Berea College -- Student Craft Industries

Scope and Contents

Reports of the various industries run by Berea College combined in folders by year. Reports include those of the Bakery and Candy Kitchen, Department of Properties, Maintenance Department, Water Works, Laundry, Berea College Press, Berea College Store, Electrical Department, Student Industries, Fireside Industries, Needlecraft Department, Woodcraft, Creamery, Dairy, Garden and Grounds, Livestock Farm, Poultry Farm, College Forester, Heat and Power, Maintenance, and Utilities.

Scope and Contents

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides documenting the history of Berea College.

Abstract In his forty-seven year association with Berea College, Charles Noble Shutt touched virtually every aspect of the college from the placement of closets in Draper building to the organization of the academic departments. His career encompassed the reign of three college presidents and weathered two world wars.  Shutt first came to the college in 1915 as a Latin and German teacher. He later taught history and English, and was known as the leading grammarian on the campus. In 1924, Shutt...

Abstract

Since 1883, Student Industries at Berea College provided necessary support to the early community that grew around the college and today's crafts program at Berea College were born of the early student industry model that included a brick-making facility, bakery, candy kitchen, needlecraft and handicrafts, laundry and College farms. While many of the industries have been closed, the Berea College Crafts program is a continuing tradition.