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Berea College -- History

 Organization

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Oberlin College

 Collection
Identifier: RG 13-13.25
Scope and Contents

Materials documenting the College's long relations and history with Oberlin College.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1867-1981

Photographs utilized in Berea College: An Illustrated History by Shannon H. Wilson

 Collection
Identifier: BC PH-IH
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1865-2000

Richard Sears Research Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0250
Abstract

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.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1796-2008

Samuel Hanson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 01-1.08
Abstract

These are the papers of Samuel Hanson who is associated with the founding and early history of the College.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Student scrapbooks and photo albums

 Collection
Identifier: RG 08-8.60
Abstract

collection of scrapbooks and photo albums of Berea College students.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1910-1935

Studies of Berea College and Its Work

 Collection
Identifier: RG 13-13.02
Scope and Contents

A collection of studies researched and written by various individuals (most likely not directly associated with the college) about Berea College and its mission.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1940-; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1942

Symposium on Rural Hymnody Collection, 1974-1982

 Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.02
Abstract The Symposium on Rural Hymnody was hosted by Berea College on April 27-29, 1979.  Follow the links in the Series 4 box list to listen to the recordings of Symposium presentations, performances, and a worship service.  Presentations were given by seventeen participants.  The symposium also featured performances by the A.L. Phipps Family of Knox County, Kentucky and the Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers of Dale County, Alabama. The group also traveled to Floyd County, Kentucky, to attend the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1974 - 1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1978-1982

The Berea Quarterly

 Collection
Identifier: RG 12-12.21
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1895-1916

The Pinnacle

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 12-12.09
Abstract The Pinnacle, Berea College's official student newspaper, began publication on May 10, 1922.  Through the 2018-2019 school year, The Pinnacle followed the basic publication pattern seen in years past, most often published once a month, beginning a new volume each fall semester and continuing through the spring semester. In the Fall of 2019, The Pinnacle ceased paper publication and became...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1922 -

W. E. Lincoln Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 01-1.05
Abstract

These are the papers of W.E. Lincoln who is associated with the founding and early history of the College.

Dates: 1800s

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Subject
Oral history -- Berea College (Ky). 7
Oral history. 7
Berea (Ky.) 6
Oral history interview. 5
Students, college -- Berea College 4
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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
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