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John Frederic Shreiner Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-096
Scope and Contents
The papers of John Frederic Shreiner consist of textual and non-textual materials relating to the Oberlin College Class of 1916. Shreiner served as Class President and Class Agent for several years, beginning in 1966, and collected these materials in order to plan class reunions and update class directories. Materials in the collection include letters from the Class President, letters from class members, class member lists, minutes and reports from meetings, financial records, printed...
Dates:
1912-1976, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/30/1976
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Frederick Oberlin Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-165
Abstract
The John Frederick Oberlin Collection contains items created by J. F. Oberlin and his contemporaries, gifts to Oberlin College relating to J. F. Oberlin, correspondence, writings and addresses about J. F. Oberlin, as well as lithographs, engravings and drawings.
Dates:
1766-2013, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1970 May 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John G. Olmstead Family Papers
Collection — Container: 29 boxes
Identifier: RG 30-002
Scope and Contents
The John G. Olmstead Family papers (1840-1955) consist of correspondence, professional and student files, and other miscellaneous material as collected by John G. Olmstead. This collection is arranged into sixteen series: Series I. Olmstead Letters regarding Academy and College Years; Series II. Files relating to John G. Olmstead’s Professional Activities; Series III. Letters received by Icabod A. Olmstead and Mary C. Olmstead; Series IV. Letters received by John G. Olmstead; Series V....
Dates:
1840-1955; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Henry Barrows Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-005
Scope and Contents
The papers of John Henry Barrows and his family were allegedly destroyed by a fire in 1923 in Berkeley, California. Papers relating to Barrows' work for the Columbian Exposition in 1893 were inadvertently destroyed at the University of Chicago. Thus, what remains at Oberlin is all the documentation that exists relating to Barrows.The Barrows Papers consist of seven small series: Correspondence, Donor Lists, Programs and Brochures, Writings by and about John Henry Barrows,...
Dates:
1889-1905, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1966 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Henry Beacom Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-082
Scope and Contents
The papers (1877-1920) of John Henry Beacom pertain mostly to his career in the U.S. Army. Included in the papers are 38 letters written by prominent persons, 14 documents captured from Philippine insurrectionists, and Beacom's commissions and appointments. In addition to these documents, the papers include the writings (1994, 1999) of Seward E. Beacom on the life of John Henry Beacom and Beacom Family genealogy. Also included are photocopies of a diary of John Beacom, 1873-77, and a...
Dates:
1873-1999, undated; Majority of material found within 1877 - 1920; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1973
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Herbert Nichols Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-131
Scope and Contents
The papers of John Herbert Nichols consist mainly of the files of Camp Pemigewassett. The documentation covers his career as a counselor, owner and director from 1933 to 1963, although items as early as 1908 and as late as 1974 are included in the collection. In addition to the camp material the papers include biographical files and records documenting his military service and interest in Oberlin community activities. The records are divided into two subgroups designed to reflect the...
Dates:
1908 - 1974; Majority of material found in 1934-1959; Other: Date acquired: 07/15/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John J. Shipherd Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-083
Scope and Contents
The letters of founder John J. Shipherd represent the most important single source on the founding of Oberlin. Philo P. Stewart left no papers. The Shipherd papers should be read along with the early files found in the records of the Office of the Treasurer.Consisting of original documents, ca. 1831-45 and undated, the John J. Shipherd papers mainly constitute letters sent or received by Oberlin’s founder. The approximate twenty letters sent by him, 1831-37, are to his family or to...
Dates:
1806-1855, undated; Other: Date acquired: 05/17/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Keep Reference Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-424
Scope and Contents
In 2012 Oberlin College student Sonia Roubini visited the Manuscripts Division in the Library of Congress to photograph items in the John Keep Papers, 1781-1929 at the request of Oberlin faculty members in consultation with the Oberlin College Archivist. The John Keep papers had been given to the Library of Congress by Helen E. Keep, great granddaughter of John Keep, from 1929 to 1954. The finding aid from the Library of Congress is accessible on their ...
Dates:
1781 - 1929; Other: Date acquired: 2012 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John M. Ellis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-345
Scope and Contents
The John Millot Ellis papers consist of a modest amount of material but it covers a good portion of his life. There is little biographical information, but an obituary offers a good summary of his career and community service. Miscellaneous photographs and college pamphlets chronicle some of Ellis's leisure and family activity. A genealogical chart, compiled by a family in 2002, is included. Six of Ellis's notebooks record his instruction of Rhetoric and Greek from 1851 to 1896. One folder...
Dates:
1852-1945, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2002 March 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Pearson Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-312
Scope and Contents
The John Pearson Collection is a small one, comprised of the artist’s posters, exhibition catalogs and announcement cards, and a small amount of writings by and about him.
Dates:
1976-2002, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1995
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives