RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The Jacob “Jack” Radunsky Papers, 1895, 1908-1995, mainly document the pianoforte performance and teaching career of Radunsky over nearly three decades. Consisting of six record series, the largest of which is his correspondence, the collection is on the whole uneven. There are gaps in the record relating to Professor Radunsky’s teaching and service to Oberlin College. The biographical file (Series I) helps to fill some of the holes in his life and times.The correspondence...

Scope and Contents Material at the Oberlin College Archives (Accession 1983/41) The material given to the Oberlin College Archives consists of clippings, programs, writings by and about William Grant Still and Verna Arvey, a book of Still’s music, press kits and publicity for the opera “A Bayou Legend,” photographs, a copy of an oral history with William Grant Still for the California Black Oral History Project at California State University, Fullerton in 1967, and...

Scope and Contents The Sylvia Olden Lee papers range in date from 1843 to 2004 and provide information about her career, her personal projects, and research interests. While the topics covered by materials in this collection largely relate to music and the musical projects Olden Lee undertook, many other subjects are represented also, such as racial equality and travel. The materials are arranged into seven series: 1. Biographical; 2. Correspondence; 3. Name Files; 4. Teaching and Project Files; 5. Programs...

Scope and Contents This extensive collection contains papers and multimedia documenting Phillip Bennett's life. Because Bennett was blind, this collection provides information about Oberlin College's efforts to help students with disabilites, services available to help the blind, and Bennett's ability to conduct everyday life in a very successful fashion and to excel as a musician.Twelve folders of correspondence provide information about Bennett's admission to the Conservatory at Oberlin College...

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The papers consist almost entirely of Barrows’ manuscript writings and notes.  Among them are sermons (1832-80), incomplete Hebrew grammar, outlines of lectures on the Kingdom of God, commentary on the Book of Proverbs, introductions to the Old and New Testaments, and notes to a treatise on Proverbs. Also included is a typescript autobiography of 180 pages (1881).

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Consists of 1.4 linear feet of handwritten sermons arranged in alphabetical order by sermon title. The author annotated the sermons with the places and dates of their delivery. The date range is 1861-1893, representing the entire working life of A. H. Ross as a minister.

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Consists primarily of handwritten sermons arranged in alphabetical order by sermon title.  The author annotated the sermons with the places and dates of their delivery. The date range is 1882-1902, representing the entire working life of W. A. Hobbs as a minister. Box 4 contains a journal of a trip to the Holy Land in 1892-93, which includes descriptions of sea travel, places in Italy (Genoa, Rome, Naples), Greece, Egypt, the Holy Land and Turkey.

Scope and Contents The papers of Robert E. Brown document his career as a minister, member of the Oberlin College Board of Trustees, and as a Professor of Practical Theology and Human Relations at the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology. The collection consists of very little biographical material.The collected works include notebooks containing lecture notes for “Preacher’s Philosophy,” as well as “Hymnology,” courses taught by Brown while a professor at the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology...

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, 1890-91;...

Scope and Contents The papers of John E. Wirkler primarily document his work as director of the Men's and Women's Glee Club of Oberlin College. The collection contains programs and publicity, sheet music, and scrapbooks relating to the Glee Clubs.Of particular interest are the words and music to songs performed by the Glee Clubs. Included is sheet music to the popular song of the 1940s and 1950s at Oberlin entitled "I'll Be with You Where You Are" (1946).Also included in the collection...