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S. Frederick Starr Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-012
Scope and Contents
Expansive in terms of range, and volume (81.9 l.f.), the presidential papers of S. Frederick Starr mirror the work of a proactive leader who sought to make Oberlin College one of the nation’s most distinctive liberal arts institutions. Within these official records, the researcher will find delineated the decision and policy making actions of the Starr administration with fine detail on building projects, campus unrest, financial planning and development, personnel issues, and his promotion...
Dates:
1950-1994, undated; Majority of material found within 1982-1994; Other: Date acquired: 1986 July 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sami Ibrahim Haddad Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-463
Scope and Contents
The original Sami Ibrahim Haddad Papers comprise one photograph album loosely held by thread, “Vain Hope, or the American Commission, June-August 1919.” Haddad served as the doctor and translator for the King-Crane Commission in the Middle East.Additional material, created by his granddaughter Ranwa Haddad, comprise scans of the King-Crane Commission album photographs, a scan of a letter from Oberlin President Henry Churchill King and Harry Crane upon Haddad’s departure from the...
Dates:
1919, 2021, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2021 March 11
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Samuel J.M. and Louisa Kaiser Marshall Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-340
Scope and Contents
The Samuel J.M. and Louisa Kaiser Marshall papers consist of two small series. Series I includes a Civil War diary of Samuel J.M. Marshall that documents Marshall’s service with the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Band, 1861-62. The typescript version of the diary contains an introduction by Henry Cowles Marshall, and correspondence from him to Julian Fowler, Oberlin College Librarian, concerning family history and Oberlin connections. The series contains the original...
Dates:
1861 - 1933; Majority of material found in 1861-1892; Other: Date acquired: 2001 September 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Samuel Miller Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-398
Scope and Contents
This small collection relates to Samuel M. Cooper’s time as a student and alum at Oberlin College, his first position as a teacher and coach at Bellevue High School in the 1940s, and his involvement in the John W. Heisman Club in the 1980s. The club’s membership is composed of Oberlin College athletic letter winners, and anyone interested in the well being of the Oberlin College athletic program. Included is a photograph of the 1935 Oberlin football team; Cooper earned an athletic letter for...
Dates:
1935-1991, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2004 July 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sara L. Houston Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-174
Scope and Contents
Consisting almost exclusively of data and statistics from her phenomenological movement behavior studies, the collection sheds little light on the personal life of Sara Louise Houston. The earliest records consist of two graduate school papers written by Houston in 1964 and 1965 on the relationship between movement and the fine arts. The remainder of the records are comprised of questionnaires, personal profiles, and statistics derived from her movement behavior studies.The...
Dates:
1964 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 1985 June 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 34
Scope and Contents
The records (1887-1980) of the Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work (1886-1957) consist of annual reports of missionaries, correspondence, photographs, and printed materials relating to Henry A. Schauffler's missionary work among Slavic populations in Cleveland which led to the formation in 1886 of the Slavic Bible Readers' Home (School), subsequently named the Schauffler Missionary Training School and later Schauffler College. The collection is divided into three series: I....
Dates:
1887 - 1980; Majority of material found in 1930-1980; Other: Date acquired: 03/01/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Seabury C. and Agnes W. Mastick Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-350
Scope and Contents
The Seabury C. and Agnes W. Mastick Papers consist of materials that primarily document the relationship between the Masticks and Oberlin College. The materials document the Mastick’s donation to Oberlin College in 1961 for the construction of the Warner Concert Hall, and their honorary degrees awarded by Oberlin College in 1962. The philanthropic activity of the Warner and Mastick families are documented in this collection.The collection contains some biographical information,...
Dates:
1887-1970, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1970 October 29
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Seal Press Archive
Collection
Identifier: SC 01
Scope and Contents
The Archives of The Seal Press contain 92 linear feet of materials spanning from 1976 to 2002. The materials document the growth of the Seal Press from a small, regional press to a nationally recognized publishing house, until its sale to Avalon Publish Group in 2001.
Dates:
1976 - 2002
Found in:
Terrell Main Library Special Collections
Sela G. Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-192
Scope and Contents
The collection of Sela G. Wright consists primarily of letters, 1847-66, written by Wright or his relatives. Included are Wright’s letters from Red lake, Minnesota, while among the Ojibwe Indians, which are partly written in Ojibwe; letters written while working with the Black community in the South, 1863-66; a letter containing a description of a sailor’s death off Java, 1847; and a letter containing information concerning the funeral services by C.G. Finney for an Oberlin student, 1847....
Dates:
1847-2017, undated; Majority of material found in 1847-1893; Other: Date acquired: 1969 November
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Senior Forum Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-006-024
Scope and Contents
The Senior Forum Records include membership information, minutes, treasurer's reports, programs, and constitutions.
Dates:
1940-2001; Other: Date acquired: 10/08/1993
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives