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Correspondence, 1936-1940

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: 3

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

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

Contact:
Hutchins Library
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Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262