Berea College
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
E. H. Fairchild Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.01
Abstract
Born in Stockbridge, MA, 29 November 1815, Edward Henry Fairchild grew up in Brownhelm, Ohio,where his parents, Grandison and Nancy Fairchild, had a farm. He and his brother James were half of the first entering class at Oberlin College; he graduated in 1838. At age 21, after lecturing against slavery in Ohio as one of the "Seventy" sent out by Theodore Weld, he was commissioned by the American Anti-slavery Society for a three-month tour of Pennsylvania. At 22 he began teaching a large...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1860-1973
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
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