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Anne Pirkle Genealogy collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0226-HC 51
Abstract

Great-granddaughter of James Williams Fee (John G. Fee's brother) and daughter of Virginia Fee Carpenter, Anne Carpenter Pirkle (1920 - 2007) was a dedicated family genealogist.  Pirkle compiled the genealogy charts of the Fee family which can be found in bound format at the Berea College Special Collections and Archives. Anne Pirkle attended the University of Alabama and spent much of her life in Tennessee.  She passed away in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 86.

Dates: 1934 - 1992
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Planting By the Signs In Kentucky Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0276
Abstract Seventeen audio recorded interviews that document planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops based on moon phases and astrological signs.Listen to Interview recordings, read transcripts, View PhotographsThe interviews were recorded by Dr. Sarah Hall, Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Berea...
Dates: created: 2018-2019
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Poster: "Kentucky Is My Land" by Jesse Stuart

 Item — Container: Map case 1, drawer 8, Folder: 9671
Identifier: 9671 item 2
Content Description

Poem "Kentucky is my Land" by Jesse Stuart, copyright 1947, printed on heavy enameled paper with black letters; each stanza begins with a capital letter which is in a mustard yellow. The poster has woodcut llustrations of a rural scene across the bottom and in the upper corners. These are the works of Kentucky artist James Marsh. An undated letter on the back from Robert T. McCowen of Ashland Oil and Refining Company discusses this work that was produced as an educational service.

Dates: Copyright: 1947
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Poverty Warriors Oral History Project - Appalachian Studies 286 Summer 2015

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0284
Scope and Contents The Poverty Warriors Oral History Project was part of an Appalachian Studies 286 course taught by Chris Green during the Summer of 2015. Participating students were Emily Carter, Raychel McKinney, Britney Napier, Alexandria Gaston, and Kayla (Kyle) Rector. The interviews were conducted to supplement existing material on the Council of the Southern Mountains and the War on Poverty in eastern Kentucky. Interviees: Tom Parrish, Bob Shaffer, Hollis West, Judy Martin, Loyal Jones, Richard...
Dates: 2015
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Presidential Inaugurations

 Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.14
Scope and Contents

Programs and printed materials from the inaugurations of Berea College's presidents.

Dates: created: 1869-2013
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Print: Jacob Emrick, Christina Emrick, and their Butler County, Ohio residence

 Item — Folder: 9386 #3
Identifier: 9386 #3
Scope and Contents

Print of Jacob and Christina Emrick and their residence in Butler County, Ohio. Rev. Jacob Emrick (1807-1875) was a farmer and United Brethren preacher. In 1855 Emrick preached against slavery in Kentucky at the invitation of Rev. John G. Fee. Rev. Emrick also served as a Berea College trustee. [item de-framed in 2024]

Dates: 1875
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Printing Services Department

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 05-5.34
Abstract The Berea College Printing Department (today known as Printing Services) started in the 1880s as a small shop with a Washington hand press in "The Castle" (a small two-story house iin the southwest corner of the campus).  With growing technologies and changes in locations (including at times the top floor of Lincoln Hall and in the William's Building) the department continued to grow and by 1905 had taken the shape of a job office that created publications not only for Berea College but the...
Dates: created: 1895-
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Profile of Berea College 1952-1972

 Collection
Identifier: RG 10-10.24
Abstract Part of a Carnegie-sponsored study of liberal arts colleges, the Profiles Project took a close look at a dozen colleges, including Berea. The study was projected to have outcomes including: (1) a book of profiles illustrating the wide variety of effectively operating colleges across the country, and (2) a collection of guidelines for methods of observations for describing and assessing the work of colleges. The project resulted in the 1962 publication of Profile of...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1962
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Programs

 Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.11
Scope and Contents

Records and materials related to special programs administered by Berea College.

Some records within this collection can be accessed digitally - see detailed description below.

Dates: created: 1878-
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Progress Club Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0194 HC 19
Abstract

Established in Berea in 1907 as the Priscilla Club, the club’s name was changed to the Progress Club in 1915.  The club remains an active Berea women's club.

Dates: created: 1907-1999
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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