RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The papers of Lewis and Lois Gilbert document their missionary work in China from 1925 to 1941. The papers consist of sixteen spiral bound volumes containing typescript copies of letters written by the Gilberts to their families during their time in China. The letters describe their work at Yali (or Yale-China), Changsha, 1926-27, and as ABCFM missionaries in North China, 1929-41. Subjects include their travels to and within China, language study, school and mission events, and social...

Scope and Contents The papers of Hope Hibbard document the particular areas of research that Hope Hibbard conducted as a zoologist. The papers also document her extensive career as a teacher and lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Oberlin College. The papers do not however, document Hibbard's work on the various faculty committees she served on while teaching at Oberlin College. The papers are organized into four distinct series which are: 1. Correspondence; 2. Writings; 3. Zoology Alumni Survey File; and...

Scope and Contents The genealogy fills 12 three-ring notebooks, with an accompanying volume that contains an introduction and an index. In addition to the genealogical information, the notebooks include letters and documents of family members, plus historical and biographical sketches. The collection includes letters by Irene Ball (Allen), 1836-1842, describing life as a student in early Oberlin and as the wife of an abolitionist minister in Illinois; an eight-page typescript of a notebook written by Elizabeth...

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This small collection consists of materials that document the study and teaching of the French language.

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The papers of Louis D. Hartson consist of correspondence between Hartson and colleagues (i.e. Lawrence Cole, Raymond Stetson, Eileen Ort Rees, and Ruth Graff), memoirs and reminiscences, talks and writings, lecture notes, biographical information (including an oral history interview), and files pertaining to Raymond H. Stetson. The collection primarily documents the professional career of Hartson. The collection consists of seven records series.

Scope and Contents The papers of Frank B. Warner document the missionary work of Warner and his wife Maude Bowman Warner in early twentieth century China. The papers are arranged in four series: Series I. Biographical; Series II. Correspondence; Series III. Reports relating to Missionary Work; and, Series IV. Photographs.The papers primarily consist of letters written by Frank and Maude Warner describing China, its people, and its culture. Maude’s letters illustrate the difficulties faced, and...

Scope and Contents The Papers of Dr. James T. and Jeanne (Hibbard) Stephens primarily document their  careers as physicians in the Oberlin Community, and their work in Kenya after retirement in 1976. The writings of James Stephens, including The Christian as a Doctor (1960), The History of the Oberlin Clinic (1977),  and In the Shadow of Mt. Kenya (1993, book and manuscript), provide insight into the medical...

Scope and Contents The papers of Ben W. Lewis span the years 1922 to 1982, with the bulk of the collection concentrated in the period 1958 to 1974. During these sixteen years, Lewis served with the Ford Foundation’s Overseas Development Program. There is little information in this collection regarding Lewis’ teaching career at Oberlin College or his personal life.The Lewis papers, originally maintained as general files, are organized into three series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II. General...

Scope and Contents The papers consist, in the main, of letters received by Hall and of a diary of 13 volumes that he kept from 1884 until his death. There are also letters written by Hall, several while in Germany with his first wife in 1888-1889, and others while in Europe and England in 1905. Many of the letters written to him were by his brothers Russell (AB 1865) and Thomas (AB 1872), Theodore E. Burton and C.B. Martin. Other corespondents include W.G. Ballantine, E.I. Bosworth, John Ellis, W.G. Frost,...

Scope and Contents The papers of Karl Wilson Gehrkens consist mainly of Gehrkens' published and unpublished essays, articles, and addresses on the philosophy of music education, composed between 1914 and 1967. This collection includes one of Gehrkens' published works, Essentials in Conducting (1919). The Department of Special Collections in the Oberlin College Library holds a complete set of Gehrkens's publications.Files also include correspondence of a routine nature...