RG 13. Associated Items

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Histories of Berea College, including a few personal accounts, written by various individuals including many who worked or studied at the College.

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Records regarding Berea College's relationship with the University Press of Kentucky.

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Materials, including rosters and personal letters, recording the military service of Bereans .

Abstract Olivia Phelps Stokes gifted to the College ten chimes (Meneely Bells) in honor of President William Goodell Frost’s 25th year at Berea College. The bells were fabricated in New York and the large "F" bell is inscribed: "These bells commemorate the 25th year of William Goodell Frost's Presidency of Berea College and his unfailing, self-sacrificing devotion to the College and its interests." Installed in Phelp Stokes Chapel in 1917, it was hoped that the chimes could be...

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A collection of articles and pieces written about Berea College from a variety of non-Berea based sources and publications.

Abstract In 1963 Korean-American writer Induk Pahk established a school in Seoul, South Korea, modeled after Berea College that she called “Berea in Korea.” Originally named the Induk Vocational School, the school became the Induk Institute of Design in 1971, and was renamed Induk University in 2009. The university is located in Nowon-gu along with a number of other educational institutions. The university  provides a range of two- and three-year...

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Not connected with Berea College, the Bible School at Berea was established at the edge of Berea College under the direction of H.J. Derthick.  The school was established with the sponsorship of John G. Fee and his new church - the Church of Christ.  Little is known about this short-lived institution and few records of its existence remain.

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Materials documenting the American Friends Service Committee's efforts and the placement of four Prince Edward County students in the Berea Foundation School in the early 1960s during the unconstitutional closing of schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Materials include articles, paper on the Student Placement Project 1960-1963, research notes of Steve Gowler, and photocopies of documents from the AFSC Archives.

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Correspondence and materials - including samples of flags- related to a project regarding the flag in 1986.

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The Lincoln Institute collection is a aggregation of documents and images by and about Lincoln Institute that have been collected by Hutchins Library staff members as a topical research resource.