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Willis D. Weatherford, Sr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.56

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: circa 1915-1970

Creator

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.

Biographical / Historical

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-circa 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.

Extent

5.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, printed material, writings, speeches, and other material relating to the professional and personal life of Willis D. Weatherford, Sr.

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.

Processing Information

The finding aid was created by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist, in 2016. Finding guide updated Jan 2021, Nov 2024.

Title
Willis D. Weatherford, Sr. papers Finding Aid
Author
Lori Myers-Steele
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262