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Boone Tavern Hotel

 Collection
Identifier: RG 05-5.04
Abstract Historic Boone Tavern was built in 1909 at the suggestion of Nellie Frost, wife of Berea College president, William G. Frost. Named for Appalachian hero Daniel Boone has hosted visitors of Berea, Kentucky including the Dalai Lama, Henry Ford, President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, and Robert Frost. Construction of Boone Tavern began in 1909 based on designs by the New York architectural firm of Cady & See at a cost of $20,000. The building, made of bricks...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1912-2014
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Maud Bowman papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 08-8.05
Abstract

Papers of Maud Bowman, 1918 graduate of Berea College.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1915-1948
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Bruce Greene Kentucky Fiddle Music Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0090 SAA 090
Abstract One hundred seventy-four (174) audio field recordings (1970s-1990s) of interviews and performances that document the repertoire and playing styles of several dozen Kentucky fiddlers, mainly from the state's southern and southeastern regions.Bruce Greene Talks About Coming To Kentucky...
Dates: created: 1970-1990
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Warren Brunner photography collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0167 SAA 169
Abstract

This collection contains over 45,500 images/photographs (dated from 1953) of Warren Brunner’s work.

Dates: created: 1953 - 2003
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Brushy Fork Leadership Institute

 Collection
Identifier: RG 06-6.12.4
Abstract

These are the official records of the Brushy Fork Institute.

Dates: created: 1988-
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Buckhorn Children's Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0045-SAA 045
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs and microfilmed records documenting the establishment and operation of Buckhorn Children's Center and its predecessor institutions, Witherspoon College and Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency, located in Perry County, Ky. Selected Records 1874-1979; Selected Photographs 1900-1980.

Dates: 1874 - 1980
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Buckhorn School Oral History Collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0094 SAA 094
Abstract

Sixteen audio recordings of interviews, reminiscences, speeches, and alumni events relating to former Buckhorn School students and staff. They were mainly from the early to mid 1900s when the Perry County, Kentucky, school was known as Witherspoon College. The recordings were made by 1941 graduate Mike Duff. Also are six interviews with Custer Reynolds recorded in 2002 by Buckhorn graduate Jim Moore.

Dates: created: 1977-2002; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1989
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Buell Kazee Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0054 SAA 054
Abstract Kazee was born August 29, 1900 in the quite rural Burton Fork area of Magoffin County, Kentucky. Baptist Christianity, home made music, and classical commercial recordings were important influences in Kazee’s upbringing. He was singing and playing banjo by age 5 and was ordained to preach at age 17. After finishing high school at Magoffin Baptist Institute, he went on to Georgetown College to major in English, Greek, and Latin, and study voice. There he came to a stronger appreciation of...
Dates: created: 1946-1979
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Buildings and Grounds

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 05-5.39
Scope and Contents

Collection of records and materials related to the construction, maintenance, use and history of the various buildings and grounds of Berea College throughout its history.  Included in the collection are historical deeds, conveyances and surveys of the College.

Dates: created: 1820-
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

A.A. (Angus Augustus) Burleigh papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 08-8.06
Abstract

Papers of Angus Augustus (A.A.) Burleigh.

Dates: 1867 - 1938
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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Frontier Nursing Service, Inc. 4
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Pettit, Katherine. 4
American Association of University Professors. 3
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Buckhorn Children's Center (Buckhorn, Ky.). 3
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Christmas Country Dance School. 3
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Red Bird Mission (Beverly, Ky.). 3
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Wagner, Thomas E. 3
American Anti-Slavery Society. 2
American Association of University Women. 2
American Friends Service Committee. 2
Annville Institute. 2
Appalachian Studies Conference. 2
Appalachian Volunteers. 2
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Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903 2

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