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Ellen H.E. Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-243
Scope and Contents
Ellen Johnson was a teacher, writer, artist, collector of contemporary art, and world traveler. This collection details the career of an extraordinary woman who worked and taught at Oberlin College for 38 years. In order to gain a grasp of the uniqueness and extent of Johnson's contributions to the world of contemporary art and the teaching of modern art history, one must also refer to the research files and assorted papers donated to the Archives of American Art.The collection...
Dates:
1933-1992, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1994 June 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ellen N. Lawson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-193
Scope and Contents
The Ellen N. Lawson Papers consist of Project and Research Files, including the Langenheim Daguerreotypes Research Files, Oral Histories of Black Americans, and the National City Bank Research Files. The collection also contains Women’s Studies Historical Files, including an interview with Hope Hibbard (audio cassette), Oberlin Faculty Wives Survey, and Barbara Seaman Correspondence; files relating to the Women’s Studies program at Oberlin College. Published and unpublished writings of...
Dates:
1963-2011; Other: Date acquired: 1978 October
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Elliott F. Grabill Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-043
Scope and Contents
The papers of Elliott F. Grabill consist mainly of letters sent by Grabill (December, 1863-1865) to Anna S. Jenney, whom he would marry in March of 1865. Grabill expressed himself well on such matters as schools for contraband, relations with other officers, regard for black troops, troop dispositions including their transport by water, the siege of Petersburg, descriptions of battle, the wounding of Colonel Giles W. Shurtleff, exchange of papers with a Confederate soldier, a tour of four...
Dates:
1859 - 1910; Majority of material found in 1862-1868; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ellsworth C. Carlson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-176
Abstract
The papers of Ellsworth C. Carlson document his undergraduate days at Oberlin College, his years as an Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association representative to China and Shansi board member, his professional contributions as a faculty exchange member, and his special interest in East Asian History.
Dates:
1935-2012, undated; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1985
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Elmina R. Lucke Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-389
Scope and Contents
The papers of Elmina R. Lucke consist predominantly of undated materials relating to her book, Remembering at Eighty Eight: Letters I Should Have Written. This book discusses her travels in India and work there in the 1930s and 1940s, and explores her impressions as well as personal philosophies and ways of working. It was originally published in India under the title, Unforgettable Memories: A Collection of Letters In India,...
Dates:
1986-1987, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Emil C. and Mary Ann Danenberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-393
Scope and Contents
The papers of Emil C. Danenberg (1917-1982) and Mary Ann Danenberg (1927-2008) document the lives and careers of the Danenbergs over an 82 year period. The arrangement of the Danenberg’s papers into two subgroups—the papers of Mary Ann Danenberg and the papers of Emil C. Danenberg—does not diminish the collaborative nature of the couple’s work. Although the bulk of the materials found in the collection relate to Mary Ann’s education and professional life, significant material relating to...
Dates:
1926-2008, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2006 October 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Emil C. Danenberg Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-011
Scope and Contents
The records of President Emil C. Danenberg document the administrative functions of the office of the President, including preparing the annual budget, making recommendations to the Board of Trustees, approving personnel actions, engaging in committee work, communicating with academic departments and administrative offices, fundraising, addressing meetings, and serving as outside representative of the college. The records here described, concentrated in the period 1973 to 1983, were...
Dates:
1954-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1983; Other: Date acquired: 1978 March 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Emma L. Frank Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-289
Scope and Contents
The Emma L. Frank Papers represent a very incomplete record of her life and work. This small collection is related only to her research on and compilation of publications written by graduates of the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology. Information pertaining to her personal life and her time at Oberlin College is absent from the collection.The Papers comprise three copies of the booklet Frank wrote, titled “Books Written by Graduates of the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology,...
Dates:
1983 - 1986; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Enid Bancroft Sutton (Swan) Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-465
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 of...
Dates:
1915-1983, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1994 June 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Environmental Studies Program
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-020
Scope and Contents
The records are arranged into seven series: Administrative Files, Curriculum Files, Historical Files, Financial Records, Programs and Special Events, Subject Files, and Publications.
Dates:
1968-2000, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1993 June 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives