RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The records consist of nine scrapbooks (out of a collection of 47 referred to in one of the last articles in the 1942 scrapbook) containing material about athletics at Oberlin High School, Oberlin College, Syracuse College and schools in Lorain County and around Ohio. They represent the years 1907-42, but lack 1924-38. The contents consist of mostly undated newspaper clippings, programs, tickets, cards (including wedding invitations of former O.H.S. and O.C. athletes and students, sports...

Scope and Contents The papers of Helen C. Estabrook primarily document “The Order of the Pearls,” one of the student social organizations formed at Oberlin College in the 1920s. The primary document in the collection is a scrapbook compiled by Helen Estabrook that contains information on “The Order of the Pearls” between 1923 and ca. 1970. A document in the collection provides the names of the thirty-five charter members and a brief description of the organization. Also included are two copies of an...

Scope and Contents The Willard Livingstone Beard Papers consists primarily of letters (1910-1925) between the Willard and Ellen Beard and their children. Of special interest are the twenty letters written by Willard L. Beard and his daughter, Phebe, from Foochow, China (1921-23), some of which tell of the struggle between factions of the Chinese to gain control of the area. A letter from Myron Gould Beard to “Dearest Sister Dot” (Dorothy), dated June 29, 1920, is an account of his visit to Bahia Blanca,...

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The Lysle K. Butler Papers are arranged into six series. The collection includes biographical files and materials from Butler's time at Oberlin College.

Abstract The papers of the Rev. Francis Ward Davis (1857-1900) and his wife, Lydia Clara Lord Davis (1867-1952), constitute an excellent source for the study of the lives of China missionaries up to the time of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in which Francis Davis was killed. The couple's eight-year residence (1889-97) in Shansi Province as Congregational missionaries under appointment of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (A.B.C.F.B.) is well documented. The post-1900 papers...

Scope and Contents The papers of Charles A. Mosher offer partial documentation of Mosher's student days at Oberlin College (1924‑28), of his career as a newspaper publisher in Oberlin (1940‑60), of his second term of service as a trustee of Oberlin College (1973‑77), and of his research leading to the completion of his M.A. thesis at Oberlin College in 1983. For records relating to Mosher's service in the Ohio State Senate (1941‑60) and U. S. House of Representatives (1961‑77), consult Record Group...

Scope and Contents The papers of Grace E. McConnaughey document her missionary work in Shanxi Province, China, from 1910 to 1928. Her letters written to her mother and "Home Folks" provide detailed accounts of missionary life in China, as well as life in China during the early part of the twentieth century. The letters and photographs illustrate the customs, daily activities, hardships, and accomplishments of the Chinese people. Grace McConnaughey's writings include two published articles...

Scope and Contents The Edward Increase Bosworth Papers, 1852(1898-1926)-1934, comprise correspondence, journals, writings and photographs documenting Bosworth's personal and professional life during his tenure (1892-1927) as Chair of New Testament Language and Literature at Oberlin's Graduate School of Theology. The correspondence includes early letters (1852) from family, "steamer" letters, and letters from colleagues regarding speaking engagements, missionary work, job offers, biblical...

Scope and Contents This collection represents the research Leland Brandt conducted for his thesis, “The Evolution of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics at Oberlin College,” in 1992. The materials originated in the Oberlin College Department of Physical Education predominantly during the 1970s and 1980s. The collection does not contain any information on Leland Brandt’s life or experience at Oberlin. Instead, the documents illustrate how the Department of Physical Education evolved in response to the Title...

Scope and Contents The papers of Nancy Hays Teeters (1930-), spanning four decades, document the development of Teeters' career as a fiscal economist from professional staffer and research scholar (1957-78) to member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1978-84), a Presidential appointment. She concluded her career as IBM's Director of Economics (1984-90) and Vice President (1986-90). Although the papers are largely professional in nature, providing little information about Teeters'...