RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 25 black and white aerial negatives in 4” x 5” format; three color aerial negatives, also 4” x 5”; seven black and white enlargements to 8” x 10” prints; four matte black and white enlargements, also in 8” x 10” prints; and three additional black and white aerial photographs in 8” x 10”.  Nine additional photographs and four photographic postcards, all aerial views by Tom Root, were originally filed in the general photographic collection (RG 32). Most...

Scope and Contents The Enid Bancroft Sutton (Swan) Papers is a relatively small collection, with most of the material documenting or describing her participation in an ecology course in the summer of 1915, involving a trip to the Pacific Northwest Coast in Washington for the purpose of studying its ecological niche and bird life. The trip was the first of many led by Oberlin Zoology Professor Lynds Jones, who specialized in the study of birds and their migrations. Jones was one of the pioneers in the field...

Scope and Contents The original Sami Ibrahim Haddad Papers comprise one photograph album loosely held by thread, “Vain Hope, or the American Commission, June-August 1919.” Haddad served as the doctor and translator for the King-Crane Commission in the Middle East. Additional material, created by his granddaughter Ranwa Haddad, comprise scans of the King-Crane Commission album photographs, a scan of a letter from Oberlin President Henry Churchill King and Harry Crane upon Haddad’s departure from the...

Scope and Contents The papers in this collection were created by Paula Goldsmid during her tenure at Oberlin College as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and as a member of the Women’s Studies Committee starting in 1974. The files cover women’s organizations and issues during the period 1970-1983. The files are a combination of topical files and Oberlin-specific files with relation to abortion rights, Affirmative Action, day care, equalization of retirement benefits, gay literature,...

Scope and Contents The Herbert Henke Papers comprise seven folders of two categories of materials: Programs from musical performances, and manuscript music notebooks. The programs represent concerts in which Herbert Henke performed, primarily for Oberlin College and Conservatory. For the New Cleveland Opera Company’s performance of the Magic Flute in November-December 1979, Henke played the part of Sarastro. The manuscript music notebooks hold transcriptions of music as well as photocopies of printed music....

Scope and Contents The papers of Kate Bowne Leonard offer insight into the life of a female college graduate who served her family rather than pursuing a career. The papers include childhood compositions (ca. 1880s), lecture notes (1923-24), diaries and journals (1889-1931), an autograph book (1886-1892), and photographs (1878-1903). There exists a small body of correspondence received from her family, and postcards and Christmas cards from classmate Katherine Wright Haskell (1874-1929, A.B. 1898), who was...

Scope and Contents The papers of William H. Seaman document his service to Oberlin College as first Director of Admissions (1928-48) through his talks and writings in which he addressed admission policies and life at Oberlin, gave welcoming remarks and encouragement to incoming freshmen, and provided insight to college life in general. Approximately one half of the collection (0.20 l.f.) concerns his sudden death by suicide on 19 March 1948. The biographical series contains copies of his obituary, memorial...

Scope and Contents The papers of Daniel Moe consist of an award, biographical information, diaries and scrapbooks, writings and music compositions, correspondence, various files relating to both his Oberlin and non-Oberlin service, photographs and reel-to-reel tape recordings. These materials document Moe’s choral career in both the academic and religious sectors, though the bulk of the collection relates to his time at Oberlin College. The collection documents Moe’s intense focus on his musical...

Scope and Contents The papers of Robert Merrill Bartlett document Bartlett's career as a teacher, writer, and historian. The collection consists of a small amount of biographical material (1 folder of clippings and family history) and .05 lin. ft. of correspondence. The correspondence includes letters written from China (1925-27). In addition to the correspondence, the collection contains clippings, writings, an oral history, and photographs concerning Bartlett's experiences in China and Chinese History in...

Scope and Contents The papers of Malcolm D. Taylor span the years 1910 to 1981 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1914-1920. During this period, Taylor taught in a junior high school in Kinsman, Ohio, was educated at Oberlin College, and served in the First World War. Less well highlighted is Taylor's professional life after graduation. There is virtually no information about Taylor's personal life. The Taylor papers are organized into eight series: Series I. Biographical File; Series II....