RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The papers of Susan Wealthy Orvis consists mainly of notes (c. 1934-39) taken by Orvis during the lectures of Graduate School of Theology professors Robert Elliot Brown, Francis William Buckler, Clarence Tucker Craig, George Walter Fiske, Clarence Herbert Hamilton, and Walter Marshall Horton. Also included are notes used by Orvis in her teaching at the Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work in Cleveland (1935-1937); correspondence (1922-26, 1934-35, and n.d.); and biographical...

Scope and Contents The papers consist of Norton's manuscript sermons and notes plus some occasional addresses of his, 1883‑91 and undated.  Of main interest are his notes.  They were taken upon Charles Finney's lectures on pastoral theology and on his Thursday Lectures, c.1858‑61; on Professor Horatio B. Hackett's lectures at Newton Theological Seminary, 1855; and at Andover Theological Seminary on Professor E.A. Park's lectures, 1856‑57; and on Professor Austin Phelps' lectures, 1857‑58.  Also included...

Scope and Contents The papers of Karl F. and Ruth B. Heiser document closely the family and personal lives of their subjects, but contain much less information about the Heisers’ occupations as psychologists. The collection consists almost entirely of the Heisers’ correspondence, the bulk of which was carried on between Karl and his family, between Karl and his first wife Jennie Byers Heiser, and between Karl and Ruth Heiser. The exception to the collection’s composition of letters is the first...

Scope and Contents The papers of Robert A. Melcher, spanning the years 1891-1996, document Melcher's career as a student, teacher, and scholar. They also reflect in detail the nature of Melcher's research interest and his emphasis on the study of music theory. Material of a personal nature is virtually non-existent within the collection. The Melcher papers are arranged into six record series:  I. Book Manuscript, II. Course Material—Instructor, III. Course Material—Student, IV. Miscellaneous...

Scope and Contents The Sherwood F. Moran Papers consist of correspondence, published writings, photographs, and some miscellaneous items arranged in four series. Series one holds the bulk of the collection, comprising letters written by Moran to his wife, Ursul Reeves Moran, during his service as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. The letters date from May 17, 1942, through January 15, 1946, covering his part in the Guadalcanal campaign for which he received...

Scope and Contents The George Nelson Allen family papers contain correspondence, diaries, journals, hymn books, music scores, certificates and diplomas, and photographs. The scope and content of this collection was altered by accessions of family papers, received between 1993 and 1996. Revised in 1992 and again in 1997, this third arrangement and description of the Allen papers had to account for the large entry of correspondence, most of which belonged to Caroline Mary Rudd Allen and her children, as well...

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...

Scope and Contents The papers of William Willis Curtis consist mainly of diaries, notebooks, and correspondence. The diaries and notebooks contain a partial record of events, accounts, and miscellany of which most was kept during the period in Japan, mainly Osaka, Sendai, and Sapporo. Series VII and Series XI contain records related to missionary work in Japan. Curtis was involved in operating boys’ schools and, in the 1890s, he worked in prisons. After 1900, the family letters in Series V. Letters and...

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 Richard D. Brown papers concern his teaching career and his efforts to initiate change in college policy. The collection includes term papers by students writing about their own family histories as part of the Anonymous Families History Project. In addition, the Brown papers contain drafts of a proposal for a study of policy making at the college. This particular file also includes correspondence between faculty and Brown’s own reflections on policymaking issues. Through the preparations...