RG 30. Personal Papers

Abstract

Letters and postcards from Olga Samarina (nee Niedziecka) to Hazel B. King or Charles Barker King, with the following exceptions:

One 28 November 1934 letter from Samarina’s mother following a visit to her daughter.

Two 1933 letters from Anna Kopitza (or Kapitza) of Cambridge, England, 17 March and 12 August.

One typed carbon of letter of 16 April 1947 by Hazel B. King to Olga Samarina.

Dissertation extract (booklet) by Harold Lee King, 1914.

Scope and Contents This small collection is comprised of certain course materials created by Sylvan Suskin, as well as syllabi from other courses in the Department of Musicology at Oberlin College; materials relating to a letter by Beethoven in the Oberlin College Library; two essays by faculty member Roderick Knight on ethnomusicology; materials generated during the celebration at Oberlin of the bicentennial of Mozart’s death, and records generated by the Oberlin Inn Advisory Committee. More information on...

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The materials in the Arthur Ludwig and Arthur Ewing Princehorn Collection span ca. 1900 through 2014. The collection primarily consists of photographic prints and negatives taken by Arthur Ludwig or Arthur Ewing Princehorn.

Series five consists of a small collections of objects, including cameras used by the Princehorns and a plaque.

Scope and Contents The papers of William Kincaid Jr. primarily comprise correspondence, essays, verses, and notes for composition and rhetorical classes, 1856-1867 and undated, most of which were organized under the title “Compositions and Scraps, mainly College Essays.” These writings were written by Kincaid before and during his student days at Oberlin College--in the Preparatory School, the College (A.B. 1865), and the Graduate School of Theology (Sem. 1867). The papers dating from Kincaid’s student years...

Scope and Contents This collection is primarily comprised of copies of poems written by Stuart Friebert, as well as articles and publications related to Stuart Friebert’s work and life. The bulk of the biographical materials relate to Stuart’s time teaching at Oberlin College. The collection also includes unfinished poems from Stuart’s computer files and several talk transcripts.The collection is arranged into four records series: 1. Biographical Materials, 2. Creative Writing Program, 3. Writings,...

Scope and Contents The Jesse Maltby Family Papers primarily relate to the family’s time in Norfolk, Connecticut. A few items date from their residence in Bristolville, Trumbull County, Ohio, during 1837 to the 1850s. The Maltby family’s years in Oberlin, Ohio, are not represented in these documents.Correspondence (1817-1887) discusses topics such as family news, religion, and Jesse Maltby’s business dealings. More information about Maltby’s business affairs is found in accounts (1823-1844),...

Scope and Contents The papers consist of a notebook and some loose items from the notebook. The notebook contains the following sections: "Index Rerum or Prompter, intended as a Manual to aid The Memory By Addison Merrill Fort Wayne Indiana May 1st 1840"; "Order of Studies at O.C. Institute," 1841‑42; skeleton of lectures on physiology and anatomy by Professor James Dascomb, September 1, 1841 (pp. 23‑32); language of Flowers (36 pages); poetry. The notebook was apparently written by...

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The papers consist of 12 letters from Lovancia Pease (1821-1912, enrolled 1839-1841) and classmates Rhodelia Cole and Fanny Hovey at Oberlin, 1839-1841; copies of five letters from her mother, Lucinda Pease, 1839-40; notes on Alice Welch Cowles' lectures, 1839; a printed essay, ca. 1868, focused on the "woman question" and titled "Lost Image Found," by Lovancia P. Lyman; a sketch of her life; photographs; genealogical information; song books; and other related items.

Scope and Contents Mary Elizabeth Rodhouse Creglow's undated writings make up the bulk of the collection along with some correspondence and religious school lessons. Her numerous poems, stories, and plays for both children and adults are mostly moralistic or religious, though a few are adventures or detective stories. A 20-page essay titled "Optimism: Is It Rational?" and three articles from the 1930s on VA hospital libraries are also included in the collection. Some correspondence exists on her literary work,...