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Berea College Alumni Association, 1889-2009

Collection Overview

Title: Berea College Alumni Association, 1889-2009

ID: RG 05/5.03

Creator: Berea College Alumni Association

Extent: 4.0 MS boxes

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Dating back to at least 1889 the alumni of Berea College have worked to further enhance the life and work at Berea College. Berea had its first Alumni Association President in 1910.  In 1924, a handful of alumni formed the first Alumni Office.  Since then, the Association has grown into an organization of over 17,000 former students governed by the Alumni Executive Council which serves in an advisory role to the Office of Alumni Relations.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Records and materials related to the Berea College Alumni Association including correspondence and meeting minutes.

Administrative Information

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.

Related Materials: RG 5.23 Alumni and College Relations

Preferred Citation: [Record/Folder/Box], RG 5/5.03: Administrative Divisions: Alumni Association. Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, KY.

Processing Information: Guide created November 2017 with the assistance of Caitlin Hodgson, Archives Student Assistant.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Alumni InformationAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Bulletin of Berea College, 1937 - 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Bulletin of Berea College, 1938 - 1946Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence, n.d.; 1921 - 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Fund-Raising Literature, 1899 - 1990sAdd to your cart.
Folder 6A: Unusual Letters and Comments to Alumni AssociationAdd to your cart.
Folder 6B: Life Insurance Scheme, 1958 - 1960Add to your cart.
With correspondence and notes by Kenneth H. Thompson, Associate Dean
Folder 7: Copy of Letter to Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Jan. 11, 1964Add to your cart.
The Berea Alumnus and Memorial Address (Dec 1963) from  Alumni Association
Folder 8: Letters Regarding Berea Alumnus Articles, 1961, 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Program Summary, 1975 - 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 10: President's Club, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 11: The Handbook for Boys and GirlsAdd to your cart.
Written for new students
Folder 12: Black Alumnus Reunion, 1976Add to your cart.
List of Black Graduates 1954-1975, correspondence, planning information
Folder 13: Memo regarding Statue/Portrait of Carter G. Woodson, 1981Add to your cart.
With letter from Black Student Union request for funds for statue; Weatherford response
Folder 14: Berea College Tie, 1983Add to your cart.
Includes: fabric sample, correspondence, orders
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Publications - Annual Report, 1985 - 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Alumni Magazine SurveyAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Publications - "Monday Morning Messenger", 1940 - 1941Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Reunions, 1922 -Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Scrapbook, 1939 - 1940Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Secretaries' Reports, 1914 - 1950Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Berea College Alumni Association, 1932Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Berea Alumni Association, 1960's - 1970'sAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Our Day with Dean Shutt, Summer Reunion, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Plaque for Alumni Building, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 11: United Coal Company, 1982 - 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Memos, 1988 - 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Honorary AlumniAdd to your cart.
Lists
Folder 14: Alumni Council, 1983 - 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Interracial Living Sub-Committee of Alumni Association Executive Council, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 16: General, 1980's - 2009Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Class of 1946: Summer Reunion, 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Alumni Office: Homecoming, 2009Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Luncheon, Arizona, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 20: BC Arizona Alumni Chapter, 2009Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Charles T. Morgan Society Recognition Ceremonies, 1998, 2000Add to your cart.
Programs
Box 3Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Early History of Alumni AssociationAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Executive Council: Meeting Minutes, Nov. 1947 - Sept. 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Executive Council: Meeting Minutes, April 1960 - Nov. 1967Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Executive Council: Meeting Minutes, April 1968 - Nov. 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Executive Council: Meeting Minutes, March 1971 - Nov. 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Executive Council: Business, March 1975 - Nov. 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Executive Council: Business, March 1978 - May 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Executive Council: Business, June 1979 - April 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Executive Committee: Meeting Minutes, July 1980 - July 1981Add to your cart.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Executive Committee: Meeting Minutes, Nov. 1981 - July 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Executive Committee: Meeting Minutes, March 1983 - Nov. 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Executive Committee: Meeting Minutes, July - Nov. 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Class of 1944 "Mini Chimes 1944-1989"Add to your cart.
Compiled by members of Class of 1944 for 1989 summer reunion. Contains photographs, biographies, other; bound.
Folder 5: Constitution of the Alumni Association of Berea College, Nov 1, 1951Add to your cart.
Ledger 1: Meeting MinutesAdd to your cart.
First Entry June 19, 1889
Ledger 2: Meeting MinutesAdd to your cart.
First Entry May 30, 1927
Item 1: Class of 1942: "The Chimes Mini Edition 1942-1982", 1982Add to your cart.
Bound. Compiled for 40th Anniversary Reunion by Ruth Cornett Fierros for the Berea College Class of 1942