Title: William Goodell Frost Papers
Predominant Dates:1860-1894
ID: RG 03/3.03
Primary Creator: Frost, William G. -- (William Goodell) -- 1854-1938
Other Creators: Hutchins Library
Extent: 21.4 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Arrangement of the collection is in series: Personal; Correspondence; Sermons, Addresses, and Lectures;Writings; Day Law; Reports; Eleanor Marsh Frost; Miscellaneous; and Photographs.
Subjects: African Americans -- Appalachian Region., Appalachian Region, Southern -- History., Appalachian Region, Southern -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- History -- 20th century., Appalachian Region -- Economic Conditions., Appalachian Region -- History, Appalachian Region., Berea, (Ky.), Berea College, Education, higher -- Administration., Education, Higher -- Appalachian Region -- History., Frost, Eleanor Marsh., Frost, Maria Goodell., Frost, William G. -- (William Goodell) -- 1854-1938, Kentucky Day Law., Minorities -- Education -- United States., Oberlin College.
Languages: English
African Americans -- Appalachian Region.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- History.
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- History -- 20th century.
Appalachian Region -- Economic Conditions.
Appalachian Region -- History
Appalachian Region.
Berea, (Ky.)
Berea College
Education, higher -- Administration.
Education, Higher -- Appalachian Region -- History.
Frost, Eleanor Marsh.
Frost, Maria Goodell.
Frost, William G. -- (William Goodell) -- 1854-1938
Kentucky Day Law.
Minorities -- Education -- United States.
Oberlin College.
Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions: Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions: There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations. Cite all references to the material in this collection.
Preferred Citation: [Item description], W. G. Frost Papers, Berea College Archives, BCA RG 03/3.03, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.
Finding Aid Revision History: The finding aid was updated from previous versions in June 2014 by Lori Myers-Steele, Project Archivist. The box list was created by Katie L. Grindstaff, Student Associate Archivist.
Other Note: The online version of content from this collection is available on-campus to Berea College students, staff, and faculty through the Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007 database by Adam Matthew.
Materials consist principally of letters received by Frost as president of Berea College and reflect Frost’s administration and detailing the circumstances of his hiring; the financial status of the College during the Frost presidency; the Day Law controversy and Berea's response, the response of trustees and donors, etc.; general fundraising efforts; growth of the College into an Appalachian institution; and physical plant growth and improvement.
Correspondents include northern integrationists, religious leaders, Berea Board of Trustees and faculty members, philanthropists, donors, and friends and associates of Frost. Correspondence is arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically thereunder.
A list of correspondents/correspondence is attached as a digital file.
Link to digital image:
Letter to Brethren at Berea from President Frost; 16 July 1892: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Caa796852-1e0b-4a19-9db3-e9c363975fbc/
Link to digital image:
Letter to President Frost from Cassius Marcellus Clay; 12 August 1895: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C2157ca07-5cb6-4e58-ab56-e8bc6d767219/
Link to digital images:
Letter to President Frost from Henry W. Bond; 26 Jan. 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C5e7e3de6-23d4-4ff5-87c0-4d515e422f06/
Letter to President Frost from James Bond; 17 June 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C06d14098-e81b-451c-a156-902cb87a1ae4/
Letter to President Frost from Carter G. Woodson; 17 June 1908 : https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C7f10f8c5-3206-43c8-afee-8fd30661d32b/
Letter to President William Goodell Frost from Katharine S. Bowersox; 18 June 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C9564417b-907a-4dd0-aebc-a52170d3ac24/
Letter to President Frost from John J. Barret; 9 Dec. 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C9fb7f924-2bf7-4337-8982-3154b7c6133f/
Letter to President Frost from James Bond; 26 Dec. 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C4a2ebd9e-c505-4e30-9150-b9ba8834a264/
Clipping: Louisville May Get Berea originally from The Freeman (Indianapolis): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C75c49dee-0675-413f-818b-b96ed293e746/
Clipping: Begins with words President Frost of Berea College . . . (regarding Day Lay): https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C746a6f25-b579-4aa0-836f-e62d98f03c51/
Link to digital image:
Letter to President Frost from J.A. Lubner, 2 Mar. 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cb6822d9f-9da2-4edb-a3bb-c02e6f73b756/
Link to digital image:
Letter to President Frost from Carter G. Woodson; 19 June 1908: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7Cc53f3f9b-90eb-472a-89ec-8663292ec192/
Link to digital image:
Letter to President William Goodell Frost from Katharine S. Bowersox; 04 July 1914: https://berea.access.preservica.com/file/sdb%3AdigitalFile%7C4d5fd7fd-4b32-4973-827f-4f1d6d15f024/