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Lovancia Pease Lyman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-358
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of 12 letters from Lovancia Pease (1821-1912, enrolled 1839-1841) and classmates Rhodelia Cole and Fanny Hovey at Oberlin, 1839-1841; copies of five letters from her mother, Lucinda Pease, 1839-40; notes on Alice Welch Cowles' lectures, 1839; a printed essay, ca. 1868, focused on the "woman question" and titled "Lost Image Found," by Lovancia P. Lyman; a sketch of her life; photographs; genealogical information; song books; and other related items.
Dates:
1838-1933, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1838-1841; Other: Date acquired: 1969 March 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lucien C. Warner Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-208
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of Lucien Warner's 1862-1866 daybook and primarily undated photographs. In his daybook, Warner recorded tasks as a student employee at Oberlin College, including hours, cost of supplies and pay; pay for odd job work for residents of Oberlin; Oberlin Sabbath School Association financial records (1863); an inventory of his personal library including date of purchase and cost; bills and receipts for medical office of S.C. Warner (1866); and a later inventory of...
Dates:
1862-1866, undated; Other: Acquired 1989 December 6
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lucy Fletcher Kellogg Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-088
Scope and Contents
This collection, which consists of correspondence, notebooks, legal papers, and printed materials, documents the lives of Lucy Fletcher Kellogg and her family.Kellogg's account of her life is preserved in both manuscript and printed forms, 1879 and 1881. In addition to information on family life and changes of residence, Kellogg describes her youth in New England, where she produced textiles in her parents' home to support herself. Family letters (1836-1851) discuss feelings of...
Dates:
1829-1899; Other: Date acquired: 1975 June 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lucy Lee Lewis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-256
Scope and Contents
The papers of Lucy Lee Lewis document Lewis's career as a harpist, particularly at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and her relationship with her students. Little or no material is extant documenting her scholarship and service to Oberlin College. The material, consisting of correspondence between Lewis and her harp students, clippings of her students' activities, and miscellaneous items, is of a relatively high research value. This collection is organized into eight series: 1....
Dates:
1937 - 1989; Other: Date acquired: 1995 April 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lyman B. Hall Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-014
Scope and Contents
The papers consist, in the main, of letters received by Hall and of a diary of 13 volumes that he kept from 1884 until his death. There are also letters written by Hall, several while in Germany with his first wife in 1888-1889, and others while in Europe and England in 1905. Many of the letters written to him were by his brothers Russell (AB 1865) and Thomas (AB 1872), Theodore E. Burton and C.B. Martin. Other corespondents include W.G. Ballantine, E.I. Bosworth, John Ellis, W.G. Frost,...
Dates:
1871-1918; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lysle K. Butler Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-094
Scope and Contents
The Lysle K. Butler Papers are arranged into six series. The collection includes biographical files and materials from Butler's time at Oberlin College.
Dates:
1920 - 1987; Majority of material found in 1925-1978; Other: Date acquired: 05/19/1976
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Mabel Louise Shaw Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-170
Scope and Contents
The papers consist mainly of letters Mabel wrote to her family while a student at Oberlin College. She lived in Stewart Hall, Lord Cottage and Talcott Hall, and thus tells of life in a girls dormitory. The subjects she writes about include parties and “spreads,” her friends, a few teachers (Professor of German, Arletta M. Abbott, for example), rules broken (4-8-06), lectures by Dean of College Women, Florence M. Philip (1908), being entertained by two faculty wives (3-4-08), a winning debate...
Dates:
1906 - 1909; Other: Date acquired: 1984 June 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Malcolm D. Taylor Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-245
Scope and Contents
The papers of Malcolm D. Taylor span the years 1910 to 1981 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1914-1920. During this period, Taylor taught in a junior high school in Kinsman, Ohio, was educated at Oberlin College, and served in the First World War. Less well highlighted is Taylor's professional life after graduation. There is virtually no information about Taylor's personal life.The Taylor papers are organized into eight series: Series I. Biographical File; Series II....
Dates:
1910 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1920; Other: Date acquired: 1994 June 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 52
Marcia Goldberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-228
Scope and Contents
The papers of Marcia Goldberg pertain mostly to her research and publications on art history, particularly the portraits of 19th century artist H. Alonzo Pease (d.1881). Goldberg created two volumes that extensively document Pease’s portraits of prominent figures in Oberlin’s early history. The collection also contains photographs of many of these paintings. There is a wealth of information pertaining to H. Alonzo Pease, his life, his family, and his work.The collection does not...
Dates:
1811 - 2005; Majority of material found in 1978-1999; Other: Date acquired: 1993 January 12
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives