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Berea (Ky.)

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:

Florence Ridgeway papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RG 09-9.39
Abstract

The Florence Ridgeway papers provide insights into the life experiences and career of a professional librarian who served Berea College during the first half of the twentieth century.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1929
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

William H. Robe papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.61
Abstract

personal papers of William H. Robe.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1888 - 1943
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Robert Finley Spence Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.48
Abstract Robert Finley Spence graduated from the Berea College Foundation School and completed the Agricultural course of the Vocational School at Berea in 1914 before starting a forty year career as extension agent for Southern Madison and Rockcastle counties, Kentucky. Spence also taught courses at Berea College, worked with the Vocational School, and was heavily involved with the 4-H Club and other organizations in Kentucky. After retiring from his County Agent position in 1954, Spence became...
Dates: 1915-1964
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Roy N. Walters papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.54-RG 9.54
Abstract Born in West Virginia, Roy N. Walters graduated from Berea College with a BA in Sociology in 1927 and began teaching printing classes for the Foundation School.  He would quickly become a full-time teacher for the school and its Dean in1943.  Walters served as Dean of the Foundation School until his retirement in 1968.  Until 1958, Walters also served as the Dean of Men. While a student at Berea College, Walters worked in the Printing Department. Immediately following graduation he became...
Dates: 1922 - 1993
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Second Nature Recycling Collection

 Collection — 1
Identifier: BCA 0204 HC 29
Scope and Contents

Promotional flyers, contact lists, and financial records documenting Second Nature Recycling, a Berea community organization that sought to raise public awareness of the need for a community waste recycling plan.

Dates: 1981-1987
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Larry D. Shinn papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.08
Abstract

Public documents, publications, and ephemera produced by the Office of the President and Larry D. Shinn during his tenure as President of Berea College.

Dates: 1994-2012
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

John Bell Stephenson papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.07
Abstract

Official records and personal papers of the seventh president of Berea College, John Bell Stephenson.

Dates: 1984 - 1994
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

William B. Stewart papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.02
Abstract

This collection consists of the official ad personal papers of Berea College's second president, William B. Stuart.

Dates: 1879 - 1974; Other: Majority of material found within 1890-1892
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Students for Appalachia (SFA) records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 07-7.06
Abstract

The records of the Berea College Students for Appalachia (SFA).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1968-1992
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Sustainable Berea records

 Collection — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4
Identifier: BCA 0234 HC 59
Abstract Formed in 2010 as a not for profit organization, Sustainable Berea has the mission of assisting “in the development of a sustainable community. Sustainable Berea is a group of residents of Berea, Kentucky and surrounding areas who work together to develop stronger households, neighborhoods and community in the face of imminent threats to global sustainability including peak oil, global climate change, sky-rocketing national debt, rapid population growth, and the destruction of ecosystems...
Dates: 2010-2022
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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