RG 02. Office of the President

Scope and Contents Included in the 85 boxes of incoming and outgoing correspondence are letters from and about the following individuals and organizations of the day: Arthur Vandenberg, Robert M. Hutchins, Julian Huxley, Cass Gilbert, Clayton, K. Fauver, R.A. Millikan-Robert, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the American Association of University Women, and the American Social Hygiene Association. Among the topics covered are scholarships, alumni questionnaires, Chapel attendance, organiza­tional reports, Black...

Abstract The William Edwards Stevenson Papers, 1928(1943-1959)-1961, document the thirteen-year administration of the eighth president of Oberlin College. The bulk of Stevenson's personal papers are contained in Record Group 30/219; however, this collection does include correspondence of a personal nature (1943-1960) which was designated by a "P" in the original filing system. Filed with this correspondence are several folders of Stevenson's writings and talks as well as diverse biographical...

Scope and Contents Expansive in terms of range, and volume (81.9 l.f.), the presidential papers of S. Frederick Starr mirror the work of a proactive leader who sought to make Oberlin College one of the nation’s most distinctive liberal arts institutions. Within these official records, the researcher will find delineated the decision and policy making actions of the Starr administration with fine detail on building projects, campus unrest, financial planning and development, personnel issues, and his...