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Berea (Ky.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Map of the Village of Berea, circa 1880

 File — Box 03: Series 3, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

A manuscript plat "Map of the Village of Berea" drawn in ink on parchment created around 1880(?). On the reverse of the map is a blank Berea College diploma.

Dates: circa 1880

Middletown School, 1991

 File — Box 81: Series 6, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Seven black and white 5 x 7 inch photographs of Middletown School taken in 1991 prior to renovation of the building and grounds by Berea College. Middletown Consolidated School was a Rosenwald schoolhouse built for the use of African American children in 1927.

Dates: 1991

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-

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

Paper Bag Map of Berea, Kentucky, circa 1900-1950

 Item — Map case 1, drawer 4: Series 3, Folder: 9272
Identifier: Folder 9272
Scope and Contents

Map of Berea, Kentucky hand drawn on craft paper ("paper bag") in black and red pencil. Two sheets.

Dates: circa 1900-1950

Pencil drawing "The First House, Store and Post Office in Berea, Ky" signed JHC, 1875 March 27

 Item — Folder 9385, Object: 7
Scope and Contents

Pencil drawing on paper by JHC. Removed from acidic wood frame and backing board May 2024. In deframing the item, several pages of Estyle D. Hanson's algebra homework were discovered in the backing materials. Hanson was the grandson of Berea College founder J. G. Hanson.

Dates: 1875 March 27

Progress Club Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0194 HC 19
Abstract

Established in Berea in 1907 as the Priscilla Club, the club’s name was changed to the Progress Club in 1915.  The club remains an active Berea women's club.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1907-1999

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

William H. Robe papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.61
Abstract

personal papers of William H. Robe.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: Majority of material found within 1888 - 1943

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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1915-1964