Berea (Ky.) -- History; Women -- Education; Women; Berea College -- History; Berea College;
This 50-page booklet began as a project in Peggy Rivage-Seul's senior seminar class in Women’s Studies. The service-learning project was co-sponsored by Women’s Studies, the League of Women Voters and CELTS and includes brief essays about 25...
Letter from Harold H. Johnston to his father, John, asking for a gift of $25.00 for Winter clothes. Included is a detailed list of Harold's expenses and where his money went.
This partial letter has Harold explaining what a week at Berea in 1899 is like. He goes through each day and explains what a student such as himself might be doing.
Berea College; Berea College -- Students -- Literary Societies
This letter from Harold H. Johnston to his Father discusses his father's involvement in the Booksellers' League and chronicles Harold's time in the same organization. Also discussed are designs for pins for the Alpha Zeta literary society.
In this letter to Kittie, his sister, Harold describes being homesick during Easter and his plans to go on a trip with some of the students from Central University to Middlesborough.
A letter from Harold H. Johnston to Calder, his brother. This letter is a note to Harold's brother about the benefits of an education and the hard work necessary to achieve one. He also writes of his recent activities.
Berea College; Berea College -- Students -- Literary Societies; Correspondence
This letter from Harold H. Johnston to Calder Johnston, brothers, details a "scrap" between two of Berea's literary societies over field day activities, 1899.
Appalachian Region -- Family life; Appalachian Region -- Family life and customs; Appalachian Region -- Housing; Appalachian Region -- Domestic life and customs -- History; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Economic conditions; Appalachian Region,...
Berea College -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
This volume contains some interesting Berea lore, including the Mulberry Trees, the Mounting Block, The "Castle", The "Hangout", and Phelps-Stokes Chapel, (see p. 67, 128-154). This year the Juniors are listed under their departments in the Upper...
Berea College -- History; Frost, William G. (William Goodell), 1854-1938; Hutchins, William J. (William James), 1871-1958; Hutchins, Francis S. (Francis Stephenson), 1902-1988; Weatherford, Willis Duke, 1916-1995; Stephenson, John B., 1937-1994;...
This 16-page article by retired Berea College history professor Richard Drake appeared in Appalachian Heritage, Vol. 26, no. 3, Summer 1998 (pp. 6-21). In response to contemporary comments and criticisms of the College's commitment and...
An index of Appalachia related articles published in the Louisville Courier-Journal. The articles cover a broad range of topics, focusing specifically on their application in Appalachia; topics include literacy, family structure, agriculture, and...
Dinner Plate, set of two, glazed with blue floral transfer
pattern. 0.7" height, 9.3" diameter. Marked "Furnival
Limited/Trademark England" and picture of a flag with a boat
design. ca. 1910 to ca. 1955 displayed at Mountaineer
Museum,...
Home Helps is an eighty-page cook book published by the N. K. Fairbank Company in 1910. It is a useful collection of a broad range of recipes compiled by five leading culinary experts. Helpful cooking hints, time tables, advertisements and an index...
