Office of Special Programs

Collection

Identifier: RG 05-5.49

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records of the Berea College Office of Special Programs including reports, administrative documents, event and programming materials, correspondence, and organizational materials.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found in 1967-2003

Creator

Berea College (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. Please cite all information.

Biographical / Historical

The Berea College Office of Special Programs planned, administered, and coordinated continuing education, conference events, and other educational programs for the Berea and surrounding communities. While the Office of Special Programs no longer exists, many of its programs and services are currently administered through such offices or departments as Partners for Education and Conference Services.

Extent

7 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of the Berea College Office of Special Programs including reports, administrative documents, event and programming materials, correspondence, and organizational materials.

Arrangement Note

The collection is organized in series as follows:

Series 1: General and Administrative (n.d.; 1967-2001) - Includes reports, correspondence, and programming materials. Includes materials related to community and continuing education, Berea Forum, event and conference planning, Appalachian Ministries Educational Resource Center (AMERC), and the Whitney Young Scholars program. 2 ms boxes

Series 2: Project Lift/LEAP (1990-2003) - documents and records related to the Lift Educational Aspirations Program (based in Rockcastle County, KY) including reports, updates, correspondence, school-to-work programming, and workshop and conference materials. 1 ms box

Series 3: Elderhostel (1980-2003) - documents and records related to Berea College sponsored Elderhostel educational programs and courses. Records include calendars, course descriptions, participant materials and surveys, administrative and planning documents, and correspondence. 1 ms box

Series 4: Black Mountain Youth Leadership Program (BMYLP) (1991-1994) - records of the BMYLP include organizational materials, meeting minutes, advisory documents, programming materials, correspondence, annual and site reports, seminar and workshop materials, and materials documenting the Carter G. Woodson Institute. 1 ms box

Source of Acquisition

Office of Special Programs

Accruals and Additions

Additions to collection January 2021, April 2024

Related Materials

RG 15.01: Partners for Education

RG 5.41: Office for Operations and Sustainability, Series 3: Conference Services

RG 3.07: John Bell Stephenson Papers

Berea College Photographic Collection

Processing Information

Guide created March 2018. Collection reprocessed with the addition of numerous records and finding guide updated January 2021 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist. Additional materials added to Series 1, April 2024.