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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0113 SAA 113
Abstract
A sociologist by training, Alan J. Crain taught at Allegheny College in western Pennsylvania. During the 1970s, he developed an ongoing interest in southeastern Kentucky through the Appalachian Semester at Union College in Barbourville. This was a summer-long program that introduced students to the culture and traditions of Knox County and the surrounding area. Over a period of about ten years he made extended visits to Knox County, at times living in homes of residents of the Trosper...
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1975-1982
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Identifier: RG 09-9.19
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal items of Anna Ernberg, director of Fireside Industries at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. Anna Ernberg was one of the most visible proponents of the Appalachian weaving revival in the early 20th century. Included in the collection is a Redpath Chautauqua poster, a personal photograph book, a scrapbook of weaving drafts, correspondence, a piece written about the history of Fireside Industries by Ernberg and Fireside Industries brochures, a scrapbook of...
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Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1930
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0251
Abstract
This collection of materials with different provenance was assembled and organized by Hutchins Library and Special Collections staff. The collection contains a variety of materials about numerous persons or families with Appalachian connections.
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Other: Majority of material found in 1968-1995
Collection
Identifier: RG 12-12.13
Scope and Contents
Founded in 1973 and based at Berea College, the quarterly publication Appalachian Heritage considers previously unpublished fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, writing for young adults, craft essays, book reviews, and visual art. In addition to new and emerging writers, contributors to the magazine include finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award; winners of the T. S. Eliot Award, the E.B. White Award, an O. Henry Prize, among others; and...
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1973-
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0149 SAA 150
Abstract
Collection is comprised of images (c.1890-1930) of families in the Appalachian Mountains surrounding Berea College, including surrounding counties. Photographs of several area photographers including E. W. Todd and E. Simms.
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Other: Majority of material found in 1890-1939
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 05-5.47
Abstract
The Appalachian Museum was created in 1969 (officially open to the public in 1971) to care for the college's growing collections of artifacts from the Appalachian area. It was dedicated to the task of preserving the distinctive crafts and telling the story of the traditional lifestyle of the people of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
The museum was closed in May of 1998 with most of its activities and collections being integrated into the educational programs of the College.
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1951-1998
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0059 SAA 059
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twenty-one audio cassette recordings of interviews, informal discussions, musical performances, and commentary recorded by Berea College students under the direction of history professor, Richard B. Drake, during the 1973 fall semester.Subject areas include Pine Mountain Settlement School, John C. Campbell Folk School, the Christian Appalachian Project, the Civilian Conservation Corps in Pike County, Kentucky, and Berea College's Christmas Country Dance...
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1972-1973
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0070-SAA 070
Scope and Contents
Black and white photographic prints of various sizes, some with dates and/or notations, preserved for their relevance to Appalachia.
Note: A small number of the images are dated. Otherwise dates are approximate or no date is given.
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1898-1965
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0036 SAA 034
Abstract
The 1931-1933 Appalachian regional religion survey was conducted in connection with a broader economic and social study of the region undertaken by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Survey results were published in the books, Religion in the Highlands: Native Churches and Missionary Enterprises in the Southern Appalachians (1933) by Elizabeth R. Hooker, and Economic and Social Problems and Conditions of the...
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1931-1933
Collection
Identifier: RG 06-6.12.2
Abstract
Official records documenting the Appalachian Studies Program at Berea College from 1959 through 1993.
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translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1959-1993
