Ryzon Baking Book is a cookbook created by Marion Harris Neil and published in 1916 by General Chemical Company Food Department. Eighty pages long, it features twenty-four Ryzon prize recipes and includes color illustrations and two inserts with...
This sixteen-page book was published by the Ball Brothers Company circa 1940 and suggests the use of Ball brand fruit jars. It provides instructions on how to can fruits, vegetables and syrups via six different canning methods. Canning hints and...
African American Shape Note Singing--Alabama; African American Music;
Sacred Harp hymn sung by Dewey and Mrs. Williams, Henry Jackson, Bernice Harvey, and Leon and Mrs. Harvey. Recorded by William H. Tallmadge in Ozark, AL.
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...
Banjo Music--North Carolina; Stalcup, J. Roy; 500 Hundred Miles;
J. Roy Stalcup playing banjo, singing, and talking about banjo tunings and the sources of his repertoire. Recorded by Lee Knight at Martin's Creek, Cherokee County North Carolina on 3-13-79.
The Kerr Home Canning book is forty-three pages and was released by the Glass Manufacturing Corporation circa 1920. It serves to advertise the advantages of using Kerr jars and products. Recipes for the open kettle method are outlined, as well as...
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,...
This is a history of the Berea College Library from 1870-1980. It discusses the many different changes that occurred in the library over the years. Also, it explains the transitions between librarians and buildings. The history tells of both the...
Report of the Planning Committee which was charged "to identify external and environmental trends which [might] affect the College in the future and to examine current institutional strengths and weaknesses."
This 6-page article originally appeared in the Beta Sigma Omega publication, "The Urn." The article provides a general overview of the Student Labor program and includes two photos.
Berea College -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
This year boasted the creation of the J. A. R. Rogers Memorial Art Building. Howard E. Taylor, the Business Manager of Berea College, died this year. This year also saw the creation of the Folk Club.
Berea College -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
The Upper Division gained an exchange student this year; Abbie Margaret Washburn from Bulape, Belgian Congo, Africa. The Country Dancers were created this year under the name "Country Dances". The Home Ec Club reappeared this year along with the...
Berea College -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
The Mountaineers beat Louisville and Morehead in basketball in 1942! (pp. 91-2) This issue is dedicated to Coach Rogers B. Clark. The Upper Division boasted new international students: Elizabeth Ellen Hoffman from Teheran, Iran, and K. Heinz Eugen...
Berea College -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
This year's annual is dedicated to the college's Labor Program. Berea gained an international student in the Upper Division this year: Thomas M. Okuma from Honolulu, Hawaii. The International Relations Organization split into three groups this...
Berea College -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
Photos of the V-12 men from Blue Ridge, Cumberland and Howard Halls highlight this volume. This year’s Chimes is dedicated to Professor Rigby of the Music Department. The Inter Faith Council, Harmonia Society, Prayer Group, Outing Club,...
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 -- Students -- Yearbooks; College Yearbooks
This year there is an exchange student in the Academy: Cleone Sparks from Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The Lion is featured once again in this issue. The Governors become the Student Council this year. The specialty band is called the Studio...