Correspondence, 1936-1940
Scope and Contents
Includes 1936 and 1937 correspondence regarding: Danforth Chapel; buildings and grounds; weaving industry; Draper Memorial Fund; Lincoln Institute (potential change of becoming Negro High School). Includes 1938 correspondence regarding: student aid; Sunshine Ballard (cabin); faculty discontent (claim that in our midst "workers whose thought is Socialism or Communism rather than Christ's way of life for Berea College;" President succession, Hutchins retirement; Danforth Chapel; fund-raising proposal; rules for use of Danforth Chapel. Includes 1939 and 1940 correspondence regarding: inauguration of Francis S. Hutchins; Danforth Chapel.
Dates
- created: 1936-1940
Creator
- From the Collection: Berea College (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
All records in this record group are RESTRICTED per Berea College by-laws.
Extent
From the Collection: 68.00 ms_boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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