By Lori Myers-Steele
Title: Sally Wilkerson Papers, 1939-1975
ID: RG 09/9.58
Primary Creator: Wilkerson, Sally.
Extent: 1.0 MS boxes
Subjects: Berea College, Berea College -- Faculty, Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region -- History., Hand weaving., Students, college -- Berea College
Languages: English
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.
Berea College
Berea College -- Faculty
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region -- History.
Hand weaving.
Students, college -- Berea College
Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions: Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions: Folder 19 contains a restricted item. Federal copyright regulations apply to all other materials.
Preferred Citation: [Item], Sally Wilkerson Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Berea College, Berea, KY.
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.
