Join us on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 5:30pm at the Boone Tavern Event Center as the Fall 2025 Berea Folklife apprentices & their mentor artists present on their fall apprenticeships in weaving, clawhammer banjo, contra dancing, Ballet Folklorico, and wild plant foraging & crafting. Dinner will be served!

Did you know that 8 of our Latin Medieval Manuscripts are highlighted in the Peripheral Manuscripts Project? Follow this link digitalcollections.iu.edu/collections/... to see images and descriptions of these hand-written documents from the long ago. #bookhistory #medievalsky

For Fiddle Tune Friday it’s Shippingport played by John Harrod and Paul David Smith at the the Berea College 2005 Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Join us next Thurs. 11/6 at noon for a Library Lunch & Learn with composer & sound artist @bharnetty.bsky.social! He will discuss his new @uncpress.bsky.social book Noisy Memory, the 1st chapter of which details his work w/ recordings in Berea's Special Collections & Archives.

Please join us November 6 at Noon for a presentation by sound artist, composer and author Brian Harnetty. Sponsored by Berea Folklife / Special Collections and Archives. Free lunch! Where?Hutchins Library Flex Space.

In today's American Archives Month Lunch Talk, Dr. Steve Gowler discussed his recently-published biography of abolitionist William Goodell (1792-1878). The book, Thoughts That Burned, was based in part on the Goodell family papers, shown here lined up in the reading room. @bereacollege.bsky.social

For Fiddle Tune Friday Foolery it’s Bile Them Cabbage Down by Homer Ledford 11-12-1993 as part of Loyal Jones’ retirement celebration. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

In honor of Archives Month, on Oct. 16 Hutchins Library will present a lunch-and-learn book talk by Dr. Steve Gowler, author Thoughts That Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery. Lunch begins at 11:45 AM. Please join us!

Fiddle Tune For Friday is Jesusita en Chihuahua (with some other instruments) by Berea College’s Mariach Berea at the groups 2025 Spring Concert. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

. @denalisai.bsky.social is the author of Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance, based on the stories of 6 frontline resisters to the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia. Nalamalapu lives in SW Virginia and is originally from Southern Maine and Southern India.

Join us at the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center on Wednesday, October 15 at 5:30pm for dinner and an author talk by climate organizer and comic artist Denali Sai Nalamalapu. The author talk is open to all.

Fiddle Tune Friday brings you the Belle of Lexington by the Last Old Man (Larry Rader; Andrew Dunlap; Jim Costa; Tracy Schwartz). Recorded at the 2001 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

For Fiddle Tune Friday September 19, 2025, its Arkansas Traveler by both Snuffy Jenkins and Pappy Sherrill with John Harrod at the 1987 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Fiddle Tune Friday presents Sugar Tree Stomp by Ralph Blizzard and Phil Jamison. Recorded at the 1988 Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Fiddle Tune Friday tunes are Spootiskerry and Big John McNeil by the Berea College Bluegrass Music Ensemble 2025 Spring. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll... and dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Fiddle tune Friday offers two for the price of one with Walter McNew (Rockcastle County and J.P. Fraley (Carter County) playing Chicken Reel. Recorded at Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky 8-31-1996. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 5:30pm in the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center as the Summer 2025 Berea Folklife apprentices and their mentor artists present on their summer apprenticeships in blacksmithing, storytelling, weaving, and mandolin luthiery. Dinner will be served!

For Fiddle Tune Friday it’s “River Bottom Breakdown” by Lloyd Baldwin. Recorded by Aisha Ivey 7-20-2013 in Branford, Florida. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

For Fiddle Tune Friday its “Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire” by Jim Morris. Recorded by Aisha Ivey 8-2-2013 in Springfield, West Virginia. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday advises temperance in order to keep the dance going and still “Give the Fiddler A Dram”. Plaid by John Harrod and recorded by Aisha Ivey 7-29-2013 in Owen County, Kentucky. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday, in today’s hot weather, finds it easy to empathize with the complaint “Hey Aunt Katie, There's a Bug On Me.” Played by Bob Murphy and recorded by Aisha Ivey in Coconut, Florida 8-25-2013. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday offers a hefty desert of “Forty Weight of Gingerbread” by Lloyd Baldwin. Recorded July 20, 2013 in Gainesville, Florida by Aisha Ivey. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle tune Friday offers up a balanced diet of “Streak o' Lean, Streak o' Fat” played by Kerry Bletch (1947-2023). Recorded July 21, 2013 in Gainesville, Florida by Aisha Ivey. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday on the Fourth offers heat relief with a "Cold Frosty Morning" by West Virginia fiddler Jim Morris playing his cigar box fiddle. Recorded 8-2-2013 by Aisha Ivey. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Fiddle Tune Friday on this hot June day, goofs around with "Goofus" by Whitley County, Kentucky fiddler, J.L. Burke recorded on a cold day in January 2008. dla.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Berea College Special Collections and Archives Media Archives Fellowships 2025 Deadline Extended Scholars, educators, and specialists in diverse fields of study are invited to apply for the 2025 Berea College Media Archives Fellowship. libraryguides.berea.edu/aboutsca/MFh...

Here's another reason to visit: our temporary exhibit "bell hooks: global phenomenon" highlights Dr. hooks' works published in languages other than English. These volumes are part of the bell hooks papers bereaarchives.libraryhost.com/repositories.... #archives #feminism

New to the Special Collections: a donor has entrusted us with the care and sharing of a first edition (1938) copy of Jesse Stuart's Beyond Dark Hills. The book contains a poetic inscription written by the author in 1977. Very nice!

Voices From the Archives It’s Kentucky Derby time again. For the 1948 running, radio was still the only alternative for race fans not at the track, as can be heard in this recording from Berea’s WHAS Radio Historical Collection. berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

So @arascot.bsky.social asks #whyarchives ? #archive30

As someone who helped clean and wax the Powell County Bookmobile and considered the public library in Stanton a second home when I was in high school I am delighted by this. Public libraries rock, and Kentucky librarians rock...at a reasonable volume, of course.

Our new Reading Local: Rural Public Librarians in Kentucky Collection is now open for research! The project documents the occupational folklife of KY rural librarians, with audio interviews & transcripts of 18 librarians & 158 photos at 18 libraries. libraryguides.berea.edu/KyRuralLibra...

Voice From the Archives Gordon Singleton (1939-2022) remembers growing up in Knott County, Kentucky and his community’s anti strip-mining activity in during the mid 1960s. Hear his full interviews in Berea’s Michael and Carrie Kline Collection berea.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Did someone say #ArchiveMyths ? We're the place to visit if you're right interested in Appalachia folklore, myths and culture. #archive30 @arascot.bsky.social

Berea students- Want to explore a creative practice for class credit this fall? Apply to the Folklife Apprenticeship Program by May 5! For more info & application materials, visit libraryguides.berea.edu/folklife

Have you ever wondered what Berea College archive looks like at night? #Archive30 #hiddenhistories @arascot.bsky.social

From the papers of Phil Primack; meet Jeremiah the dog. Uncover his wild adventures in 1972 Kentucky. Experience the thrill of historical research and learn from new perspectives. #archive30 #archiveanimals @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

From the papers of Phil Primack; deep within the mountainous fields of Kentucky, when Horse met Dog. #archive30 #archiveanimals @arascot.bsky.social

Our St John's Bible series are pretty big and absolutely incredible. We frequently host tour groups to just spend time going through these wonderful illustrations. You can learn more about the Bibles via: libraryguides.berea.edu/SJB/about . #Archive30 #SomethingBig @arascot.bsky.social

Today's #archive30 is an #ArchivePlan, so we "planned" on opening up a random draw to see what we found. Revealing the Proposed layout of the grounds of Berea College.

Celebrating #archivestoday as it's Janis Ian's birthday! We are so very thankful that Janis has deposited her archive with Berea College, here is a large assortment of posters showing just some of the gigs Janis has been on over the past fifty years #archive30 www.berea.edu/janisian

The Janis Ian #businessarchives contains over 30 boxes holding contractual negations, license agreements, IP and copyright records. A wonderful resource for the educational benefit of tomorrow's arts administrators, music managers and creative practioners finearts.uky.edu/arts-adminis... #archive30

Sometimes #ArchiveConservation is as simple as removing historic rusting paperclips, staples and rubber bands. We went through 8 boxes, pulling out all this.... #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social

Banjo music, fiddle tunes, gospel songs, look at the extraordinary work of our sound archivist Harry, he has been "instrumental" in preserving Appalachian voices, #SoundAndVision . #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social libraryguides.berea.edu/bsaresearchg...

What came first? The archive or the shelving? We started the new year with the deconstruction of old make do shelving to make way for proper nice shelving units #ArchiveBeginnings #archive30 . We've already run out of room @arascot.bsky.social

We're joining in with the #Archive30 April tradition, kicking off with views of (our) #yourarchive . The many many many boxes we hold pertaining to Berea and wider Appalachia region. Plus our current Janis Ian Archives major exhibition is still open till July 2025. @arascot.bsky.social

For @scquarterly.bsky.social's Future of Textiles issue, College folklorist Emily Hilliard interviewed Weaving Director Erin Miller & Weaving Manager Emerson Croft about the history of Berea Student Craft, how it shaped conceptions of Appalachia & the shift to incorporate more student design.

Berea creative community: Fire up the kiln, ready your crochet hooks & get out your collage materials for the Berea BIG SWAP! The BIG SWAP, happening on 4/1 in Baird Lounge, is part-swap meet, part-makers fair where we will come together to trade or gift handmade items (just no food or drink).

Berea Students: Want to do something fun and creative for class credit this summer? Apply to the Berea Folklife Apprenticeship Program by Tuesday, February 18! For more info and the application materials, visit libraryguides.berea.edu/folklife

Come learn about the Berea Folklife Apprenticeship Program, today at noon in Hutchins Library!