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Bible

 File — Box: 1, Object: 5
Identifier: 2

Scope and Contents

Bible published in 1868 and inscribed to Lucy Rees, apparently in 1876. Several pressed flowers are preserved in it, and some clippings, mostly poems or sayings, the latest of which is from 1955. The earliest is an undated notice of the death of George Washington Blue, age 5, near a bridge [1889]. George was Lucy’s cousin; he was the child of Rebecca’s youngest sister, Sallie, who married James Blue in 1881.

Dates

  • created: 1853 - 1906

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: 1.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262