RG 30. Personal Papers

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The papers of Herbert A. Miller primarily relate to his interest in and relations with Eastern Europe and–to a lesser degree–China. Miller’s academic investigations in Eastern Europe are evidenced in the collection’s published writings and maps. His role in the formation of the Mid-European Union is well represented by correspondence, printed material, and several unpublished manuscripts.

Scope and Contents The papers of Joseph Eliash document his research about Shi'i Muslim law. The papers consist of manuscript materials, printed material, correspondence, and grant documentation. The papers are arranged in two series: I. Grant Files, and II. Writings Files. The Grant Files contain material related to a grant (1978-81) from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The stated purpose of this grant was to support Eliash in translating and editing selections from one...

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The Louis E. Burgner Papers span 1860 to 1929, with the bulk of the records dating from 1917-1929. The collection has been divided into three series. Records primarily relate to liberty loan drives, the Hawaiian Volcano Association, and a single piece of personal correspondence.

Scope and Contents The papers of Betty Lind provide a brief overview of Lind's career at Oberlin College and her life following her retirement. The files pertaining to her time at Oberlin reflect her determined efforts to establish modern dance as an art form. Lind's attempts to incorporate modern dance into the Theater Arts department are also demonstrated in this collection, both by proposals and by the numerous productions she staged with The Modern Dance Club. Lind's own career as a...

Scope and Contents This collection centers the letters (13) sent by Edward Plumb to his wife, Isabel Mills Plumb, September 1861 to July 1862, while a member of the 8th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteers. Also among the papers are twelve letters, 1854 to 1910, mainly by or regarding Mrs. Edward Plumb, and printed matter mainly about Isabel Mills Plumb and Edward’s brother Ralph Plumb of Oberlin, who participated in the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of September 1858. A photograph of Ralph...

Scope and Contents Ruth Easton’s personal financial records dating from 1952 until after her death in 1957 make up the greater part of this collection. Her guardian and later executor of her estate, Robert Barr, Assistant Secretary of the College, presumably kept most of these materials. Evidence of a five hundred dollar gift to Oberlin College from her estate for the Ruth Easton Scholarship Fund exists in the form of an acknowledgement slip dated April 19, 1958. The collection is divided into three...

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...

Scope and Contents The papers of Sydney Nettleton Fisher document the Fisher family and his days as a student at Oberlin College. The collection is rich in documentation about the Fisher family, including an autobiography of Sydney N. Fisher and biographies of Robert Dean Fisher and Fisher's parents, Addison Washburn Fisher and Pearl Nettleton Fisher. The correspondence series contains letters between Sydney Fisher and family, including accounts of his teaching appointment at Robert College in Istanbul,...

Scope and Contents The Hahn papers, mainly consisting of drawings, 1933-1934, include the following architectural materials relative to the post office at Oberlin: originals and photostats of floor plans, a dedication plaque, and a site plan. Also located here is a bound set of drawings on tracing paper, including one of the dedication plaque, a site plan, a basement plan, a first floor plan, a front elevation plan, the right side elevation plan, and a longitudinal section plan. On unbound tracing paper...

Scope and Contents The David E. Green Collection encompasses oral histories he conducted as research and the final paper on the college presidential term of Robert W. Fuller (1970-74), “The Politics of Reform: Oberlin College in the Fuller Years.” The records consist of sixteen oral histories on nine 7-inch reel-to-reel tapes, two copies of Green’s paper and a letter from College Archivist Bill Bigglestone to Green concerning the content of the paper. Green’s analysis beginning with the end of...