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:
Susan Rowena Bird Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-351
Scope and Contents
The papers of Susan Rowena Bird (1865-1900) and the Bird family provide a good source for study of the missionary settlement in Shanxi Province, China, and its programs prior to the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The collection consists primarily of correspondence from Susan Rowena Bird during her time in China as a missionary, as well as letters from other residents of the Taigu community and other Bird family members.Susan Rowena Bird was a member of the “Oberlin Band,” the group of...
Dates:
1843-1945, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1843-1932; Other: Date acquired: 2001 September 26
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Susan Wealthy Orvis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-129
Scope and Contents
The papers of Susan Wealthy Orvis consists mainly of notes (c. 1934-39) taken by Orvis during the lectures of Graduate School of Theology professors Robert Elliot Brown, Francis William Buckler, Clarence Tucker Craig, George Walter Fiske, Clarence Herbert Hamilton, and Walter Marshall Horton. Also included are notes used by Orvis in her teaching at the Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work in Cleveland (1935-1937); correspondence (1922-26, 1934-35, and n.d.); and biographical...
Dates:
1917-1939, undated; Majority of material found in 1922-1939; Other: Date acquired: 02/25/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sydney Nettleton Fisher Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-187
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sydney Nettleton Fisher document the Fisher family and his days as a student at Oberlin College. The collection is rich in documentation about the Fisher family, including an autobiography of Sydney N. Fisher and biographies of Robert Dean Fisher and Fisher's parents, Addison Washburn Fisher and Pearl Nettleton Fisher. The correspondence series contains letters between Sydney Fisher and family, including accounts of his teaching appointment at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey...
Dates:
1914-1986, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/25/1986
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sylvia H. Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-359
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sylvia H. Williams primarily document her role as a curator at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1971-1983, and as Director of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, 1983-1996. The biographical files, correspondence, clippings, writings, and awards and diplomas provide documentation concerning her education, her interest in art and African Art, her work at the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, and her accomplishments as a successful...
Dates:
1952-1997, undated; Majority of material found in 1971-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2003 January 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sylvia Olden Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-369
Scope and Contents
The Sylvia Olden Lee papers range in date from 1843 to 2004 and provide information about her career, her personal projects, and research interests. While the topics covered by materials in this collection largely relate to music and the musical projects Olden Lee undertook, many other subjects are represented also, such as racial equality and travel. The materials are arranged into seven series: 1. Biographical; 2. Correspondence; 3. Name Files; 4. Teaching and Project Files; 5. Programs...
Dates:
1843-2004, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2004 April 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
The Oberlin Group Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 58
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin Group cover several years of collaborative effort between numerous liberal arts college libraries across the country from 1986 to 2013. These records provide documentation of the history, administration and management of the Oberlin Group, from the group’s initial meeting at the Oberlin College Library in 1986 through 2013. Several important technological advances and important collegiate changes such as the introduction and development of the Internet, library...
Dates:
1985-2013; Other: Date acquired: 11/17/2015
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Theater and Dance Program Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-019
Scope and Contents
The records for the Theater and Dance Program are sparse, dating from 1971 to 2022. They are arranged into the following groupings: Annual Reports (2f); Publicity and Programs; Personnel Files (Restricted); Press-Related Clippings; Correspondence.
Dates:
1971-2022, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2001 April 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas Edward Harris Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 03-004
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists mostly of correspondence relating to Thomas E. Harris' tenure as presidential assistant between 1949 and 1953. The correspondence is divided into two subseries: 1. Name Files and 2. Subject Files. The subject files document various topics such as outside representation, alumni affairs and scholarships. The name files are mostly donor files containing incoming and outgoing (file copies) of correspondence with Oberlin College alumni, faculty and friends.
Dates:
1949-1953; Other: Date acquired: 1967 December 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas H. LeDuc Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-099
Scope and Contents
The Thomas H. LeDuc Papers are a very incomplete record of his life and work. They are useful primarily for insight into the workings and course content of the History Department in the 1960s and 1970s, and for the history of the establishment of the College Archives.
Dates:
1949-1979, undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/28/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas Wesley Graham Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-086
Scope and Contents
The papers of Thomas W. Graham consist largely of his sermon outlines, prepared between 1916 and ca. 1945. There is very little material in this small collection relating to Graham's personal life or to his varied professional career. Papers documenting Graham's tenure as Dean of the Graduate School of Theology (1923-48) are located in Record Group 10. In this collection, there is one folder of memoranda and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Theological Seminary, which includes a report...
Dates:
1896-1967; Majority of material found in 1916-1954; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives