RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The papers consist of a notebook and some loose items from the notebook. The notebook contains the following sections: "Index Rerum or Prompter, intended as a Manual to aid The Memory By Addison Merrill Fort Wayne Indiana May 1st 1840"; "Order of Studies at O.C. Institute," 1841‑42; skeleton of lectures on physiology and anatomy by Professor James Dascomb, September 1, 1841 (pp. 23‑32); language of Flowers (36 pages); poetry. The notebook was apparently written by...

Scope and Contents In his daybook Warner recorded tasks as a student employee at Oberlin College, including hours, cost of supplies and pay; pay for odd job work for residents of Oberlin; Oberlin Sabbath School Association financial records (1863); inventory of his personal library including date of purchase and cost; bills and receipts for medical office of S.C. Warner (1866); and an inventory of Agnes E. Warner’s personal library. The eight photographs in the collection are of Lucien Warner at several...

Scope and Contents This collection is divided into three series, but largely consists of diaries and transcripts of two Oberlin students from the 1880s.The collection contains little biographical information of either woman, apart from what can be gleamed from the everyday occurrences in their diaries.Close and Mann were evidently friends, as well as cousins. Close’s diary mentions a “Maud” quite frequently, and as Mann’s student file lists her as “M. Maud Mann,” it is quite likely that...

Scope and Contents The papers of George Frederick Wright relate to his work as a minister, theology professor, geologist, and literary writer. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, sermons, and addresses, the bulk of which spans the period from Wright’s young adulthood through his death in 1921. Additional material includes notes, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous printed material, and photographs. The collection also includes correspondence and genealogical information of the Wright...

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Consists primarily of handwritten sermons arranged in alphabetical order by sermon title.  The author annotated the sermons with the places and dates of their delivery. The date range is 1882-1902, representing the entire working life of W. A. Hobbs as a minister. Box 4 contains a journal of a trip to the Holy Land in 1892-93, which includes descriptions of sea travel, places in Italy (Genoa, Rome, Naples), Greece, Egypt, the Holy Land and Turkey.

Scope and Contents The collection of Sela G. Wright consists primarily of letters, 1847-66, written by Wright or his relatives. Included are Wright’s letters from Red lake, Minnesota, while among the Ojibwe Indians, which are partly written in Ojibwe; letters written while working with the Black community in the South, 1863-66; a letter containing a description of a sailor’s death off Java, 1847; and a letter containing information concerning the funeral services by C.G. Finney for an Oberlin student, 1847....

Scope and Contents The papers of Arthur L. Williams primarily document his career as a woodwinds and music education teacher and his involvement in Oberlin College musical groups. The collection includes items relating to his work at summer schools, personal and professional correspondence, and several photographs of Oberlin College bands and ensembles that were directed by Williams. The departmental files and photographs comprise the bulk of the collection. Williams taught during World War II, so many of the...

Scope and Contents The papers of William Willis Curtis consist mainly of diaries, notebooks, and correspondence. The diaries and notebooks contain a partial record of events, accounts, and miscellany of which most was kept during the period in Japan, mainly Osaka, Sendai, and Sapporo. Series VII and Series XI contain records related to missionary work in Japan. Curtis was involved in operating boys’ schools and, in the 1890s, he worked in prisons. After 1900, the family letters in Series V. Letters and...

Scope and Contents Arranged into three series: I. Project Files, II. Architectural Drawings, III. Teaching Materials, and IV. Photographs and Negatives, this collection mainly represents Brown’s working files from his architectural practice in Ohio between 1938 to 1940.  Included are project files for the residences built in and around the core section of the City of Oberlin. Files for the Frederick B. Artz residence (Oberlin, OH) and Clayton S. Ellsworth residence (Wooster, OH), as well as the First...

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The papers of Azariah Smith Root (1862-1927, A.B. 1884) document the personal and professional life of this prominent educator, librarian, and scholar.