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Sally Wilkerson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.58

Scope and Contents

This collection contains: biographical material; sketches, drafts and pieces (including Christmas cards and notices) by Sally Wilkerson; correspondence between Berea College professor Mary Ela and Berea College graduate Daniel Thorington (a classmate of Wilkerson); correspondence regarding Fireside Weaving and the Kentucky Arts Commission; and miscellaneous items including photographs and personal notes of Sally Wilkerson.

Dates

  • created: 1939-1975

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

Folder 19 contains a restricted item.  Federal copyright regulations apply to all other materials.

Extent

1.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

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

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
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