Foundation School

Collection — Container: Oversized Folder 1

Identifier: RG 06-6.06

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the official records of the Berea College affiliated Foundation School and include historical information about the foundation and activities of the school, accredidation certificates and evaluations, ledgers, student rolls and lists, programing records, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes and notes, faculty papers, committee minutes and notes, annual reports, course catalogs, calendars, notes and papers on sports teams and events, and other records documenting the establishment and activities of students and staff of the school such as the publications "The Lion" and "Knapp Hall News."

Dates

created: 1917-2006

Creator

Berea College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea, KY, 40404.

Conditions Governing Use

Federal copyright regulations apply. Cite all information. Some items may be restricted if they contain personal information.

Biographical or Historical Information

Starting with the 1924 school year, a ninth grade was added to the school and was renamed the Foundation and Junor High School.

Note written by

Biographical / Historical

In 1910, the Foundation School is instituted as an affiliated school of Berea College for elementary students over fifteen years of age; children under fifteen constituted the Training School. Starting with the 1924 school year, a ninth grade was added to the school and was renamed the Foundation and Junor High School. In 1967, the Foundation School and Knapp Hall—the College elementary school—are closed.