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Recreation Extension Service
Collection
Identifier: RG 05-5.45
Abstract
The Recreation Extension Service was formally established in 1937 under the direction of Frank H. Smith with the aim of increasing the appreciation of Appalachian cultural heritage through participation in recreational activities based on traditional folk material. Recreation
Extension services included folk arts programming, the Christmas Country Dance School, the Mountain Folk Festival, the Country Dancers and other recreational campus groups, itineranct recreation services to schools and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1914-1995
Richard Sears Research Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0250
Abstract
Richard D. Sears was Professor of English and Theatre, 1967-2010, and the Chester D. Tripp Chair in Humanities at Berea College. He has published numerous books and articles on various aspects of Kentucky history including the abolitionist movement, Camp Nelson, and Madison County. In particular, Sears devoted many years to researching and writing about the origins of Berea College and it founding members and families.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1796-2008
Scientists and Engineers for Appalachia Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0064 SAA 064
Abstract
On June 22, 1969, several alumni and faculty of Berea College met at Boone Tavern in Berea, Kentucky, to consider how Dr. Waldemar Noll's memory might be perpetuated through action. Dr. Noll, who died in 1968, had served as chairman of the physics department from its inception in the 1920s until his retirement in 1961. Growing from this beginning (The 1969 meeting), Scientists and Engineers for Appalachia was formally organized in late April, 1970, on the campus of Berea College. The...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1969-1979
Southeastern Kentucky Vietnam Combat Veteran's Oral History Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0152 SAA 156
Abstract
The interviews were recorded between May and September 2011 by Jerry L. Clark. Clark is a Vietnam combat veteran who grew up in Whitley County, Kentucky. After military service he completed his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees and worked as a clinical social worker for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2011-2012
Southern Appalachian Studies Records (1962 Survey)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0004 SAA 003
Abstract
The Southern Appalachian Studies 1972 Regional Survey resulted from the 1956 Interdenominational Conference of Religious Workers' determination that there was inadequate information available to develop an effective course of action addressing the broad problems plaguing the Appalachian region and its people. The original conference of representatives from major church bodies were called together by Dr. Willis D. Weatherford, Sr. to discuss problems and plan programs orientated to upgrading...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1956-1962; Other: Majority of material found in 1962
Southern Regional Council Appalachian Desegregation Survey Records
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0055 SAA 055
Abstract
In 1954 the Southern Regional Council (SRC) contacted Berea College professor of sociology Roscoe Giffin proposing that he survey attitudes in southern Appalachia about the U. S. Supreme Court's recent desegregation decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. Giffin declined; however, he recommended a Berea colleague in the Economics and Business department, Robert Menefee for the work. Giffin's recommendation was accepted, and Menefee was...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1953-1954
Students for Appalachia (SFA) Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 07-7.06
Abstract
Students for Appalachia (SFA) was established in 1968 by Berea College students to serve the community through programs in arts, crafts, home visitation, recreation, tutoring of school children and serving as referral agents for public service and federal programs. SFA students also teach basic literacy skills for adults and assist those interested in obtaining a high school diploma through a program conducted in homes and community centers. The student lead program would later become a...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1968-1992
Summer Puppetry Caravan for Appalachia Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 11-11.03
Abstract
A Summer Puppetry Caravan for Appalachia was created by director Neil di Teresa, professor of art at Berea College, in 1969. Initially funded by Berea College and the Rockefeller Foundation, the Caravan received additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Commission, the Kentucky Humanities Council, and other private organizations. The aim of the Caravan was “to involv[e] Appalachians in Cultural and creative activities, to develo[p] a sense of rapport...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1970 - 1993; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2009
Susan Spalding Dance Video Collection
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0155 SAA 158
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of video recordings of interviews and community dance activities in eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and east Tennessee recorded at various times between 1988 and 2002. Communities represented in the collection include: Carcassonne and Slade in Kentucky; Dante, Fancy Gap, and Chilhowie in Virginia; and Fall Branch in Tennessee. The three types of Appalachian dance that are documented in the collection include: old-time square dancing, flat-footing and clogging,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1988-2002
Talitha Ethel Powell McClure Ballad Collection
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: BCA 0034 SAA 032
Abstract
Talitha Ethel McClure (nee Powell) compiled ballad texts in 1915 by for a contest initiated by Berea College President, William G. Frost. McClure received the prize for collecting the most lyrics. Her mother, Talitha Powell (nee Davis), provided ballad texts to British collector, Cecil Sharp, during a visit to Berea in 1917.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1915-1980