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Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0031 SAA 029
Abstract
Bascom Lamar Lunsford was particularly noted for his memory collection of 300 ballads, tunes and tales and the establishment in 1927, of the Ashville, North Carolina based Mountain Dance and Folk Festival which has continued to the present time. During his long career, Lunsford practiced law, published a song collection, and made several documentary recordings, while continuing to perform (vocal, banjo, and fiddle) collect songs, and write a few of his own (including “That Good Old Mountain...
Dates:
Created: 1874-1973
Battle of Richmond Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0225 HC 50
Abstract
The title of Dr. Lambert's book, When the Ripe Pears Fell, is a reference to the ominous signs of combat being witnessed in the surrounding countryside of Madison County, Kentucky, which accompanied the Battle of Richmond. While Berea College teacher and future president J.A.R. Rogers was repairing the roof of his house, after having been run out of Berea by a furious pro-slavery mob, "he heard the firing of cannon... soon succeeded by volleys of...
Dates:
Created: 1978-1996; Other: Date acquired: 05/15/1997
BCA 0258
Collection
Identifier: ##h93
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in This series consists of original cassettes, DAT, a
BCA 0276
Collection
Identifier: 001
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in Interview: Bill Best recorded by Sarah Hall & Meg
bell hooks papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0257
Abstract
The bell hooks papers comprise fourteen boxes of business and personal correspondence, published and unpublished writings, news clippings, photographs, and other records documenting the life, research interests, and career of bell hooks. Dr. hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins, 1952-2021) was a scholar, author, and educator, who worked to expose and dismantle many forms of systemic inequality including sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia. Her work also explored the meaning and power of love as a...
Dates:
Circa 1960-2020; Majority of material found within 1980-2015
Bells on Campus
Collection
Identifier: RG 13-13.27
Scope and Contents
Records and materials relating to the placement and housing of a range of bells on the Berea College campus.
Dates:
Created: 1937-1966
Ben Heiman Folklore Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0062 SAA 062
Abstract
Ben Heiman (1914-1988) told mostly Appalachian stories to thousands of children in Alabama through the library and school systems, and fostered story-telling by children. A Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, Ben Heiman concluded his career at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. He and his wife Bobbie had one daughter, Lori.
After retiring in 1972, Heiman worked fulltime for volunteer organizations, specializing as a story-teller with the Huntsville libraries and the city and...
Dates:
Created: 1891-1988
Berea Alumnus / Berea College Magazine
Collection
Identifier: RG 12-12.01
Scope and Contents
Berea Alumnus / The Berea College Magazine: The Berea College Magazine is a quarterly publication produced by students and staff in the Office of Integrated Marketing & Communications. In each issue the “Berea Story” is told through profiles of faculty members, students, staff, and friends of the college. Through the Magazine the accomplishments of alumni...
Dates:
Created: 1931-
Berea Arts Council Papers
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0233 HC 58
Abstract
A small collection of early organizational papers from the “Committee to Establish an Arts Council in Berea” and the subsequent result, the Berea Arts Council.
Dates:
Created: 1985-1987
Berea Business and Professional Women's Club Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0191 HC 16
Abstract
Berea formed and chartered its Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPWC) in 1935. There were twenty-two charter members and the first President was Ms. Lucille Gilbert. The BPWC is affiliated with the Kentucky, National and International Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, which was established in 1919.
The main purpose of the club was to evaluate the standards and promote the interests of business and professional women who formed its membership. The club also...
Dates:
Created: 1935-1985
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