RG 30. Personal Papers

Abstract The Papers of Simon Fraser MacLennan document MacLennan's career as a teacher and scholar. The biographical information (Series 1) contains only brief information of his personal life, with more emphasis on his professional activities. The collection does illustrate MacLennan's scholarly interests and his teaching. The instructional files contain detailed syllabi for the teaching of ethics, and voluminous notes concerning comparative religions. The writings series illustrate MacLennan's...

Scope and Contents The papers of James Caldwell McCullough document his greatest interests–photography and chemistry. His personal and professional correspondence and laboratory manuals make up the bulk of his collection. McCullough's letters document his professionalism through his dealings with other corporations and with the college itself. He never received a doctorate in his field, but he managed to convince the college that his years of service and experience surmounted his limited schooling....

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The papers of Ernest B. Chamberlain consist of files of the Oberlin Class of 1904 as well as materials related to his work as an author and editor.

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...

Scope and Contents This collection primarily consists of the sermons delivered by John Williams Bradshaw during his pastorate at First Congregational Church in Oberlin (1900-1912, n.d.).  Sermon titles include “The efficacy of prayer”, “The ethics of business”, “Evolutionary hypothesis and the idea of God”, and “Changes of 75 years in conceptionof religious life” (delivered in conjunction with Oberlin’s 75th anniversary).  The balance of this collection is made up by a biographical file, correspondence...

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...

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The John Pearson Collection is a small one, comprised of the artist’s posters, exhibition catalogs and announcement cards, and a small amount of writings by and about him.

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This collection consists of 18 glass plate photographic negatives in 4" x 5" format. The photographs are of various buildings and sites in Oberlin, and were probably taken by Harry and Ernest Crisp. Subjects include ice skaters, Spear Library, First Church, College Chapel, Peters Hall, downtown Oberlin, Tappan Square, and the Theological Seminary Building.

Scope and Contents The papers of Fred H. "Tip" Maddock consist entirely of materials related to the history of Oberlin, Ohio. The collection includes handwritten lists of street addresses, typed city directories, handwritten notes, and other materials that were compiled into notebooks by Maddock. The notebooks were compiled between 1933 to 1951 and they contain information concerning Oberlin businesses, buildings, the Telegraph School, the Chamber of Commerce, and local history. The time period...

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This collection primarily consists of personal letters and postcards written to Elizabeth Kadelbach from Germany while she was in Oberlin, 1914-15. Almost all the letters are in German, and they mostly discuss events of World War I. Many of the postcard prints promote the German war effort.