Photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of official and personal papers of, William Goodell Frost, who served as Berea College's third president from 1892 to 1920. The Frost papers include personal and official correspondence; sermons, addresses, and lectures; manuscript writings; diaries; reports; photographs; and papers of Frost's wife, Eleanor Marsh Frost. The papers provide important documentation of Frost's life, racial issues in Kentucky, and on the history of Berea College.
Dates
- created: 1860-1955
- Other: Majority of material found within 1860-1894
Creator
- From the Collection: Frost, William G. -- (William Goodell) -- 1854-1938 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hutchins Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Extent
From the Collection: 21.40 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
This series includes photographs from Frost's childhood, Oberlin College, and Berea College, with portraits of Frost, photos of him with family members, and with staff. Also included are two albums compiled by Frost—one inscribed in 1895 to D. K. Pearsons, a frequent contributor to Berea College building projects and a second loose-leaf album of Berea, mountain areas, and area residents.
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu