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Sally Wilkerson collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.58
Abstract
Collection of materials and artwork of Sally Wilkerson.
Dates:
created: 1939-1975
William E. Lincoln papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 01-1.05
Abstract
These are the papers of W.E. Lincoln who is associated with the founding and early history of the College.
Dates:
1800s
William Goodell Family Papers, Part 1
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0179 HC 04
Abstract
William Goodell, a native of New York, was a prominent 19th century abolitionist and temperance reformer. He either edited or published such reform-minded publications as the Investigator and General Intelligencer, Friend of Man, Christian Investigator, and Principia. Although never ordained, he founded a church in Honeoye, New York, in 1842, based on the principles of...
Dates:
created: 1780-1892
William Goodell Family Papers, Part 2
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0179 HC 04B
Scope and Contents
The William Goodell Family Papers (Part 2) consist of correspondence of numerous Goodell family members (both between each other and family friends and associates); writings, documents, and photographs of Goodell family members; documents, writings and printed materials of abolitionists; and correspondence, papers, and materials specific to members of the family of William Goodell Frost.
Dates:
created: 1757-1959
William Goodell Frost and Elizabeth Marsh papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.03
Abstract
This collection consists of official and personal papers of, William Goodell Frost, who served as Berea College's third president from 1892 to 1920.
Dates:
1860 - 1955; Other: Majority of material found within 1860-1894
William Gordon Ross Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.40
Abstract
William Ross Gordon began teaching at Berea in 1931 as a teacher in the Foundation-Junior High School. In 1932 he was promoted to the college department where he spent the next 36 years teaching philosophy and religion. Born in 1900 in South Carolina, Ross served in the United States Army from 1918 until 1922. He later secured his bachelor's degree from Drury College and in 1930 received his Bachelor of Divinity from the Union Seminary in New York. His Ph.D. in philosophy was granted by...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1990
William H. Tallmadge Baptist Hymnody Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0035 SAA 033
Abstract
William Tallmadge earned degrees in Music at Oberlin College (Ohio), in 1940 (B.M.) and 1946 (M.M.). From 1949-1976 he was on the faculty of State University College in Buffalo, New York where his research and teaching concentrated on both Anglo and African American popular musical genres. He continued this non-classical focus at Berea (1976-1984) teaching courses on the history of Jazz and its relation to newer musical trends such as Rock, Soul, and Disco. Articles published as a result...
Dates:
created: 1968-1980
William J. Schafer Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.41
Abstract
William J. (Bill) Schafer was a Professor of English from 1964 to 2002 at Berea College, where he became the Chester D. Tripp Professor of Humanities. Schafer’s publications included academic articles on American literature, jazz reviews, fiction, personal essays, a co-edited online periodical (Journal of Provincial Thought) and four books on various forms of popular music (rock, ragtime, New Orleans marching bands, and the music of Jelly Roll Morton)....
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 05/07/2001
William Sears Home and Field Recordings Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0130 SAA 130
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of (1) video and audio home recordings, (2) radio programs 1950s - 1970s, and (3) video field recordings, 2008, documenting a wide range of singers and instrumentalist from Whitley, Knox, and McCreary counties, Kentucky and just over the border in Tennessee. Especially notable are performances by fiddlers Claude Harmon and Marion Pridemore, and numerous other local musicians on the Country Music Express radio programs.
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Dates:
created: 1950-2008
Willis D. Weatherford, Jr. Campus Christian Center (CCC)
Collection — Box: 12
Identifier: RG 05-5.05
Abstract
Berea College has always nurtured the spiritual life of its community in a variety of ways. While categorized non-denominational, the school creates an inclusive Christian spirituality that has always promoted social justice in its many forms. During its earliest history, the College provided many opportunities for Christian education and spiritual development, requiring the participation of all students and faculty. Beginning with the founders of the College, several members of the faculty...
Dates:
created: 1895-