Wilma Dykeman Papers Concerning Explorations
This collection consists of four letters, one sample sketch, and one dust jacket related to the development of Wilma Dykeman's nonfiction book, Explorations, published in 1984. Correspondence is between Dykeman and the novel's artist, Jeff Johnson.
Dates
- 1984
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection consists of four letters, one sample sketch, and one dust jacket related to the development of Wilma Dykeman's nonfiction book, Explorations, published in 1984.
Biographical/Historical Note
Wilma Dykeman (1920-2006) was a fiction and nonfiction writer whose works primarily focused on the people and land of Appalachia. An Asheville, N.C. native, she graduated from Biltmore Junior College in 1938 (now the University of North Carolina, Asheville) and then earned a bachelor's degree in speech from Northwestern University in 1940. That same year she married James R. Stokely Jr. The couple had two sons, Dykeman C. Stokely and James R. Stokely III. Throughout her life, Wilma Dykeman has been credited as an author, speaker, historian, teacher, and environmentalist. She taught at Berea College and at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the latter for more than 20 years.
The 1955 book, The French Broad, started Wilma Dykeman's career as an author and historian. In 1981, the state of Tennessee designated her as the honorary state historian until her death in 2006. She wrote several novels, including The Tall Woman (1962), The Far Family (1966) and Return the Innocent Earth (1973). During her extensive writing career, she authored or co-authored 20 books and five decades' worth of news columns and articles. She maintained homes in both Newport, Tenn. and Asheville.
Explorations, published in 1984, is a collection of essays by Dykeman, some of which appeared in her columns in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to Special Collections in 2014.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository