Berea College Unveils Sacred Scripts


Berea College Special Collections & Archives will present Berea’s Bibles & Sacred Scripts exhibit at Hutchins Library, December 4 and 5. The exhibit will feature a display of rare manuscripts, early printed Bibles and sacred texts.

This event is free and open to the public Wednesday, December 4 from 1-9 p.m. and December 5 from 9 a.m.-noon.

The Hutchins Library Special Collections & Archives rare book collection is distinguished for its centuries-old Bibles, its first editions in English and American literature, ballad books, hymnals, and 19th century works on the anti-slavery movement and Black history.

Special Collections & Archives is located on the lower level of the Hutchins Library on Berea’s campus.  For directions or more information, contact Sharyn Mitchell, 859-985-3892 or email special_collections@berea.edu.

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Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, focuses on learning, labor and service. The College only admits academically promising students with limited financial resources—primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia—but welcomes students from 41 states and 76 countries. Every Berea student receives a Tuition Promise Scholarship, which means no Berea student pays for tuition. Berea is one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges, so students work 10 hours or more weekly to earn money for books, housing and meals. The College’s motto, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,” speaks to its inclusive Christian character.