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Berea College 1973-1975 Oral History Project Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 14-14.04

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of twenty nine audio cassette recordings of individual interviews, group discussions, and oral presentations that document various aspects of Berea College and community history.

There are transcripts for the individual interviews and notes in varying degrees of completeness for the other recordings.

The memory time span of the narrators ranges mostly from the 1920s to the early 1970s. The interviews were conducted by various faculty members and students in the class History 206 Fall 1973.

Dates

  • created: 1973-1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Transcripts of interviews are unedited transcripts; quotation of materials from transcripts should be corroborated with the original audio recording if possible.  All materials should be properly cited.

Extent

0.80 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged in series as follows: Series 1: Interview Original Recordings. Series 2: Interview Transcripts, Notes, and Listening Copies.

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262