Charles, Cleophus, 1943-2020
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Braille map of the Berea College campus, 1970s
File — Box 10: Series Series 1; Series Series 3; Series Series 4
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents Dr. Charles's roles as a member of the Berea College faculty. It comprises folders of course development materials, syllabi, assignments, and teaching resources: maps and publications about Africa, Asia, and the African American experience. Box 9 materials include African American History posters.
Dates:
1970s
Cleophus Charles and Rosa Lee Charles papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.71
Abstract
The Cleophus Charles and Rosa Lee Charles papers are the collected personal and professional papers of Berea College history professor Dr. Cleo Charles (1943-2020) and his wife, Berea College Assistant Registrar Rosa Lee Walker Charles (1946-1990). Most of the resources in this collection document Dr. Charles's life, academic achievements, research, teaching, and involvement with campus groups and events. The collection also contains a smaller number of resources pertaining to the life of...
Dates:
1918 - 2020
Fifth National Festival of Black Storytelling Collection, 1987
Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.06
Scope and Contents
This collection contains video recordings documenting the Fifth National Festival of Black Storytelling held at Berea College, November 12-14, 1987. Features of the event included concurrent storytelling sessions for various ages, the Second National Liars Contest, an informal "Swapping Ground" for storytellers, and scholarly lectures on the status of blacks in Appalachia.Among the fifteen master storytellers participating in the festival were Mary Carter Smith and Linda...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1987