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CC-121 Miscellaneous Colleges and Universities

Collection Outline

  • A. Bacon College (Georgetown, Ky.)
  • B. Beaumont College (Harrodsburg, Ky.)
  • C. Berea College (Berea, Ky.)
  • D. Bethel College (Russellville, Ky.)
  • E. Daughter's College (Harrodsburg, Ky.)
  • F. General - Colleges/Universities
  • G. Georgetown College (Georgetown, Ky.)
  • H. Harrodsburg Academy (Harrodsburg, Ky.)
  • I. Hogsett Academy (Danville, Ky.)
  • J. Kentucky University (Lexington, Ky.)
  • K. McAfee Institute (Mercer County, Ky.)
  • L. Phelps Institute/Matthew Scott Jr. Academy and Industrial School (Phelps, Ky.)
  • M. Salem College (Salem, Ky.)
  • N. Transylvania University (Lexington, Ky.)
  • O. University of Louisville Law Department (Louisville, Ky.)
  • P. Danville English and Classical School (Danville, Ky.)

Collection Inventory

A. Bacon College

  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1837-38

B. Beaumont Colleg

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  • Invitation, Class of 1896. Beaumont College graduating exercises, June 3, 1896
  • Invitation, Class of 1900. Beaumont College commencement exercises, June 6, 1900

C. Berea College

  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1875
  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1885-86
  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1886-87
  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1888-89
  • Brief history of Berea College, 1963
  • Program of the dedication of the William J. Hutchins Library, 1966
  • William J. Hutchins. I Never Lose Heart (Baccalaureate addresses, 1921-1939) 1960.
  • Rare Books and Very Special Collections at Berea College (pamphlet)
  • Appalachian Collection of Berea College (pamphlet)
  • "Southern Appalachian Mountain lore: Berea College's Weatherford-Hammond Mountain collection" (leaflet)
  • "A guide to the campus" (brochure)
  • "The Weatherford years: 1967-84"

D. Bethel College

  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1890-91

E. Daughters College

  • Henry C. Wood History of Daughters College (1856-1893) and its Founder John Augustus Williams. 1942. Includes a poem using names of graduates within a verse
  • Greenville Institute, Forerunner of Daughters College (pamphlet)

F. General

  • Kentucky Presbyterians Opportunity - a Comprehensive Educational Program. 1922 (contains fund raising information and financial information about several Presbyterian colleges in Kentucky)

G. Georgetown College

  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1845-46
  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1849-50
  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1877-78
  • Catalogue of Georgetown College, 1880-81
  • Invitation to the 89th Annual Commencement, 1919

H. Harrodsburg Academy

  • Annual catalogue, 1897-98

I. Hogsett Academy

  • Tenth annual catalogue of Hogsett Academy, 1892-93

J. Kentucky University

  • First annual announcement of Kentucky University (Harrodsburg, Ky.), 1859
  • Announcement of Kentucky University (Lexington, Ky.), 1865-66
  • Catalogue of officers and students, 1867-68, with General announcement for 1868-69
  • Catalogue of officers and students, 1871-72, with General announcement for 1872-73
  • Annual catalogue for session ending 1881, with Announcement for 1881-82
  • Catalogue, 1895-96
  • The University of Kentucky - its History and Development (booklet)
  • H.L. Donovan. At the Threshold of Greatest! (address)
  • Argument of Judge William Lindsay before the Committee on the Agricultural &Mechanical College, 1882 (booklet)
  • Simeon Willis. Henry Stites Barker. 1946 (address)
  • Views - State College of Kentucky (booklet)

K. McAfee Institute

  • McAfee Institute, an English, Classical, and Scientific School for young men, boys, and girls. 1880 (leaflet)

J. Phelps Institute/Matthew Scott Jr. Academy

  • Phelps Collegiate Institute, 1909 (pamphlet)
  • "Distance from school land to farm" (hand-drawn map of location of school and farm)
  • "Stations, coal operations, and nearby points for future work" (hand-drawn map of areas in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia)
  • "Orchard of Matthew C. Scott Jr. Academic and Industrial School - April 1911" (hand-drawn diagram of the school's orchard)
  • Matthew C. Scott Jr. Academy and Industrial School. Seventh year: 1910-11 (pamphlet)
  • History. 1911 (4 page, loose-leaf manuscript)
  • Envelope address to L.H. Blanton. Contains a letter to Mr. Gartrell from Alfred Erickson, 2 letters to Blanton from Erickson, a map of lands of the school, and several photographs

M. Salem College

  • Annual catalogue for the year ending 1870

N. Transylvania University

  • Transylvania, a History of the College (loose-leaf)
  • Joe Lehman. "Old Transylvania past and present" The American Antiques Journal. 1948

O. University of Louisville Law Department

  • Catalogue of the officers and students, 1858-59

P. Danville English and Classical School

  • Catalog, 1878 (1917 reprint)

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