RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents This small collection consists of the original Spaulding Manuscript and a negative photostat copy of it. Also included is a photostat copy of a one-page document signed by Solomon Spaulding that is titled "Articles of Agreement,” 1 January 1811. This document concerns the transfer of property to John Dunn. Other documents concern the origin of the Spaulding Manuscript and its placement at Oberlin College. These include typescript copies of statements by Professor George F....

Scope and Contents The papers of Jan Cooper predominantly comprised files from her work on the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns Committee (LGBCC), and the Oberlin Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alumni (LGBA, later Oberlin Lambda Alumni) group of the Alumni Association. Those files were transferred to the respective record groups: Various College-Wide Committees, and the Alumni Association. One somewhat informal LGBCC report was kept in this collection in Series 4. Queer Studies Survey. The materials in...

Scope and Contents This collection was created, compiled and organized by Beverly Soll in preparation for the writing of her book, I Dream a World: The Operas of William Grant Still (University of Arkansas Press, 2005).  The collection consists primarily of copies pertaining to Still’s operas from the William Grant Still and Verna Arvey Papers at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, but also includes material from the Library of Congress and other sources, as well as...

Scope and Contents The papers of George Eaton Simpson primarily document Simpson’s research and writing in the area of sociology, his correspondence with individuals concerning his research, minority issues, and Oberlin College, and Simpson’s service to Oberlin College and the community through committee work and projects. The collection illustrates the type of sociological research and writings associated with minority issues during the period of U.S. history that included race riots, the Vietnam War, and...

Scope and Contents The papers of Newell L. Sims document his days as a college student, and his career as a teacher and author in the fields of Sociology and Political Science. A small amount of material in one notebook, 1902-1905, contains information concerning his service as a minister. Also included is a modest amount of biographical information and correspondence. The bulk of the collection includes notebooks relating to class notes of courses taken by Sims, schedules and appointments, notes...

Scope and Contents The Thomas G.M. Simchak Photographs document his interest and participation in environmental, political, social, and outdoor activities, on campus and elsewhere. The collection consists of: Series 1. Photographic Prints from Thomas G.M. Simchak (approximately 931 prints); Series 2. Born-Digital Images on Compact Disks (2), containing 1,608 born-digital photographs, many of which are represented in the prints; and, Series 3. Reference Prints from Selected Born-Digital Images on CD-Roms...

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The papers of Fredrick D. Shults document his involvement with physical education and athletics at Oberlin College for nearly 35 years. Shults’ many writings and instructional materials included in the collection record his philosophy on teaching, coaching, sports ethics, and many forms of sports strategy.

Scope and Contents The papers of Giles Waldo and Mary E. Burton Shurtleff consist, in large part, of their correspondence, 1862-1887. This is by far the richest series in the collection. Two hundred and twenty-one of the letters were written by Giles between 1861-65 while he was on active service. They detail the longing of the soldier for his girl (wife), military routine interspersed by the violence of his wartime world, and family matters. One letter was smuggled out of prison in a button in 1862. In...

Scope and Contents The papers of John Frederic Shreiner consist of textual and non-textual materials relating to the Oberlin College Class of 1916.  Shreiner served as Class President and Class Agent for several years, beginning in 1966, and collected these materials in order to plan class reunions and update class directories.  Materials in the collection include letters from the Class President, letters from class members, class member lists, minutes and reports from meetings, financial records, printed...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of only two documents from John S. and Caroline E. Service (1970, 1978). The first document is a memorandum entitled “A Partial Examination of One Aspect of the Many Gross Errors Contained in The Amerasia Papers,” written by John S. Service and dated September 18, 1970. Service critically examined the U.S. government’s foreign policy with China and, in particular, the Communists in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He...