The Citizen/The Berea Citizen, 1899-1983 | Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

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Collection Overview

Title: The Citizen/The Berea Citizen, 1899-1983

ID: RG 12/12.12

Primary Creator: Berea College

Extent: 45.0 Boxes (General)

Arrangement: Arranged chrongologically.

Subjects: Berea (Ky.) -- Newspapers., Berea, (Ky.), Berea College, Madison County (Ky.) -- Newspapers.

Languages: English

Abstract

Conceived as a publication to entertain, inform, and uplift its readers, the The Citizen/The Berea Citizen was inseparable from the evolving purpose of its sponsor, Berea College. From its founding in 1855 as the first interracial and co-educational institution of higher learning in the American South, Berea College was intended to serve as a counterpoint to the injustices of racial inequality and poverty. First published in 1899, the Citizen functioned as an account of college life and a source of information about the surrounding community.

Although the Berea Citizen severed its connection to the college in 1984, the paper continues to publish to this day emphasizing the Berea community as a whole.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Print editions of The Berea Citizen, 1899 to 1983. Incomplete.

See HC 42 for print editions of The Berea Citizen, 1984 to present. See BANC for Berea Citizen information.

Collection Historical Note

Named The Citizen through June 1958, later named The Berea Citizen.

For later editions of The Berea Citizen (1984-present) see The Berea Citizen Collection BCA 0217 HC 42

Subject/Index Terms

Berea (Ky.) -- Newspapers.
Berea, (Ky.)
Berea College
Madison County (Ky.) -- Newspapers.

Administrative Information

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.

Note: Archived issues of The Citizen and the Berea Citizen are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052075/.

Additionally, The Citizen (1899- 1958) is available in microfilm format in Berea College’s Mircoforms Collections (see Reference Department/Hutchins Library) and in print format in Special Collections & Archives. The Berea Citizen is available in microfilm (1958-2008) in Berea College’s Mircoforms Collections (see Reference Department/Hutchins Library) and in print format (1958–Present) in Special Collections & Archives.

Use Restrictions: There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.

Related Materials: BCA 0217 HC 42: The Berea Citizen Collection (1984-Present).

Preferred Citation: [Date of Publication], RG 12/12.12: Berea College Publications: The Berea Citizen. Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, KY.

Processing Information: Guide created August 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 3: The Citizen, 1905-1906: Numerous editions.