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RG 30. Personal Papers

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 30

Found in 396 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Wesley Graham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-086
Scope and Contents The papers of Thomas W. Graham consist largely of his sermon outlines, prepared between 1916 and ca. 1945. There is very little material in this small collection relating to Graham's personal life or to his varied professional career. Papers documenting Graham's tenure as Dean of the Graduate School of Theology (1923-48) are located in Record Group 10. In this collection, there is one folder of memoranda and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Theological Seminary, which includes a...
Dates: 1896-1967; Majority of material found in 1916-1954; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/1966

Elliott F. Grabill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-043
Scope and Contents The papers of Elliott F. Grabill consist mainly of letters sent by Grabill (December, 1863-1865) to Anna S. Jenney, whom he would marry in March of 1865. Grabill expressed himself well on such matters as schools for contraband, relations with other officers, regard for black troops, troop dispositions including their transport by water, the siege of Petersburg, descriptions of battle, the wounding of Colonel Giles W. Shurtleff, exchange of papers with a Confederate soldier, a tour of four...
Dates: 1859 - 1910; Majority of material found in 1862-1868; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/1970

Karl Frederick Geiser Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-241
Scope and Contents The papers of Karl Frederick Geiser consist of biographical information, clippings, correspondence, and writings concerning Geiser’s pro German stance and reaction by the Oberlin College administration, the community of Oberlin, and the nation. Included in the biographical file is a copy of the “Report of the Committee on the Case of Professor Karl F. Geiser” (1919). This report provides insight into how Geiser’s writings and teachings were viewed by the College trustees, administration,...
Dates: ca. 1906-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1941; Other: Date acquired: 1969 March 27

Dewey Ganzel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-284
Scope and Contents The Dewey Ganzel papers are a collection of records that primarily document his time as faculty member at Oberlin College with course materials, gradebooks, and lectures. Ganzel worked closely with Oberlin College Professor of English Robert Longsworth, especially with the growth of the English department, and also collaborated with Professor of History Geoffrey Blodgett, which is documented in the correspondence series. He was also a faculty member in the Oberlin-in-London Program,...
Dates: 1947-2004, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1997 June 20

William Goodell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-029
Abstract

The papers of William Goodell provide partial documentation of Goodell's early business activities (1813-21) and of his mature writings on temperance and religion (1842-74). His numerous anti-slavery publications are not present in this collection. There is also some material here relating to the Goodell and Frost families and to Rhoda Lavinia Goodell, one of William Goodell's daughters.

Dates: 1737-1933; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/2012

Erwin N. Griswold Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-101
Scope and Contents The papers of Erwin N. Griswold cover the term of Griswold's service on the Oberlin College Board of Trustees from 1936 to 1992.  Griswold served on the Board until 1980, and remained an Honorary Trustee until his death in 1994.  The more extensive archive relating to Griswold's service as a professor of law and Dean of the Harvard University Law School (1946-67) is held by the Harvard University Law School Library.  Records pertaining to Griswold's service (1967-73) as U. S. Solicitor...
Dates: 1917 - 1998; Other: Date acquired: 05/16/1977

Robert P. Fountain Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-368
Scope and Contents The Robert P. Fountain Papers document his career as a singing teacher and director of choral music, and to a lesser degree his early life. The bulk of his papers consist of thirteen scrapbooks, most of which his son, Robert H. Fountain, assembled. According to Bob, “the scrapbooks are full of how my father’s talents, drive, and personality affected those who studied with him, performed under his direction, attended performances, or knew him as a human being.” Included here, too, are two...
Dates: 1900-1996, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2004 April 9

Ben W. Lewis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-172
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...
Dates: 1922-1982, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1984 September 6

Frank Hugh Foster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-103
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the life and scholarly work of Professor Frank Hugh Foster. His distinguished career, which spanned forty-eight years, began and ended at Oberlin. The collection consists almost entirely of written materials and manuscripts, some of which appear in bound volumes. Frank H. Foster’s interests covered a variety of theological topics as evidenced by the titles in this collection. Also included are over a hundred letters of received correspondence. The...
Dates: 1873 - 1935; Other: Date acquired: 03/22/1977

Florence Mary Fitch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-037
Abstract The papers of Florence Mary Fitch relate to Fitch's student years in Oberlin, Munich, and Berlin (1892-97; 1900-03) and her subsequent career at Oberlin College as a biblical scholar and writer of children's books. They also contain materials relating to three preceding generations of the Fitch family (1807-1936). Virtually no record exists in these papers of Florence Fitch's tenure as Dean of Women at Oberlin (1904-20). The records of the Office of the Dean of Students (Record Group 12)...
Dates: 1807-1959; Majority of material found in 1892-1917; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969