African Americans.

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Wright was the chair of Natural History at Berea College from 1870 to 1872. A few years after leaving Berea, he would be appointed professor of Geology and Natural History at Oberlin College.  While at Berea College, Wright also served as the faculty meeting clerk. On September 21, 1874, he married Mary Lyon Bedortha (1846-1877), of Saratoga Springs, New York.  Professor Albert Allen Wright died April 2, 1905.

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This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.

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This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.

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This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.

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Records documenting the Celebration of Traditional Music, an annual event striving to represent homemade music passed on from person to person in the Appalachian Region and the musicians who play it.

Scope and Contents Box 4, File 8:1. William G. Frost letter to Leavitt, 1893 January 28 2. William G. Frost letter to William E. Barton, 1893 February 6 3. J. A. R. Rogers letter to William G. Frost, 1893 February 17 4. William G. Frost letter to friend, writing from Berea about his wife being ill, 1893 March 3 5. William G. Frost letter to Miles, 1893 March 8 6. F. G. Wright letter to William G. Frost, 1893 March 18 7. J. D. Walsh letter to William G. Frost,...

Scope and Contents Box 4, File 9: 1. William G. Frost letter to Frederick Douglass (copy), 1894 January 23 2. Frederick Douglass letter to William G. Frost, 1894 January 26 3. E. P. Fairchild letter to William G. Frost, 1894 January 29 4. W. G. V. Bartlett letter to William G. Frost, 1894 February 8 5. John Bennett letter to William G. Frost, 1894 February 8 6. August E. Willson letter to William G. Frost, 1894 February 8 7. G. W. Cable letter to William G. Frost, 1894...

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First African American president, led Lincoln Institute for over 40 years. Regarding education of blacks at Berea College, Mary Merrit, effect of Day Law on education opportunities of blacks in Kentucky.

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Notes and correspondence of Katharine C. Griggs in her role as Historical Register; Researching "certain phases of Berea history" and gathering materials and historical information regarding racial relations and black students (pre-Day Law) at Berea College.

Some of the correspondence within this series is available in digital format, see list below.

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Henry Allen Laine, a black student who became a teacher, writing about the women teachers of Berea in the late 19th century, including Mrs. Eugene Fairchild.