RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The papers of James Wilber Holton consist primarily of letters between Holton and his mother, and letters written by Holton to his wife Alice H. (Renik) Holton. The contents of the letters include Oberlin events, financial concerns,  temperance activities, music, and Holton's travels in the midwest. A small amount of letters between Mrs. M.L. Shumway and Mrs. R. B. Holton are also included. Series 2 contains a journal of Mrs. R. B. Holton (minutes of the Oberlin Beneficial Society,...

Scope and Contents The Sherwood F. Moran Papers consist of correspondence, published writings, photographs, and some miscellaneous items arranged in four series. Series one holds the bulk of the collection, comprising letters written by Moran to his wife, Ursal Reeves Moran, during his service as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. The letters date from May 17, 1942, through January 15, 1946, covering his part in the Guadalcanal campaign for which he received...

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The Richard C. Schoonmaker Papers primarily relate to his professional life, including his work as a professor of chemistry at Oberlin College from 1960 through 1993. Earlier records are still professional in nature and relate to his career prior to Oberlin. Other records relate to visiting appointments, grant-funded research, and publishing.

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This collection documents the professional activities of Norman S. Care from 1959 until 2000. This extends from the year Care received his bachelor's degree through his many decades as a professor, primarily at Oberlin College.

Scope and Contents This collection represents the research Leland Brandt conducted for his thesis, “The Evolution of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics at Oberlin College,” in 1992. The materials originated in the Oberlin College Department of Physical Education predominantly during the 1970s and 1980s. The collection does not contain any information on Leland Brandt’s life or experience at Oberlin. Instead, the documents illustrate how the Department of Physical Education evolved in response to the Title...

Scope and Contents The papers of William H. Warren are comprised of materials collected by Warren that document the efforts of the World War II Memorial Sponsoring Committee to plan, design, and fund the World War II memorial on the Oberlin College campus. Warren served as the chair and guiding force of the committee from its inception in 1995. Received in two accessions in 2001–with one later addition in 2003–the materials document the work of the committee as a group and of Warren as an individual to...

Scope and Contents The James Dascomb papers document his medical career in Oberlin. The collection contains many of his own notes concerning his practice. These notes include lists of births and deaths (and in some cases, the cause of death), visits and treatment of patients, and exploration of medical botany. Some of the items are typed, including a formal copy of an address he delivered on the topic of homeopathy. Most of the notes are in a handwritten journal, which includes several pages of pressed...

Scope and Contents The John Millot Ellis papers consist of a modest amount of material but it covers a good portion of his life. There is little biographical information, but an obituary offers a good summary of his career and community service.  Miscellaneous photographs and college pamphlets chronicle some of Ellis's leisure and family activity. A genealogical chart, compiled by a family in 2002, is included. Six of Ellis's notebooks record his instruction of Rhetoric and Greek from 1851 to 1896. One...

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The Sparkle newsletter papers contain newsletters, a historical file, correspondence, miscellaneous materials, and photographs. The bulk of the material consists of the newsletters. Dating between 1954 and 1999, these newsletters are composed of letters written by the subscribers as well as selected newspaper clippings and comments.

Scope and Contents The Philo P. Safford Family Papers consist mainly of letters by Philo Perry Safford (1863-1914, AB 1885) to his father John Safford (1831-1891, AB 1859, Seminary 1862) and mother Cornelia Melissa Walker Safford (1831-1914 attended 1853-59), 1884-87; of letters written by his parents to Philo, 1881-87; and of other letters received by Philo or his parents, 1872-88. Philo’s letters, 1884-85, are from Oberlin and contain much information about oratory, debate, and his support for...