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Berea (Ky.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Fred Burkhard's photographic scrapbook

 File — RG.8.39 Box one
Identifier: RG 8.0-8.39
Scope and Contents

One unbound Berea College photographic scrapbook documenting campaus scenes, group photos and individual profiles. Features both Fred Burkhard and Herman Ellis, who attended Foundation School, Academy, and College 1926-1935.

Dates: circa 1950s

Hays Berea - Big Hill Pike Company tollgate no. 1 ledger notes, March 1889 - August 1897

 File — Box 1: Series 1, Folder: 2a
Identifier: 2a
Scope and Contents

Manuscript and typescript notes concerning the Hays Berea - Bill Hill Pike Co. tollgate book. Formerly Log 9517. (Reunited with the ledger January 2024).

Dates: March 1889 - August 1897

William R. Hutcherson papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.27
Abstract

Collection of transcribed diary entries of William R. Hutcherson.

Dates: 1936-1950

Francis S. Hutchins papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.05
Abstract

Official records and personal papers of the fifth president of Berea College, Francis S. Hutchins.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1924-1979

William J. Hutchins papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 03-3.04
Abstract

Personal and official papers of William J. Hutchins.

Dates: 1850 - 2000; Other: Majority of material found within 1900 - 1958

John F. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.46
Abstract

John Franklin Smith taught in both the Berea College Academy School and the Normal School from 1911 to 1931.  Originally drawn to Berea to teach Rural Social Science, Smith also served as a publicity agent for serveral years and directed the College Sunday School for fifteen years.  Smith was a prolific writer, including a poet. Smith retired from Berea in 1931 due to illness.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1931

Joyce Hannan Berea Community Oral History Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0259
Scope and Contents Thirty-one oral history interviews with Berea residents recorded by Joyce Hannan mostly during 1978 in connection with the Country's 200th birthday celebration. Also included is a 1983 WEKU radio program that included Berea and other Madison County residents discussing the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. Persons interviewed are Luther A. Ambrose, Mrs Perly Ayer, Wayne Balinger, Gary Barker, Ellen Evans, Sidney Farr, Duffy Ford, Clinton C. Hensley, Rolf Hovey, Francis...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1978; Other: Date acquired: 06/24/1994

Joye Smith / Robert F. Connor negatives | 1399 | [SAA]

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 1399
Dates: 1960 - 1999

Kentucky Foothills Square Dance Oral History Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0268
Abstract Interviews recorded by Susan Spalding documenting the history of square dancing in Berea and surrounding counties. Also included are selected audio and video excerpts of local dance groups and callers. The dancing is the type done in a big circle that divides into smaller “squares” of two couples. Listen to Interview...
Dates: 2014; Other: Majority of material found in 2014; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1901

John Kessler papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.30
Abstract

Papers of John Kessler, commanding officer of the V-12 officer training school unit at Berea College during WWII.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1998