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Berea (Ky.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

Maud Bowman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 08-8.05
Abstract

Maud Bowman was a 1918 graduate of the College. Her father, James C. Bowman was an instructor at Berea College for a number of years, having come to Berea from North Carolina in 1907.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1915-1948
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

New Opportunity School for Women Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0213 HC 38
Abstract In 1987 the New Opportunity School for Women was founded by Jane Stephenson, wife of former Berea College President John Stephenson.  Jane recognized a chronic problem in the Appalachian region of women needing to be better educated and needing assistance in the search for employment.   The mission statement of the New Opportunity School for Women is “...to improve the educational, financial, and personal circumstances of low-income, middle-aged women in Kentucky and the south central...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1996-
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

News Bureau Vertical Files

 Collection
Identifier: RG 05-5.23VF
Abstract

News releases, articles and write ups of the Berea College News Bureau.

Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1965-1979
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

Roy N. Walters Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.54
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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1927-1993
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

The Berea Citizen Collection (1984-Present)

 Collection
Identifier: BCA 0217 HC 42
Abstract

Print editions of The Berea Citizen, 1984 to present.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1984-2023
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

The Berea Quarterly

 Collection
Identifier: RG 12-12.21
Scope and Contents

Nineteen volumes of The Berea Quarterly, publication of Berea College. Each edition generally includes articles about people of the region or the college and short contributions under the headings of Personal Testimony, Items, and/or Incidents. Collection also contains a folder of administrative notes and correspondence regarding the publication of The Berea Quarterly.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1895-1916
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

The Citizen/The Berea Citizen

 Collection
Identifier: RG 12-12.12
Abstract

Print editions of The Berea Citizen, 1899 to 1983.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1899-1983
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

The Wallpaper

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 12-12.17
Abstract From 1939 to the fall of 1954, during a time of ceasation of the publication of the student-run The Pinnacle, students continued to publish a newspaper under the title The Wallpaper. The Wallpaper, began circulation in 1939 and ran through the spring of 1954. It is noted as being published during the war years in the form of one or two typewritten copies (on long sheets of colored paper) and posted on campus bulletin boards (or the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1939-1954
Found in: Berea College Special Collections and Archives

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