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Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is arranged into three subseries: 1. Elmira Free Academy Files, 2. Oberlin College File, and 3. Other Collegiate Files. These mainly consist of the class notes and student papers which were collected or produced by John G. Olmstead while he was a student in high school and college. His involvement on the Oberlin College Debate Team, the student newspaper, and his participation in a production of a Shakespearean spoof entitled “Two Gentlewomen of Vermilion” are well documented....

Scope and Contents From the Series:

In the Summer-Fall 2002, materials from select series (I, III, IV, VI, and VIII) were scanned and placed on CD-ROMs by the CASNET Company of Akron, Ohio. This series includes photocopies of some of the materials scanned, and the CD-ROMs (4) containing the documents and images. One of the four CD-ROMs is incorrectly identified. See also the Projects files in the records of the Oberlin College Archives (RG 41) for additional information.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

In the Summer-Fall 2002, materials from select series (I, III, IV, VI, and VIII) were scanned and placed on CD-ROMs by the CASNET Company of Akron, Ohio. This series includes photocopies of some of the materials scanned, and the CD-ROMs (4) containing the documents and images. One of the four CD-ROMs is incorrectly identified. See also the Projects files in the records of the Oberlin College Archives (RG 41) for additional information.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

In the Summer-Fall 2002, materials from select series (I, III, IV, VI, and VIII) were scanned and placed on CD-ROMs by the CASNET Company of Akron, Ohio. This series includes photocopies of some of the materials scanned, and the CD-ROMs (4) containing the documents and images. One of the four CD-ROMs is incorrectly identified. See also the Projects files in the records of the Oberlin College Archives (RG 41) for additional information.

Scope and Contents This series was originally titled “To his parents during Academy and College years and later.” Consisting of letters primarily written by John G. Olmstead to Icabod and Mary Olmstead (his parents) and Louise H. Olmstead (his wife), they contain descriptions of student life at Oberlin (1902-1906) and describe John’s involvement with the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association and the Oberlin College Basketball Team. Later letters cover such topics as Icabod Olmstead’s health, and there is an...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series was originally titled “To his parents during Academy and College years and later.” Consisting of letters primarily written by John G. Olmstead to Icabod and Mary Olmstead (his parents) and Louise H. Olmstead (his wife), they contain descriptions of student life at Oberlin (1902-1906) and describe John’s involvement with the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association and the Oberlin College Basketball Team. Later letters cover such topics as Icabod Olmstead’s health, and there is an...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series was originally titled “To his parents during Academy and College years and later.” Consisting of letters primarily written by John G. Olmstead to Icabod and Mary Olmstead (his parents) and Louise H. Olmstead (his wife), they contain descriptions of student life at Oberlin (1902-1906) and describe John’s involvement with the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association and the Oberlin College Basketball Team. Later letters cover such topics as Icabod Olmstead’s health, and there is an...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series was originally titled “To his parents during Academy and College years and later.” Consisting of letters primarily written by John G. Olmstead to Icabod and Mary Olmstead (his parents) and Louise H. Olmstead (his wife), they contain descriptions of student life at Oberlin (1902-1906) and describe John’s involvement with the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association and the Oberlin College Basketball Team. Later letters cover such topics as Icabod Olmstead’s health, and there is an...