Box 1

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Includes: Forest Tenant Leases made with Berea College, 1917-1930; Anderson's story of Brother Fee; Remarks from funeral service, 1955; obituary and clippings, 1955; photographs; other.

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Ballard was born in Berea to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ballard, who were both slaves.  For many years, Miss Ballard worked for Professor and Mrs. LeVant Dodge, President and Mrs. Goodell Frost, and President and Mrs. William Hutchins before operating a beauty parlor on Short Street.  Melissa Ballard was one of Berea's most beloved citizens and passed away at the age of 84 on April 25, 1949.

Materials include: correspondence, clippings, photographs, obitituary, and Peck notes.

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Jane Bartlett, a distinguished portrait painter of Boston, visited Berea on numerous occasions and painted a number of portraits for the College.

Materials include: clippings; biographical notes; correspondence; and other.

Scope and Contents "Admiral Byrd Scrapbook for Berea College" with photographs regarding Antarctic Expedition. Correspondence with William Danforth regarding naming of Mt. Danforth in the Antarctic. Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr., USN (1888 – 1957) was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer...

Scope and Contents George Washington Cable (1844 – 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans. Known as one of the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century, as well as one of the first modern southern writers, Cable wrote on topics such as racism and mixed-race families. Cable also wrote articles critical of contemporary society. Due to hostility against him after two 1885 essays encouraging racial equality and...

Scope and Contents Thomas Dionysius Clark (1903 – 2005) was perhaps Kentucky's most notable historian. Clark saved from destruction a large portion of Kentucky's printed history, which later became a core body of documents in the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Often referred to as the "Dean of Historians," Clark is best known for his 1937 work. A History of Kentucky. Clark was named Historian Laureate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in...

Scope and Contents Garth Cate (1883?-1974) was an author, newspaperman, and social activist. He was born is Portage, Wisconsin, worked for newspapers in New York and Chicago, and retired to Tryon, North Carolina, working as a travel consultant. He was involved in literary circles that included Tom Wolfe, George Bernard Shaw, and Carl Sandburg. An early environmentalist and civil rights activist, Cate rubbed elbows with other social reformers such as Margaret Sanger and Roycroft founder Elbert...

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1983 letter to President Weatherford from Pride describing her time in Berea (starting in 1924) as a public health nurse, meeting President Hutchins, and her love for Berea.

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Dr. Lawrence Sidney Thompson (1916–1986) worked at the University of Kentucky as the Director of Libraries and as a faculty member in the classics department. He wrote extensively on the processes of printing and publication.

Materials include: Copies of publications; clippings

Scope and Contents Brownlee, Frederick Leslie (1883-1962) was born in Ohio and educated at Ohio State University and at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He served churches in Ohio and New York and from 1920 to 1950 served as the general secretary of the American Missionary Association and a trustee of Fisk University. Brownlee recieved honorary doctorates from many instiutions and wrote many books and articles including "Heritage of Freedom" which porvides details of the AMA's...