RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The Bryon R. Newton Papers document his involvement in local, state, and national political appointments between the years of 1910 and 1938. The most well-documented part of his life is his success as a publicist for political campaigns and the political connections he was able to establish. Included among them were President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), Secretary of the Treasury and Chairman of the Federal Reserve William G. McAdoo (1863-1941), and New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia...

Scope and Contents The papers of Oberlin biology professor, Anna Ruth Brummett, mainly document Brummett's service on various college committees. Records of her college-wide and departmental activities reveal Brummett's commitment to equal professional status for men and women and a special interest in promoting science education for women. Notably absent from this collection are Brummett's teaching materials and personal papers.The collection is organized into four records series: I....

Scope and Contents The papers of Edward Dickinson document his student days at Amherst College (1876-1881), his career as a teacher of courses in music and fine arts, and his research and writings concerning church music history, art, and nature. Dickinson’s teaching and research represent the beginnings of courses and writings in music appreciation at the college level. Dickinson’s writings include unpublished titles such as “The Present Social Movement in American Music and Drama” (undated), “The Education...

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The papers of William Goodell provide partial documentation of Goodell's early business activities (1813-21) and of his mature writings on temperance and religion (1842-74). His numerous anti-slavery publications are not present in this collection. There is also some material here relating to the Goodell and Frost families and to Rhoda Lavinia Goodell, one of William Goodell's daughters.

Scope and Contents The papers of Joseph H. Crooker document Crooker's career as a writer, minister, and theological scholar. The collection includes professional correspondence, limited personal correspondence, printed matter including talk and sermon programs, writings by Crooker including manuscripts and editorials, and writings about Crooker including book reviews and editorials.The collection consists of biographical material (which was received from a scholar as part of accession 2002/143) and a...

Scope and Contents The papers of Roger Taylor comprise writings about Charles Grandison Finney and Potto Brown, Finney and Reverend John Moore, and a manuscript about Finney's and Charles Darwin. The writings provide insight into Finney’s ministry in England, as well as the influence that Charles Darwin’s had on the religious beliefs of Finney. Also included is a draft of a talk entitled Antecedents to Finney’s Visit to Britain in 1849 given by Taylor at First Church in...

Scope and Contents The collection includes ca. 100 letters received and bills relating to Carpenter's business (1875‑93). The Adams Jewett Company of Cleveland is the chief correspondent.  There are about 50 letters received by the Carpenter family (1887‑1871) including thirty from E.L. Hatcher, a beau of Miss Elizabeth Carpenter. Ten items related to Tirza Benton Vaill (1856‑1871) before her marriage to Henry Carpenter. Note that few of the letters in this collection were actually written by...

Scope and Contents The papers of Sharon F. Patton primarily document her time as the John G.W. Cowles Director of Oberlin College's Allen Art Museum, 1998-2003, and her interest in African and African American Art.Her interest in collecting popular artwork is represented by four of her prints, salt and pepper shaker figurines, and a cotton novelty ornament all based on the subject of African-American stereotype popular artwork.Photographs given to Dr. Patton by Abe Goldsmith of his...

Abstract The Kemper Fullerton (1902-1940) Papers consist of correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, and writings documenting Fullerton's career as a teacher and scholar. The bulk of the collection, the lecture notes and writings, dates from his tenure (1904-34) as Finney Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at the Oberlin College Graduate School of Theology. With the exception of portions of the correspondence and seven diaries (1905-08, 1915, 1935, 1937), there is little material...

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The papers of Ernest B. Chamberlain consist of files of the Oberlin Class of 1904 as well as materials related to his work as an author and editor.