Helen Beech Red Bird Mission Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: BCA 0256

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of numerous letters written by Helen Beech to her parents and family during Beech's time serving at the Red Bird Mission from 1925 to 1927. The collection also contains photographs, a book, and colored copied pages of a scrapbook.

Dates

created: 1925-2009
Other: Majority of material found in 1925-1927
Other: Date acquired: 07/22/2016

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Federal copyright regulations apply. Cite all information.

Extent

2.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Helen Beech (1901-1982) served at the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky, from July 1925 through November of 1927. Beech, originally from Altoona, Pennsylvania, taught in Altona after graduating from the Indiana State Normal school. In 1925, Beech started her mission work in the mountains of Kentucky as a teacher at the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky. After she served at Red Bird, Beech married the Rev. Dr. Chester Stewart Simonton.