RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents This is a sizable collection. The Bridgman Family Papers document the family’s work as missionaries to South Africa over nearly a century (1860-1949). Included in these family papers are a good many biographical and genealogical histories of each member of the extended family. Unevenness exists in the collection, however, in part because the bulk of the materials primarily document the work and accomplishments of Frederick Brainerd Bridgman (1869-1925) and his wife, Clara Davis Bridgman...

Scope and Contents The William P. Norris Papers reflect Norris' long career as a professor of sociology at Oberlin College from 1978 to 2008. Beginning with his Peace Corps work in Bahia, Brazil, Norris was deeply engaged with issues of poverty, housing, and economic structures in Brazil, Pittsburgh, and Lorain, Ohio. This is reflected in his writings, talks, professional papers, research project files, and course files. The collection contains research files related to LGBTQ+ studies as well as Oberlin...

Scope and Contents The Richard Lothrop Papers document Oberlin’s history in the later 20th Century through his writings, his service on the Oberlin City Council, and his relationships with the Oberlin College Librarian, the Archivist, family and friends, on and off campus.The writings include copies of Lothrop’s “Elm Street Thoughts” column written from the 1970s until 2003, and his “History of the Oberlin College Library,” a student publication (1967). Other materials include Oberlin City Council...

Scope and Contents The Helen A. Sargent Papers document her career as a teacher and missionary in South Africa. The Papers are arranged into Series 1. Biographical; Series 2. Correspondence; Series 3. Miscellaneous Items; and Series 4. Photographs. The correspondence series contains letters to and from her aunt Sabra Sargent, James Sumner Sargent (father), and letters written by Helen A. Sargent to various other people. Most of these letters, many having traveled between New York and South Africa, reveal...

Scope and Contents The papers of Erwin N. Griswold cover the term of Griswold's service on the Oberlin College Board of Trustees from 1936 to 1992.  Griswold served on the Board until 1980, and remained an Honorary Trustee until his death in 1994.  The more extensive archive relating to Griswold's service as a professor of law and Dean of the Harvard University Law School (1946-67) is held by the Harvard University Law School Library.  Records pertaining to Griswold's service (1967-73) as U. S. Solicitor...

Scope and Contents The papers of William Edwards Stevenson (1900-85) and his wife Eleanor Bumstead Stevenson (1902-87) document the joint public service careers of the Stevensons over a period of forty-five years. Correspondence with their families (1917-25) and with each other (1924-25), as well as genealogical records such as diaries, wills, and marriage certificates, bring to light the privileged New England childhoods and family relationships which fostered their social ideals. The arrangement of the...

Scope and Contents The Raymond T. Moyer papers consist of correspondence, writing files, speeches, lectures, and topical files, as well as non-textual materials and collected publications. The collection covers Moyer’s professional career in Far East Asia, dating from the 1920s to his retirement in the 1960s. The Moyer papers are arranged into nine (9) record series: 1. Appointments, Awards, and Diploma Files; 2. Correspondence Files (incoming and outgoing); 3. Lectures, Official Statements, and...

Scope and Contents The Robert Weinstock papers, which heavily focus on Weinstock's scholarly activity outside the classroom, largely consist of his correspondence with colleagues and with the editors of various physics journals.Weinstock regularly reviewed books, instructional texts and manuscripts submitted for publication in the American Journal of Physics, and his own work was published recurrently in several prominent physics journals. His professional activity as...

Scope and Contents This collection is arranged in four series: 1. Biographical File; 2. Writings; 3. Research Files; and 4. Photographs.Consisting primarily of writings and research files, A. Claire Siddall’s papers document his scholarship and contributions to the field of medicine. This collection contains Siddall's writings on the early history of medical practice in the city of Oberlin, Ohio, and articles on women’s health. The balance of this collection is made up of photographs of Oberlin...

Scope and Contents The papers of Clyde Holbrook, Danforth Professor Emeritus of Religion, consist primarily of lecture notes and writings from eight classes that he taught in Oberlin College’s Department of Religion from 1958 to 1985. The collection does not include any correspondence or other personal papers relating to Holbrook’s campus and community activities. According to Mrs. Holbrook, her late husband did not retain his own correspondence files. The biographical series contains some documentation...