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Gladys Irene Champney Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-247
Scope and Contents
The papers of Gladys Irene Champney document Champney's career as an artist and teacher, as well as her dedication to keeping journals and her relationship with her family, especially her sister, Sylvia Johnson. This collection sheds unscientific light of the process of aging and of the problems of aged people (i.e., how does one use successfully one's time following retirement, especially if you are unmarried and without children). The Correspondence Series contains letters written between...
Dates:
1972-1995, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1994 August 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace Cowling Berlin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-409
Scope and Contents
The papers of Grace Cowling Berlin are modest in volume and varied in composition. The content of the material largely focuses on Cowling's coursework at Oberlin College. There is emphasis on a cross country Ecology Field Trip taken in 1922, with fellow students and noteworthy Oberlin College Professor of Animal Ecology Lynds Jones.The bulk of the collection consists of the coursework and ecology trip materials. Most of the coursework materials are handwritten lecture notes,...
Dates:
1917-1980, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1933; Other: Date acquired: 1979 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace E. McConnaughey Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-160
Scope and Contents
The papers of Grace E. McConnaughey document her missionary work in Shanxi Province, China, from 1910 to 1928. Her letters written to her mother and "Home Folks" provide detailed accounts of missionary life in China, as well as life in China during the early part of the twentieth century. The letters and photographs illustrate the customs, daily activities, hardships, and accomplishments of the Chinese people. Grace McConnaughey's writings include two published articles "Big Sister Jen: The...
Dates:
ca.1910-1981, undated; Majority of material found in 1912-1928; Other: Date acquired: 1983 August 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace L. Schauffler Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-269
Scope and Contents
The Grace L. Schauffler Papers hold very little material, consisting of one U.S. patent, stationery, and an advertisement designed by Schauffler for her business; three photographs of Schauffler and the article in which one appeared in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine; four of Schauffler’s publications and a manuscript; a scrapbook kept during Schauffler’s undergraduate years at Oberlin College in 1913-16; and clippings dating from 1945 to 1982. Also included is a...
Dates:
1913-1982, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1970 May 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Graduate School of Theology Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 11
Scope and Contents
The records of the Graduate School of Theology span the years 1841 to 1967, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period from 1903 to 1966. For documentation of the seminary's first seventy years (1833-1903), when Oberlin's presidents controlled seminary operation, researchers will wish to consult the presidential papers of Charles Grandison Finney (2/2), James Harris Fairchild (2/3), and Henry Churchill King (2/4). In the records here described, documentation of this period is...
Dates:
1841-1984, undated; Majority of material found in 1923-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grand Army of the Republic, Henry Lincoln Post #364 Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-140
Scope and Contents
The records of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Henry Lincoln Post #364 document its 50-year history as an organization that supported Civil War veterans in Oberlin. The series contained herein describe the operations of the group, events and meetings held, income and expenses, and the passing of its members. The collection spans many years and many functions of the group.The collection is divided into six record series: I. Bylaws and Regulations; II. Journals; III....
Dates:
1862 - 1934; Majority of material found in 1883-1932; Other: Date acquired: 10/22/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gregory L. Fulkerson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-449
Scope and Contents
The Gregory L. Fulkerson Papers provide substantial documentation of the professional life of this Oberlin College and Conservatory alumnus and violin professor. The papers consist of biographical information, correspondence and a few photographs, in addition to materials relating to teaching, recording, and performing. The papers are arranged into eight series: I. Biographical, II. Correspondence, III. Grants and Fellowships, IV. Materials Relating to the Conservatory of Music, V....
Dates:
1966-2014, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2018 August 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grover C. Amen Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-386
Scope and Contents
The papers of Grover C. Amen, poet and writer, primarily consist of biographical material and his own poems and fiction. The biographical materials include his résumés and listings gathered and contributed by Elizabeth Albrecht and other writers. Amen’s writings are represented among the papers by copies of his published book of poetry, F Train Ramble, and a fairly comprehensive volume of his collected poems, short fiction, and translations, compiled by...
Dates:
1949-2004, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1981-2004; Other: Date acquired: 2003 March 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Guy Stevens Callender Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-164
Scope and Contents
The papers of Guy Stevens Callender consist of materials that primarily relate to the economic history of the Upper Midwest. Notes exist on “internal Improvements in Ohio”; on the “early History of the Canal”; and on economic developments in the State of Illinois (six folders). These notes may have been part of the 1915 book purchase. The book purchase itself is documented in the records of the Oberlin College Library and in the personal papers of director Azariah Smith Root. This...
Dates:
1820 - 1870; Other: Date acquired: 1984 March 24
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
H. H. (Hsiang-hsi) Kung Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-448
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection of materials relating to Hsiang-Hsi (or H. H.) Kung brings together disparate materials held by the Oberlin College Archives and previously by the Oberlin College Library. The collection is organized into six series.
Dates:
1906-2010, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2015 August 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives