John Joseph Crowden papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 09-9.20

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collections consists of papers of John Crowden from his work at Berea College.

Dates

created: 1964-1984

Creator

Crowden, John Joseph (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Materials in folders 1 and 2 are Restricted as they contain personal information.

Conditions Governing Use

Federal copyright regulations apply. Cite all information.

Biographical / Historical

John Crowden taught at sociology at Berea College for forty-one years and coordinated the college's convocations program for twenty years before retiring in 2004. Crowden was a graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington and also held degrees from the Lexington Theological Seminary and was ordained in the Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. He began teaching in the Sociology Department of Berea College in 1963 and served as the chairperson of the department for a number of years. Crowden passed away in December of 2004.