Sally Wilkerson collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains biographical material; sketches, and drafts, sketches and art pieces (including Christmas cards and notices) by Sally Wilkerson. The collection also contains correspondence between Berea College professor Mary Ela and Berea College graduate Daniel Thorington (a classmate of Wilkerson). Other materials include correspondence regarding Fireside Weaving and the Kentucky Arts Commission and various items including photographs and personal notes of Sally Wilkerson.
Dates
- created: 1939-1975
Creator
- Wilkerson, Sally. (Person)
- Ela, Mary (Person)
- Thorington, Daniel (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
Folder 19 contains a restricted item. Federal copyright regulations apply to all other materials.
Biographical / Historical
Sally Wilkerson (born in 1919 in Palm Beach, Florida) spent most of her youth in Middlesboro, Kentucky, before attending and graduating from Berea College with a major in art in the 1930’s. While at Berea, Wilkerson’s student labor positions included taxidermy work for the biology department and general labor in the art department. Upon graduation from Berea, Wilkerson taught in public schools. She returned to Berea College as a faculty member in 1946. Her first appointment at the College included the teaching of art education courses and classes at Knapp Hall. By 1952, Wilkerson’s teaching assignments included courses in weaving, General Studies-Humanities, and crafts and design at the Foundation School. Wilkerson served as the coordinator of the Art Department’s exhibition program from 1971 to 1985. In addition to her teaching, Wilkerson was a member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen and of the Southern Highland Crafts Guild. She illustrated Dr. Willis Weatherford’s Pioneers of Destiny: The Romance of the Appalachian People, traveled widely, and served on numerous craft and textile boards during her tenure at Berea College (1946-1985). Wilkerson passed away on March 7, 2012.
Extent
1.00 ms_boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of materials and artwork of Sally Wilkerson.
Processing Information
The collection was foldered as arranged upon delivery (Log 998) to the Special Collections and Archives in September, 2012. The collection was brought to the Archives by Robert Boyce, retired faculty of Berea College. Additional items (Log 997) were also delivered to the Archives at the same time; however, they were processed separately by Jaime M. Bradley, College Archivist.
The finding aid and box list were created by Lori Myers-Steele, Project Archivist, in February 2014.
Subject
- Berea College -- Faculty (Organization)
- Berea College (Organization)
- Title
- Sally Wilkerson collection 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
Revision Statements
- 2024-11: Finding aid revised
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu