Miscellaneous papers, 1836-1933

The papers of William Gay Ballantine, consisting primarily of Ballantine family papers (1750-1913), provide no documentation of Ballantine's tenure as President of Oberlin College (1891-1896). Ballantine's personal papers are few but include correspondence (1865-1886), three journals (1881-1896, undated), miscellaneous papers(1836-1933), and writings (1836-1933). The collection also contains several albumen portraits of the Ballantine family (ca. 1846-1899). Materials are divided into two record series: Series 1, Ballantine Family Papers and Series 2, William Gay Ballantine Papers. Within Series 1, files are chronologically arranged; within Series 2, files are alphabetically arranged by type of material.