letters (correspondence)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
Found in 393 Collections and/or Records:
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
Harold H. Sprout Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-376
Scope and Contents
The papers of Harold H. Sprout consist of letters sent and received by Sprout. Oberlin College Class of 1924, and his family. The bulk of the letters were written during his student days at Oberlin College, 1920-1924. Sprout corresponded with his parents (George and Grace Sprout) and sister (Chastina) regarding life at Oberlin and family matters. Also included are letters from other friends and relatives, “Round Robin” letters from high school classmates from Benzonia High School in...
Dates:
1901 - 1925; Other: Date acquired: 2005 January 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harold S. Wood Vice Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 03-003
Scope and Contents
The papers of Harold S. Wood mainly document his activities as Vice President from 1944 to 1948. Included is documentation on his involvement in the fundraising campaigns to finance new campus buildings and scholarships for students.This collection consists of four record series: 1. Annual Reports of the Vice-President; 2. Correspondence (Donor Files); 3. Oberlin College Buildings and Grounds; and 4. Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association. These files though not significant in...
Dates:
1931-1950, undated; Majority of material found in 1944-1948; Other: Date acquired: 1967 December 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harriet May Norton Noyce Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-270
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists mainly of correspondence between members of the Norton family, many of whom attended Oberlin College. The letters describe the Oberlin experience in the late 19th and early 20th century, specifically during World War I. One member of the family, Donald Norton, participated in the war effort through the College’s Students’ Army Training Corps (SATC) program.The Noyce family is also represented in this...
Dates:
1882 - 1921; Other: Date acquired: 1996 April 24
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harry N. Holmes Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-265
Scope and Contents
The Harry N. Holmes Papers range in date from 1914-1997 and have been divided into three series. The collection includes biographical material, a small amount of correspondence, and writings both about and by Holmes.
Dates:
1914 - 1997; Majority of material found in 1914-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1995 December 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Hazel B. King Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-211
Abstract
Letters and postcards from Olga Samarina (nee Niedziecka) to Hazel B. King or Charles Barker King, with the following exceptions:
One 28 November 1934 letter from Samarina’s mother following a visit to her daughter.
Two 1933 letters from Anna Kopitza (or Kapitza) of Cambridge, England, 17 March and 12 August.
One typed carbon of letter of 16 April 1947 by Hazel B. King to Olga Samarina.
Dissertation extract (booklet) by Harold Lee King, 1914.
Dates:
1914-1947, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1990 February 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen A. Sargent Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-285
Scope and Contents
The Helen A. Sargent Papers document her career as a teacher and missionary in South Africa. The Papers are arranged into Series 1. Biographical; Series 2. Correspondence; Series 3. Miscellaneous Items; and Series 4. Photographs. The correspondence series contains letters to and from her aunt Sabra Sargent, James Sumner Sargent (father), and letters written by Helen A. Sargent to various other people. Most of these letters, many having traveled between New York and South Africa, reveal...
Dates:
1858-1930s, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1997 July 30
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen Bigelow White Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-459
Scope and Contents
The Helen Bigelow White Papers provides a glimpse into the life of an Oberlin student, graduate, wife and mother, both in writing and in photographs. It includes three of her diaries (Series 1): one from her high school years, another from her time enrolled at Oberlin College, and a third from the year of her first child’s birth in 1927, when she and her husband lived in Cleveland. Other materials include a few items of correspondence (Series 2), and a photograph album (8 x 10 in.) holding...
Dates:
1914-1927, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2019 July 31
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen C. Estabrook Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-072
Scope and Contents
The papers of Helen C. Estabrook primarily document “The Order of the Pearls,” one of the student social organizations formed at Oberlin College in the 1920s.The primary document in the collection is a scrapbook compiled by Helen Estabrook that contains information on “The Order of the Pearls” between 1923 and ca. 1970. A document in the collection provides the names of the thirty-five charter members and a brief description of the organization. Also included are two copies of an...
Dates:
1923 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 05/29/1973
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen Domonkos Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-230
Scope and Contents
The papers of Helen Domonkos span the years 1885-1970. The bulk of the documents detail the early activities of The Delphine Hanna Foundation from its inception in 1957 through 1959. Entries written in a log book labeled Hanna Foundation Records together with several meeting minutes and correspondence with contributors all reveal much about the establishment of the memorial, about the planning involved in formulating the Foundation's mission and purpose, and...
Dates:
1885 - 1990; Other: Date acquired: 1990 September 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives