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Berea College

Office of Institutional Research and Assessment | Berea College
Research Report Briefs
Fact Book
The Fact Book is an annual compendium which includes a wide range of information and data about the College. Its purpose is to provide current and accurate data regarding Berea College's faculty, students, programs, facilities, and activities. (website)
Student Geographical Origin Reports
The Geographical Report contains Fall enrollment data broken out by geographical categories (countries, states, and counties). Maps are included.

Appalachian Regional Commission: Research Reports, Maps, Data
The Appalachian Regional Commission compiles data, creates maps, and conducts research and evaluations on key economic, demographic, and quality of life factors that affect the current and future development prospects of the Appalachian Region. The most frequently requested reports, maps, and data are available online. (website)

The following materials are available in the Southern Appalachian Archives, housed in the Special Collections & Archives department.

Appalachian Religion Survey Records, 1931-1933
Print: Special Collections & Archives SAA34

Data gathered 1931-1933 from 1,000 churches and missions in seventeen counties within six southern Appalachian states as part of a larger U.S. Department of Agriculture economic and social study.
(6 ms boxes)
Pine Mountain (KY) Community Study Records, 1948-1965
Print: Special Collections & Archives SAA22

Records of a socio-economic study of the Pine Mountain (Kentucky) Community conducted by Berea College Sociologist, Roscoe Giffin in the early 1950s. 8 ms boxes
Southern Regional Council Appalachian Desegration Survey Records, 1953-1954
Print: Special Collections & Archives SAA55

Results of 1954 attitudes survey in twenty-nine counties of three states by Berea College economics professor, Robert Menefee, regarding the Supreme Court’s Brown decision. 1 ms box