RG 30. Personal Papers

Scope and Contents The genealogy fills 12 three-ring notebooks, with an accompanying volume that contains an introduction and an index. In addition to the genealogical information, the notebooks include letters and documents of family members, plus historical and biographical sketches. The collection includes letters by Irene Ball (Allen), 1836-1842, describing life as a student in early Oberlin and as the wife of an abolitionist minister in Illinois; an eight-page typescript of a notebook written by Elizabeth...

Scope and Contents The Robbins Strong papers primarily consist of the six photographic albums and five manuscripts that detail twentieth-century China. The collection covers almost exclusively Strong’s prolific career in China as an Oberlin-in-Shansi representative and as an active Christian missionary (1930s-1960s). However, the collected works face several shortcomings in shedding insight into Strong’s personal career. Most of his correspondence between friends and family were written under strict censorship...

Scope and Contents The papers of Frank B. Warner document the missionary work of Warner and his wife Maude Bowman Warner in early twentieth century China. The papers are arranged in four series: Series I. Biographical; Series II. Correspondence; Series III. Reports relating to Missionary Work; and, Series IV. Photographs.The papers primarily consist of letters written by Frank and Maude Warner describing China, its people, and its culture. Maude’s letters illustrate the difficulties faced, and...

Abstract The Papers of Simon Fraser MacLennan document MacLennan's career as a teacher and scholar. The biographical information (Series 1) contains only brief information of his personal life, with more emphasis on his professional activities. The collection does illustrate MacLennan's scholarly interests and his teaching. The instructional files contain detailed syllabi for the teaching of ethics, and voluminous notes concerning comparative religions. The writings series illustrate MacLennan's...

Scope and Contents The papers of Professor Claudia Macdonald document the Women in Music course she taught between 1992 and 2000. Macdonald worked as a professor of musicology at Oberlin College and Conservatory. As part of the course, students conducted interviews with local women about their background and career in music. The interviews focused on the interviewee’s experiences in the music field, their education and career path, their mentors and teachers, and the obstacles they faced as women. The students...

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The Margaret Guss Barnaby Papers document Barnaby’s time at Oberlin College (1921-1925), and only the last three years from her time at the Harvard School of Public Health, between 1967 and 1969. She held various positions at Harvard from 1937 until her retirement in 1969.

The collection is arranged into five series.

Scope and Contents The Richard E. Spear Papers document his career as an art historian, scholar, and professor at Oberlin College and Conservatory, and his work as the former Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. The bulk of the collection is made up of published writings, course materials, lectures, speeches, and professional correspondence. These materials span Spear’s career as an art historian, beginning with his undergraduate education in the late 1950s and ending in 2018, eighteen years after his...

Scope and Contents The Andrea R. Meyer Papers comprise her research materials, undergraduate thesis and a course paper from her time at Oberlin (1984-88) concerning the experiences of Jewish students at Oberlin College.Her thesis, entitled “History of Jews at Oberlin College: A Mirror of Change—A Reflection of a Society” (1988), is available in these papers and also under a shortened title from the OhioLINK ETD Center online. Research materials for the project are photocopies of records in the...

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The William H. Fuchsman Papers are arranged in three series: 1. Awards; 2. Committee and Program Files; and 3. Course Materials. Certain files are restricted in Series 2 and 3. The Papers reflect Professor Fuchsman’s leadership in programs related to science and interdisciplinary education, and his courses in chemistry at Oberlin College.

Scope and Contents The Wendell P. Russell Papers cover the period of his undergraduate career at Oberlin College, in which he was a key member of committees and organizations for Black Studies and the reevaluation of education at Oberlin, and as a research assistant for a Black Studies Seminar for program directors funded by the Ford Foundation.The bulk of the collection, in Series 4, documents the Black Studies Seminar held in Aspen, Colorado July 19-25, 1970. The Seminar was organized by the...