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Henry Cowles Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-027
Scope and Contents The papers of the Rev. Henry Cowles document Cowles' active role in the establishment of the Oberlin enterprise from 1835 to 1881. They illuminate Cowles' abilities in the diverse fields of biblical scholarship and college fund raising and reveal his avid support for home missionaries and the rights of freedpeople. A small amount of material pertains to Henry Cowles' daughter, Sarah Cowles Little (1838-1912).The collection is arranged into six records series: I. Correspondence of...
Dates: 1824-1908; Other: Date acquired: 1967 January 1
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Spaulding Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-028
Scope and Contents This small collection consists of the original Spaulding Manuscript and a negative photostat copy of it. Also included is a photostat copy of a one-page document signed by Solomon Spaulding that is titled "Articles of Agreement,” 1 January 1811. This document concerns the transfer of property to John Dunn.Other documents concern the origin of the Spaulding Manuscript and its placement at Oberlin College. These include typescript copies of statements by Professor George F. Wright...
Dates: 1811-1985, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/01/1977
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

William Goodell Family Papers

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Identifier: RG 30-029
Abstract

The papers of William Goodell provide partial documentation of Goodell's early business activities (1813-21) and of his mature writings on temperance and religion (1842-74). His numerous anti-slavery publications are not present in this collection. There is also some material here relating to the Goodell and Frost families and to Rhoda Lavinia Goodell, one of William Goodell's daughters.

Dates: 1737-1933; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/2012
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Wesley Frost Papers

 Collection — Container: 8 boxes
Identifier: RG 30-030
Abstract

The papers of Wesley Frost unevenly document his thirty-two-year career (1912-44) in the U.S. Foreign Service and Department of State. A more complete record of Frost's ambassadorial service is held among the Department of State Records at the National Archives, Record Group 59, Decimal File 834.00 through 834.99.

Dates: 1884-1944; Other: Date acquired: 1969 April 17
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Simon Fraser MacLennan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-031
Abstract The Papers of Simon Fraser MacLennan document MacLennan's career as a teacher and scholar. The biographical information (Series 1) contains only brief information of his personal life, with more emphasis on his professional activities. The collection does illustrate MacLennan's scholarly interests and his teaching. The instructional files contain detailed syllabi for the teaching of ethics, and voluminous notes concerning comparative religions. The writings series illustrate MacLennan's...
Dates: 1897-1944; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Giles Waldo and Mary E. Burton Shurtleff Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-032
Scope and Contents The papers of Giles Waldo and Mary E. Burton Shurtleff consist, in large part, of their correspondence, 1862-1887. This is by far the richest series in the collection. Two hundred and twenty-one of the letters were written by Giles between 1861-65 while he was on active service. They detail the longing of the soldier for his girl (wife), military routine interspersed by the violence of his wartime world, and family matters. One letter was smuggled out of prison in a button in 1862. In some...
Dates: 1846-1930; Majority of material found in 1854-1904; Other: Date acquired: 1969 April 17
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Charles H.A. Wager Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-033
Scope and Contents

The Charles H.A. Wager Papers are divided into three records series: miscellaneous research and teaching files, writings by Charles H.A. Wager, and miscellaneous printed items.

Dates: 1900-1939; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

William Andrew Hobbs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-034
Scope and Contents

Consists primarily of handwritten sermons arranged in alphabetical order by sermon title.  The author annotated the sermons with the places and dates of their delivery. The date range is 1882-1902, representing the entire working life of W. A. Hobbs as a minister. Box 4 contains a journal of a trip to the Holy Land in 1892-93, which includes descriptions of sea travel, places in Italy (Genoa, Rome, Naples), Greece, Egypt, the Holy Land and Turkey.

Dates: 1882-1902; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Frances J. Hosford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-035
Scope and Contents The Frances J. Hosford Papers (1835-1966, date span), organized as an alphabetical file, contains correspondence, including reminiscences, copies of manuscripts, and research materials. Individuals and subjects covered include Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Betsy Mix Cowles, Mary Hosford Fisher, Charles Grandison Finney, Marianne Parker Dascomb, the Amistad case, antislavery, the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, early Oberlin women, and Elmira and Wesleyan colleges. Statistics on the occupational...
Dates: 1925-1935; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/1969
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Joseph H. Crooker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-036
Scope and Contents The papers of Joseph H. Crooker document Crooker's career as a writer, minister, and theological scholar. The collection includes professional correspondence, limited personal correspondence, printed matter including talk and sermon programs, writings by Crooker including manuscripts and editorials, and writings about Crooker including book reviews and editorials.The collection consists of biographical material (which was received from a scholar as part of accession 2002/143) and a...
Dates: 1873-2002; Majority of material found in 1873-1931; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

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Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900 3
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Laycock, Frank, 1922-2011 3
Leonard, Fred Eugene, 1866-1922 3
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Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music 3
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Arnold, Paul B. (Paul Beaver), 1918-2012 2
Arvey, Verna, 1910-1987 2
Bigglestone, William E., 1924-2016 2
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City of Oberlin 2
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Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 2
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Ikeda, Kiyoshi, 1928- 2
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section 2
Johnson, Ellen H., 1910-1992 2
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Lawson, Ellen NicKenzie, 1944-2022 2
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Pease, H. Alonzo, 1820-1881 2
Platt, Henry Martin, 1835-1899 2
Ruger, A. (Albert), 1828-1899 2
Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work (Cleveland, Ohio) 2
Schauffler, Margaret Reynolds, 1896-1994 2
Severance, Julia G. (Julia Gridley), 1877-1972 2
Shipherd, John Jay, 1802-1844 2
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United States. Congress. House 2
Wager, Charles H. A. (Charles Henry Adams), 1869-1939 2
Warner, Lucien C. (Lucien Calvin), 1841-1925 2
Wilder, George D. (George Durand), 1869-1946 2
Williams, Whiting (Charles Whiting), 1878-1975 2
Wright, Anna Jane, 1850-1938 2
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 2
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Adams Jewett Company (Cleveland, Ohio) 1
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