Agriculture; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Agriculture; College Farm
Describes the importance of the Agricultural Department as it relates to both Berea and to the Appalachian region as a whole. It describes the goals of the department to help those in the region realize the inefficiency of current land methods, and...
In this letter, Harold describes being very homesick, having money problems, and health problems. Harold also describes some of his recent activities, his near-future plans, and his meeting some "rebel" locals.
Correspondence; Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.)
Letter from Hallie Fee Embree to the Lincoln Institute; Hallie Fee Embree sends this letter to the Lincoln Institute in the hope that they have received the portraits of her grandparents, and describes the devotion to God they had in their lives....
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...
This is a letter from Harold H. Johnston to his sister, Kittie Johnston, in which he describes some of his recent activities and recounts the death of a Mayor McDowell, a one-time owner of Ashland, the Henry Clay estate.
Berea College; Berea College -- Students; Berea College -- Commencement
This letter from Harold J. Johnston to his father describes Harold's desire to borrow some money so that he can invest it in some things to sale on Commencement Day.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs; Berea (Ky.)
This letter details recent activities in the town of Berea, including the marriage of one of Harold's friends, A.S. Mann. Harold also describes some peculiarities of the dating system in Berea.
Berea College; Berea College -- Students; Berea College -- Students -- Literary Societies
In this letter, Harold describes his recent activities and all the news he has to share to his sister, Kittie. This news includes taking botanical specimens and also a "scrap" within the Alpha Zeta 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.
Berea College; Berea College -- Students; Berea College -- Library
Harold H. Johnston wrote this essay detailing the activities of the Fall termn of 1899. He describes numberous events and activities that occured at Berea College during this term.
Katharine C. Griggs to Katherine H. McLeod; Griggs writes to McLeod about an exchange of documents between the two, including a folder about the Frost family and their son's tragic death in WWI. She promises to send other documents, including a...
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs; Rural extension; Cumberland Mountains; Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Appalachians (People); Appalachian Region, Southern -- Economic conditions; Kentucky -- Social life and...
This is a collection of articles pertaining to Appalachia, especially Kentucky from the late 1800's.
Written by William G. Frost, former Berea College president, this book details the degree to which the Appalachian region was cut off from modern society at the time of writing (early 1900's). Frost describes the situation as though traveling back...
Written by William G. Frost, former Berea College president, this small book describes the Appalachian region's relative isolation from much of the progress of society because of the natural barrier of mountains and the lack of a major waterway....
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.
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.
