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Berea (Ky.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

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

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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1981-1987

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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1994-2012

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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1984 - 1994

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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1879 - 1974; Other: Majority of material found within 1890-1892

Students for Appalachia (SFA) records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 07-7.06
Abstract

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

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: Majority of material found within 1968-1992

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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2010-2022

Tate Building Documentation Collection

 Collection — 1
Identifier: BCA 0222 HC 43
Abstract

In 1929, W.B. Tate began construction of the Tate Building in Berea, Kentucky, on a lot he had purchased in 1924 from S.E. Welch. The construction of this brick building followed the destruction of the wooden frame buildings on the lot, during the "Welch block" fire shortly after its purchase in 1924. Initially, the Tate Building served as a hotel, and in the 1950s the bottom floor was converted to store fronts. Various businesses have operated in the space during the past six decades.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2004

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

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