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Berea College

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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Berea College 1973-1975 Oral History Project Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.04
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of twenty nine audio cassette recordings of individual interviews, group discussions, and oral presentations that document various aspects of Berea College and community history.There are transcripts for the individual interviews and notes in varying degrees of completeness for the other recordings.The memory time span of the narrators ranges mostly from the 1920s to the early 1970s. The interviews were conducted by various faculty members and...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1973-1975

Berea College 1999 Oral History Project Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.11
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of recordings and transcripts of recordings of oral histories of Berea College faculty, staff, alumni, and current students.  The project was conducted by students as part of their Oral History and Tradition course (GSTR 100) taught by Meighan Sharp in the fall of 1999.  Interviews were conducted and transcribed by students....
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1999

Berea College Campus Ministry Oral History Collection, 1983-1988

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.14
Scope and Contents Follow links in the recordings box list to listen to interviews and read interview transcripts. This collection is comprised of interviews tracing the development of religious life activities and programs at Berea College especially in relationship to the establishment of the position of Campus Minister and the Campus Christian Center.The memory time span of the interviewees ranges from 1930 through 1988, the time of the then most recent interview. The collection consists of audio...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1983 - 1988

Berea College Faculty and Staff Oral History Collection 1983-1989

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.05
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of thirty-five audio cassettes and transcripts of interviews with thirteen Berea College faculty and staff. Some of the individuals interviewed were also Berea College alumni; the tenure with the College of several interviewees dated from the 1930s and 1940s.

The project was initiated by Berea College president, Willis D. Weatherford. The interviews were conducted by various Berea College faculty members between 1983 and 1989.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1983 - 1989

Berea College Men's Basketball Oral History Collection, 1998-1999

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.01
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of sound cassette recordings (1998-1999) by Tom Chase documenting the history of the Berea College men's basketball program.Chase examines the relationship between sports and academic life throughout the interviews, pointing to Berea's emphasis on academic excellence. The interviews contain a wealth of information concerning the lives of players after graduation.The collection contains interviews with players from Berea basketball's classic...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1998 - 1999

Berea College Theatre Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.07
Scope and Contents Audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with twenty one Berea College faculty and staff, some of whom were also Berea College alumni. Listen to Interview Recordings and / or Read Transcripts The interviews document the development of the college's theatre activities including both the curricular program and...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1988

Berea College Womens Basketball Oral History Collection, 2008

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.09
Scope and Contents The collection consists of audio compact disc recordings and transcripts of sixteen interviews recorded by Tom Chase in 2008. (Click on the red Digital Object icon to hear recordings and read transcripts.) Interviews are mostly with women who played varsity (intercollegiate) basketball at Berea College during the program's first three decades (early 1960s to 2008). The exceptions are three Berea College faculty members who coached and taught physical education (Martha Beagle, Mark...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 2008

Union Church Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0176 HC 01
Abstract The Church of Christ, Union, of Berea Kentucky (Union Church) collection consists of materials pertaining to the historical, financial, and celebratory records of the institution.  It also includes information about the church’s order for worship, including music and the arts as a part of the church’s history. There are minutes, programs, and brochures about the governance of the church and in celebration of its two major anniversaries: the Centennial in 1953 and the Sesquicentennial in...
Dates: Other: 1865-

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