Berea (Ky.) -- Race relations.
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Berea College Blacks in Appalachia Symposium Collection, 1989
Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.07
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of recordings documenting the event "Blacks in Appalachia - From Invisibility to Importance: A Symposium, Seminar, and Celebration" held at Berea College, May 19-20, 1989. The event marked the establishment of the Goode Professorship of Black and Appalachian Studies at Berea College.
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Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1989
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
Roscoe Giffin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.23
Abstract
Roscoe Giffin was a member of the faculty of Berea College from 1949 until his death in January of 1962. He served as chairman of the Department of Sociology. For the last two years of his life, he was on leave of absence, to serve with the American Friends Service in Philidelphia.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1929-1963