This inaugural 37-page issue sets the tone for the issues that will follow, generally including 3 or 4 articles about the people of the region or the college and short contributions found variously under the headings of Personal Testimony, Items,...
Topics include Anti-Slavery in Kentucky, the Glee Club's trip of 1896, the experiences of the Fees and others during the Civil War, and Appalachian America. (34 pages)
Topics include Appalachian America, an account of a debate whether the earth is flat or round, and an introduction to some of Berea's teachers. (35 pages)
Topics include Appalachia during the Civil War, an address by Theodore Roosevelt regarding Berea College, and a lengthy solicitation from President Frost. (33 pages)
The main item in this issue is an illustration-rich 22-page article, "The Cumberland Mountains in the Struggle for Freedom" by Rev. William E. Barton. (27 pages)
Articles include Hymns of the Slave and Freedman, and address by then Professor Woodrow Wilson on behalf of Berea College, and University Extension work in the Southern mountains. (32 pages)
Topics include Mountain Types, Mountain Homespun (weaving), addresses given by President Frost and others at the Berea meeting at the Old South Church, and a biographical sketch of John G. Fee. (21 pages)
This issue of The Berea Quarterly is primarily comprised of the article, "Hostile Legislation Against Berea: A Ruthless Hand Stayed By Appeal to the Constitution," a report of the initial events involved with the Day Law.
Topics include the importance of improved rural school houses, Mountain feuds, some celebrations of the Lincoln Centennial, and "Hardshell" Baptists. (31 pages)
Article topics include: The Pioneer American Home, Notes on North Carolina, The Daniel Boone Tavern, The North East Harbor Meeting, "To Thoughtful Givers" and a few other gift-related pieces.
Topics include Peasons Hall, Young Southern Leaders, the family of Vincent and Jane Morris, Illiteray among Kentucky Whites, and Appalachia America (reprint of Frost's article from Encyclopedia Americana). (31 pages)
Highlights include articles about the Holland Law, the Wilderness Road, a Social Settlement in the Mountains, Fireside Industries and summaries from the Treasurer and the Registrar. (31 pages)
