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Raymond Woerth and Burdetta Jordan Woerth papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0279

Scope and Contents

The personal papers in this collection document many of Ray and Burdetta Woerth’s experiences as Berea College students 1933-1938 and their subsequent marriage in 1938. Themes within the collection include student activities, engagement and marriage, and later participation in Berea College class reunions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924 - 2001
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1934 - 1938

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use in the Berea College Special Collections and Archives reading room.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research access in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room.

Copyright Statement

Items in this collection may be protected by copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user to investigate copyright status and to obtain publishing authorization from the copyright holder. No copyright authorization is needed to publish materials that have entered the Public Domain.

Biographical Note

Raymond F. Woerth graduated from Berea College in 1937 with a B.A. in Geology. His home town was Scribner, Nebraska. Raymond ("Ray") served as Class Treasurer, on the Cooperative Council, and Men's Hall Union. He was a member of Delta Phi Alpha, Rho Delta, Glee Club, College Quartet, Harmonia, German Club, and Y.M.C.A. At Berea Woerth played baseball, speedball, and was on the track team.

Burdetta F. Jordan of Brooksville, Kentucky graduated from Berea College in 1938 with a B.A. in Home Economics. Her college activities included Home Economics Club, YWCA, and Harmonia.

Burdetta and Raymond married in October of 1938.

A member of the Kentucky Academy of Science, Ray Woerth became a professional Geologist and worked many years for Harbison Walker Refractories Company of Fulton, Missouri. In Fulton, Woerth was an active member and leader in the Lions Club. Woerth died in Fulton on September 22, 1988.

Burdetta Jordan Woerth died in Ashland, Kentucky, on April 27, 2002. She had been involved with the Board of Associates of Fulton College and was a member of the LeTourneau College Council, the Fulton Woman’s Club, Girl Scouts, Parent Teachers Association, Ladies Aid, and the Berea College President’s Club.

(Data sources include: Chimes 1937 and 1938, Berea Alumnus magazine Winter 1989 and Fall 2002, collections materials)

Extent

2 boxes_(general)

0.65 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection of scrapbooks, correspondence, publications, photographs, a personal diary and other documents offers insights into the lives of Raymond F. Woerth and Burdette F. Jordan Woerth, graduates of Berea College. Most of the materials were created in the 1930s.

Arrangement

The Ray Woerth and Burdetta Woerth papers are arranged in three series.



Series 1: Berea College, 1933 - 1987
Series 2: Personal materials, 1924 - 2001
Series 3: Photographs, 1930s - 1980s

Title
Finding Aid for Raymond Woerth and Burdetta Jordan Woerth papers, 1932-2001
Status
Completed
Author
Peter Morphew and Timothy S. Binkley
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2024: General overall updating.

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