Address books
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Albert H. Lybyer Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-314
Scope and Contents
This collection consists entirely of copies of King-Crane Commission material held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 85 originals date from 1919.
These copies of King-Crane Commission material are for reference use only. The originals are held by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dates:
1919 - 1933; Other: Date acquired: 1998 June 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Alice Hester Simpson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-240
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alice Hester Simpson detail her life, personal and professional, and her relationships with several members of her family. The correspondence of David and Clara Simpson gives additional insight for the lives of Alice Simpson’s parents. Her family correspondence and activity in finalizing the affairs or receiving posthumous gifts of several family members describes her involvement with her family. Of special notice are the numerous letters to and from Alice Simpson’s great...
Dates:
1887 - 1993
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Carleton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-385
Scope and Contents
The Carleton Family Papers primarily document the life and career of Alford Carleton as a missionary, teacher, minister, college president, and observer of the cultural and political climate in the environs of the Middle and Near East.
During his time abroad (mostly in Syria, Turkey, and present-day Lebanon) Carleton wrote hundreds of letters to family members, friends, and colleagues. Of great historic value are his first-hand accounts of the region’s unrest due to the repeated...
Dates:
1808-1985, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1853-1973; Other: Date acquired: 2006 June 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Donald M. Love Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-091
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Donald M. Love are divided into thirteen series: I. Address Books; II. Appointment Books; III. Committee Files; IV. Correspondence; V. Teaching Files; VI. Writings and Talks; VII. Community Service Files; VIII. Tour Guide Files; IX. Student Files; X. Photographs; XI. Miscellaneous Historical Files; Miscellaneous Printed Matter (Late Accretion); and, XIII. Awards and Honors.
Love's papers document his activities as a college administrator, writer, and...
Dates:
1868-1974; Majority of material found in 1912-1974; Other: Date acquired: 06/17/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Edith Bunker Davis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-232
Scope and Contents
The Edith Bunker Davis Family papers provide evidence of Mrs. Davis' concern to document the work in Africa (1891-1917) of her missionary parents, the Rev. Fred Robert Bunker and Isabel ("Belle") Bunker. The papers also supply information about the professional lives of Edith's brothers, Paul, Wilfrid, Kenneth, and Sydney. These men established successful careers in education, diplomacy, international business, and the Congregational ministry. Unfortunately, there is little...
Dates:
1857 - 1990; Majority of material found in 1916-1950
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis Henry Dart Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-161
Scope and Contents
The Francis Henry Dart Collection is arranged into six series. Series 1 Biographical consists of Dart's account of his life titled "Myself " (typescript, 45 pages); his recollections of his parents (typescript, 6 pages); and his mother's autobiography (typescript, 9 pages). The typescripts (copies) recount the great hardships Dart faced as a pioneer in Kansas and the many financial and other difficulties that befell his family. He writes of his painting and efforts for an...
Dates:
1849 - 1984; Majority of material found in 1849-1935; Other: Date acquired: 1983 November 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Laurence H. and Frances MacDaniels Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-276
Scope and Contents
The Laurence H. and Frances MacDaniels papers contain biographical and college-related files, correspondence, and photographs. The bulk of the material is correspondence (with indexes initially prepared by Ellen Speers), and most of the material documents their Oberlin connection up to 1920. Photographs, almost all dated before 1920, strongly complement the correspondence in that they capture visually their lives at Oberlin.The papers are organized around 10 records series....
Dates:
1847-2018, undated; Majority of material found within 1908 - 1960
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Mary Elizabeth Johnston Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-168
Scope and Contents
The papers of Mary Elizabeth Johnston consist largely of scrapbooks assembled between 1910 and 1972 by Johnston as a record of her family life in Oberlin, her teaching career and travels, and activities in retirement.
The collection is arranged into five records series: Series I. Correspondence; II. Diaries and Memoranda Books; III. Biographical Miscellany; IV. Scrapbooks; and V. Photographs. Within series, files are typically arranged alphabetically by topic or type of...
Dates:
1882-1981, undated; Majority of material found in 1910-1972; Other: Date acquired: 1984 November 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William Edwards and Eleanor Bumstead Stevenson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-219
Scope and Contents
The papers of William Edwards Stevenson (1900-85) and his wife Eleanor Bumstead Stevenson (1902-87) document the joint public service careers of the Stevensons over a period of forty-five years. Correspondence with their families (1917-25) and with each other (1924-25), as well as genealogical records such as diaries, wills, and marriage certificates, bring to light the privileged New England childhoods and family relationships which fostered their social ideals. The arrangement of the...
Dates:
1809 - 1987; Majority of material found in 1917-1925, 1942-85; Other: Date acquired: 1979 October 4
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives