William B. Stewart Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of official and personal papers of Berea College's second president, William B. Stewart, including fragmentary correspondence, clippings, and copies of speeches. The collection consists predominantly of photocopied materials which were assembled to produce a fuller reference source on Stewart's presidency. Included are fragmentary correspondence of John G. Fee with E. P. Fairchild; statements made by Board of Trustees members concerning the hiring and, subsequently, the resignation of Stewart; a copy of Stewart's inaugural address; copies of clippings concerning Stewart's career and death; and a copy of Stewart's presidential report to the Board of Trustees for the 1890-1891 school year.
Dates
- created: 1879 - 1974
- Other: Majority of material found in 1890-1892
Creator
- Stewart, William Boyd. (Person)
- Hutchins Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations. Cite all references to the material in this collection.
Biographical or Historical Information
Second President of Berea College
Extent
0.30 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Stewart, a native of Scotland, was educated there, in Canada, and in the United States. He was ordaineda Baptist minister in Toronto, Canada in 1859. During his career he served as president of three othereducational institutions and as a professor of classical languages. He was named president of BereaCollege in 1890 and his views reflected Fee's perspective in that Berea offered a Christian education.Stewart’s presidency occurred during a period in the College's history marked by adverse politicalpressures and a suspension of financial growth. He resigned the presidency in 1892, but continued as amember of the Board of Trustees until 1896.
Subject
- Stewart, William Boyd (Person)
- Berea College (Organization)
- Fairchild, Edward Henry -- 1815-1889 (Person)
- Fee, John Gregg -- 1816-1901 (Person)
- Title
- William B. Stewart Papers Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
- Edition statement
- Finding aid updated, with inclusion of digital object, May 2023
Revision Statements
- 2014-05: The finding aid was created in May 2014 by Lori Myers-Steele, Project Archivist. The box list was updated with the aid of T.J. Luster, Student Associate Archivist.
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu