Berea College -- History
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Oberlin College
Materials documenting the College's long relations and history with Oberlin College.
Photographs utilized in Berea College: An Illustrated History by Shannon H. Wilson
Published in 2006 by the University Press of Kentucky, Shannon Wilson's Berea College: An Illustrated History contains facts and numerous photographs depicting campus life throughout Berea's long history.
Richard Sears Research Collection
Richard D. Sears was Professor of English and Theatre, 1967-2010, and the Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities at Berea College. He has published numerous books and articles on various aspects of Kentucky history including the abolitionist movement, Camp Nelson, and Madison County. In particular, Sears devoted many years to researching and writing about the origins of Berea College and it founding members and families.
Roscoe Giffin Papers
Roscoe Giffin was a member of the faculty of Berea College from 1949 until his death in January of 1962. He served as chairman of the Department of Sociology. For the last two years of his life, he was on leave of absence, to serve with the American Friends Service in Philidelphia.
Samuel Hanson Papers
These are the papers of Samuel Hanson who is associated with the founding and early history of the College.
Student Scrapbooks and Photo Albums
This is a collection of scrapbooks and photo albums of Berea College students. Scrapbooks and albums are primarily comprised of photographs and ephemera from the students' attendance at Berea College or affiliated institutions.
Studies of Berea College and Its Work
A collection of studies researched and written by various individuals (most likely not directly associated with the college) about Berea College and its mission.
Symposium on Rural Hymnody Collection, 1974-1982
The Berea Quarterly
Nineteen volumes of The Berea Quarterly, publication of Berea College. Each edition generally includes articles about people of the region or the college and short contributions under the headings of Personal Testimony, Items, and/or Incidents. Collection also contains a folder of administrative notes and correspondence regarding the publication of The Berea Quarterly.
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- Berea (Ky.) 7
- Oral history -- Berea College (Ky). 7
- Oral history. 7
- Oral history interview. 5
- Students, college -- Berea College 4
- Berea (Ky.) -- Race relations. 3
- Kentucky -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century. 3
- Madison County (Ky.) -- History. 3
- Antislavery movements -- Kentucky. 2
- Basketball -- Kentucky -- Berea. 2
- Civil rights -- United States -- History. 2
- Abolitionists 1
- Abolitionists -- Kentucky -- Biography 1
- African American history. 1
- African American women. 1
- African Americans -- Appalachian Region -- History. 1
- African Americans -- Education -- Kentucky. 1
- African Americans -- Segregation. 1
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. 1
- Appalachian Region -- Demography. 1
- Appalachian Region -- Race relations. 1
- Appalachian Region, Southern -- History. 1
- Appalachian Region. 1
- Berea (Ky.) -- Genealogy. 1
- Berea College -- Affiliated Schools -- Academy School 1
- Bible in music -- History. 1
- Church music -- Appalachian Region. 1
- Church music -- Protestant churches. 1
- College integration -- Kentucky -- Berea -- History -- 19th century. 1
- Disarmament. 1
- Drama -- Production and direction. 1
- Folk dancing. 1
- Freedmen -- Kentucky. 1
- Hymns -- Metrics and rhythmics. 1
- Madison County (Ky.) -- Genealogy. 1
- Montgomery (Ala.). 1
- Navy V-12 Program (U.S.) -- History. 1
- Navy V-12 Program (U.S.). 1
- Newspapers. 1
- Oral history -- Appalachian region. 1
- Oratorios. 1
- Revival hymns -- History and criticism. 1
- Revival hymns. 1
- Rockcastle County (Ky.) -- History. 1
- Rural-urban migration -- Appalachian Region. 1
- Selma (Ala.). 1
- Slavery and the church. 1
- Sociology. 1
- Southern States -- Race relations. 1
- Student activities. 1
- Student newspapers and periodicals -- United States. 1
- Students -- Political activity. 1
- Suffrage. 1
- Women -- Societies and clubs. 1
- Women basketball players -- Berea College -- Interviews 1 + ∧ less