Librarians.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Euphemia K. Corwin papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.10
Abstract
Papers of Euphemia Corwin.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1863 - 1992; Other: Majority of material found within 1878 - 1903
Florence Ridgeway Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.39
Abstract
Born in 1876, Florence Ridgeway attended Berea College from 1905-1907 before obtaining a degree from the Western Reserve University of Library Science in 1909. Upon receiving her library science degree, she returned to Berea where she worked as an assistant librarian at the Berea College library for over twenty-three years. She was a pioneer in librarianship working with others to compile Berea's "Mountain Collection" (the first of its kind in the United States) and instituting Kentucky's...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1919-1929
Kentucky Rural Librarians Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0309
Scope and Contents
Reading Local: Rural Public Librarians in Kentucky documents the work and expressive culture of rural librarians in Kentucky (primarily in Appalachian counties). The project was conducted in Summer 2024 by Berea College Folklorist Emily Hilliard with research assistance from Berea student Sreekuttan Palakkadan. The interviews focus on the role rural librarians serve as community resources, as well as how their workplaces—rural public libraries—are invaluable community hubs in remote rural...
Dates:
June and July 2024