Series 1: Transcripts of the oral history recordings can be found in Box 1. Series 2: Recordings (in audio cassette tape format) of the interviews/oral histories can be found in Boxes 1 and 2.
Restrictions: Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Rights: Transcripts of interviews are unedited transcripts; quotation of materials from transcripts should be corroborated with the original audio recording if possible. All materials should be properly cited.
Preferred Citation: [Object identification], RG 14:11: Berea College 1999 Oral History and Tradition Course Project Collection, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.
Finding Aid Revisions: The finding aid was created in November 2015 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist. The collection was organized by Harry Rice, Berea College Sound Archivist. Updated 2019.
Scope and Contents: The collection is comprised of recordings and transcripts of recordings of oral histories of Berea College faculty, staff, alumni, and current students. The project was conducted by students as part of their Oral History and Tradition course (GSTR 100) taught by Meighan Sharp in the fall of 1999. Interviews were conducted and transcribed by students.