WILMA
DYKEMAN COLLECTIONM2012.01.01-02
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| Title | Wilma Dykeman Collection |
| Creator | Wilma Dykeman |
| Alt. Creator | James Stokely, II |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/dykeman_wilma/default_dykeman_wilma.htm |
| Subject Keyword : | Wilma Dykeman ; Jerome Dykeman ; James Stokley ; French Broad River ; Great Smoky Mountains National Park ; Carolina Mountain Club ; writers ; Dali Lama ; Berea College, KY ; Newport, TN ; Asheville, NC ; environmentalism ; race relations ; Appalachian history ; Appalachian writers ; Rivers of America ; rivers ; pollution ; poetry |
| Subject LCSH : | Dykeman, Wilma, 1920 - 2006 Dykeman, Jerome (d. 1964) American literature -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History and criticism American literature -- Appalachian Mountains -- History and criticism Appalachians (People) in literature Appalachian Region, Southern -- Description and travel French Broad River French Broad River Valley (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History North Carolina -- Hisotry Tennessee -- History Authors, American -- North Carolina -- Biography |
| Description | Wilma Dykeman
(1920 - 2006) was a student of Biltmore College from 1936 - 38.
Biltmore College, later Asheville-Biltmore College, was a precursor of
the University of North Carolina Asheville. The years Wilma spent
in Biltmore College were the foundation of Wilma's early educational
development and included her first formal publication efforts. As a
member of the staff of "Bluets" , the institution's creative writing
publication, Wilma worked with Virginia Shriver who was an
important figure in the early administrative history of the institution
as well as a mentor to Wilma Dykeman and other budding writers.
The Wilma Dykeman Collection is a combination of virtual items (Jerome
Dykeman scrapbook) and other scrapbooks, original documents and letters
donated by the Dykeman family to the university. The collection
also contains miscellaneous items
associated with Wilma's career as a writer, an environmentalist and an educator.
The most remarkable item in the Dykeman collection is the large scrapbook referred to as the "Jerome Dykeman Scrapbook," as it was compile by Jerome Dykeman, Wilma's older brother and is a comprehensive gathering of early ephemeral material related to Wilma Dykeman. The scrapbook covers the first thirty years of Wilma's life and includes her earliest writing samples, photographs of family and events, many biographical details, educational details, career vignettes and announcements of her marriage to James Stokely. It is a comprehensive picture of Wilma's developmental years and a record of the many influences that shaped her writing and her life. In addition to the scrapbook are travel photographs, writing samples, literary criticism, press releases and other accounts gathered by Wilma and her family that record key activities she engaged over her long and illustrious life time. The collection does not contain any original manuscripts. |
| Publisher | D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville |
| Contributor | Dykeman Stokely |
| Date Original | 1929 - 2005 |
| Date Digital | 2012-04-04 |
| Type | Collection ; Text ; Images |
| Format | 1 linear ft. |
| Source | M2012. |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Is related to: Southern Appalachian Writers Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville ; Jerome Dykeman Papers, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville; Carolina Mountain Club, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville ;Carolina Mountain Club, home page for the active club: http://carolinamtnclub.com/index.html ; Appalachian Mountain Club ; University of North Carolina Archives, Publications, Bluets1937 - 38 ; Wilma Dykeman, The Humanities and Social Justice: Teaching for the Public Good, [AV Video2001.01.2] ; Lecture ;Wilma Dykeman Interview by History @ Hand [AV Video2004.01.1] Sharon Fahrer and Jan Schochet interviewed Wilma Dykeman in her home on April 24 and April 29, 2004 ; Wilma Dykeman Memorial CD - [Is part of the Southern Appalachian Writers Collection, UNCA.] Created by the Dykeman family, the disc includes photographs and clips of interview with William Friday ; Video : "Founder's Day Dinner Honoring Wilma Dykeman, Distinguished Alumna, UNC, Asheville," 10/6/00. Ramsey Library Special Collections, video resources ; |
| Coverage temporal | 1899 - present |
| Coverage spatial | Asheville, NC ; western North Carolina |
| Rights | No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | Donor number 420 |
| Acquisition | 2012-04-12 ; 2012-06-01 ; 2012-07-20 |
| Citation | Wilma Dykeman Collection, [M2012.0D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville |
| Processed by | D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections staff, 2012-04-04 ; 2012-07-18 HW |
| BIOGRAPHY | Few writers have personified their homeland more
fully than Wilma Dykeman. Born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1920, she
attended the Biltmore Junior College, a precursor of UNC Asheville. After graduating, Dykeman met her
husband James Stokely, with whom she would collaborate on a number of
books throughout their marriage (he died in 1977). Wilma Dykeman maintained
homes in both Newport, Tennessee (Stokely’s hometown) and Asheville,
throughout her long life. Her most noted book, The French Broad,
is a feat of regional history, having never gone out of print since its
publication in 1955. Wilma Dykeman passed away in Asheville
in December of 2006.
The Scrapbook prepared by Wilma Dykeman's half-brother Jerome Dykeman, is one of the most comprehensive biographical resources available for the author's early life. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Bibliography (Prepared as part of the Wilma Dykeman memorial, 2006, by UNCA alum, Brittany Lippard |
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Jerome Dykeman's Scrapbook
of Wilma Dykeman's first 30 Years [135 pages - a virtual
collection. Color photocopy . Originals returned to donor.]]
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Scrapbooks [Literary reviews] |
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Photographs (For additional photographs, see Scrapbooks) Family, general Jerome Dykeman Wilma Dykeman |
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| M2012.01.02.01 | Publications List
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Photographs
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Correspondence
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