weatherford, Sr.

Dates

created: c. 1915-1970

Creator

Weatherford, W. D. -- (Willis Duke) -- 1875-1970 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.

Extent

5.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Willis D. Weatherford, Sr., was president of the Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, N.C., 1906-1944; president of the Y.M.C.A. Graduate School, Nashville, 1919-1946; trustee of Berea College, Berea, Ky., 1916-ca. 1962; faculty member of Fisk University, 1936-1946; director of the Southern Appalachian Studies Project, 1956-1968; and lifelong student of race relations in the South.

Arrangement Note

Although not in formal series, the collection is arranged roughly as follows: biographical materials, correspondence (in alphabetical order), addresses and writings, miscellaneous materials and subject files.