RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The Papers of Albert H. Johnson Papers primarily document his professional career as an Oberlin banker and president of the Oberlin Gas Lighting Company (later the Oberlin Gas & Electric Company) and president of the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company.  Johnson participated in several Oberlin business related projects, including the construction of the gas-holding building located on South Main Street. The correspondence received by Albert H. Johnson from various businesses,...

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...

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The Roxanne Offner papers document her time as an Oberlin College student and her professional career. This collection is made up of eight series.

Scope and Contents The papers of S. Frederick Starr document the professional and personal activities (1980 – 1994) of a scholar-academic administrator immersed in many national, international, and educational subject areas. The manuscript group is distinct from Starr’s presidential records (RG 2/12), although the timeframe largely coincides with his term as Oberlin College’s twelfth president (1983-1994).  Within these papers, evidence exists documenting Starr’s professional network, role as a scholar on...

Scope and Contents The papers of Victor Obenhaus comprise fifty-eight letters concerning the careers and families of Victor Obenhaus and Erwin N. Griswold, and the Oberlin College Class of 1925. Obenhaus was a member of the Oberlin College Board of Trustees, as was Erwin N. Griswold, his college roommate at Oberlin. This collection includes letters sent to and received by Erwin N. Griswold, whose papers are also held by the Oberlin College Archives (RG 30/101). Griswold was also the U.S. Solicitor General from...

Scope and Contents The papers of Grover C. Amen, poet and writer, primarily consist of biographical material and his own poems and fiction. The biographical materials include his résumés and listings gathered and contributed by Elizabeth Albrecht and other writers. Amen’s writings are represented among the papers by copies of his published book of poetry, F Train Ramble, and a fairly comprehensive volume of his collected poems, short fiction, and translations, compiled by...

Scope and Contents The papers of Alice L. Weiss document her performance experience as a student of the Oberlin College Conservatory. The documents also provide a glimpse into her accomplishments and experiences as a young student in the field of music and her career as a musician. Although her Oberlin College materials relate to her graduate work in the Oberlin Conservatory, they provide an example of the commitment and dedication that musicians invest in order to study music theory and perform musical...

Scope and Contents The Francis Price Papers make up a small collection arranged into six series: I. Correspondence; II. Diary and Journal; III. Printed Matter; IV. Photograph Album; V. Scrapbook; and VI. Artifacts. None of these series holds extensive material, and together they present a limited picture of the life and work of Francis Price. The most interesting item resides in Series II, a typescript of letters by his sister-in-law Eva J. Price from June 28 to July 1 of 1900, just before the family was...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 133 copies made from selected materials in the Atkins Family Papers at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. The Atkins family were early settlers in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The Bancroft’s collection of Atkins Family Papers document their participation in the anti-slavery movement from 1836 through 1950. The copies (solicited by Oberlin College’s second archivist in 1988) comprise correspondence of Josiah Atkins (1757-1828), who served in the...