RG 05. Administrative Divisions

Abstract Historic Boone Tavern was built in 1909 at the suggestion of Nellie Frost, wife of Berea College president, William G. Frost. Named for Appalachian hero Daniel Boone has hosted visitors of Berea, Kentucky including the Dalai Lama, Henry Ford, President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, and Robert Frost. Construction of Boone Tavern began in 1909 based on designs by the New York architectural firm of Cady & See at a cost of $20,000. The building, made of bricks...

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Collection of records and materials related to the construction, maintenance, use and history of the various buildings and grounds of Berea College throughout its history.  Included in the collection are historical deeds, conveyances and surveys of the College.

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Records of the Berea College Business Office primarily sorted by subject or college department.

Abstract In 2011, the Berea College Board of Trustees authorized the establishment of the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education. In keeping with the desires of the Board of Trustees and the mission of Berea College founders, it is the goal of the Center to strive to align external campus norms with the College’s internal and historic commitment to interracial education so they function in a mutually supportive manner. It is therefore the mission of the Carter G. Woodson Center for...

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Records and materials of the Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education on the Berea College campus.

Abstract Students For Appalachia was the umbrella organization for many of the programs now referred to as CELTS programs. SFA was one of the oldest community service programs at Berea College; beginning in the mid-1960s, SFA was a community development program designed to help people with the problems of daily life. In 1970, an adult education component was added (STABLE -Student Taught Adult Basic Literacy Effort). In 1972, the two programs merged and the name STABLE was dropped in 1976. Both...

Abstract Berea’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), brings faculty, staff, and students together with each other and with trained faculty, staff, and student leaders to deepen their confidence, skills, perspectives, and insights as readers, writers, learners, and teachers. Three threads intertwine at the heart of the Center: 1) continued teaching-related professional development for faculty and staff professionals, 2) support for undergraduate TAs and tutors as they begin to professionalize,...

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Records and materials of the Dean of Women including correspondence of Katharine S, Bowersox (Dean of Women, Alliance Dean of Women 1907-1939), reports, and booklets.

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Records and materials of the Department of Public Safety including public safety pamphlets, automobile and parking rules and regulations, and reports.

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Records of the Duplicating Service Center (previously the Draper Service Center) including communications and Policy-Procedure-Pricing booklets.