letters (correspondence)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:
Frank Lloyd Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-146
Scope and Contents
The papers consist mainly of 6 letters by Wright and ten by his secretary, 2 telegrams by Wright, 8 blueprints for the house and 2 blueprints for chairs (see the Architectural Records Collection, RG 53, for the blueprints). Filed with them are copies of published articles that describe Wright's ideas and the building of the house plus its restoration by Miss Ellen Johnson and donation to Oberlin College. There is also a copy of a letter written by Kristen Weltzheimer in 1985 in which she...
Dates:
1947 - 1985; Other: Date acquired: 06/18/1981
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frank Martin Church Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-132
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of some 140 concert programs and about 90 music manuscripts. The programs (printed) are mainly for organ and piano recitals, 1883-1902, although most of them are for recitals at Oberlin, 1895-1900. The music was written for organ by Church, 1931-1952, but only three of the manuscripts date after 1942. A 1931 piece was composed at the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. According to information Church wrote upon his manuscripts, those in 1932-34 were created while...
Dates:
1883 - 1952; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frank T. Cooke Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-287
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frank T. Cooke document his personal interest and professional career in photography. Many photographs of college buildings and houses in Oberlin are included in the collection. The pages of a disbound photographic album show Cooke and his family at Oberlin Beach along Lake Erie and demonstrate his concern for the eroding of the beach. Additional photographs were taken in several cities in Ohio, including Huron and Milan. Notably, the photographs in the later accession...
Dates:
1872 - 2006; Majority of material found in 1914-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1997 September 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Fred Eugene Leonard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-047
Scope and Contents
Consisting of both the personal and professional papers generated and gathered in the course of his life, the Fred Eugene collection documents the life of a man raised in the American West with a strong appreciation for natural history and biology. He subsequently traded in these interests for a career in physical education. The papers reflect his education in the West, at Oberlin College, and at The College of Physicians and Surgeons. Leonard used his education, particularly his medical...
Dates:
1821-1922; Majority of material found in 1893-1920; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Fred L. Steen Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-357
Scope and Contents
The papers of Fred L. Steen document his career as a minister, his social interests, and his activities. The bulk of the papers concern his lengthy position as pastor of the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Oberlin. Steen’s correspondence contains letters from various individuals relating to his involvement with the Progressive National Baptist Convention, various elected officials, and many friends. The materials provide evidence of Steen’s commitment to his pastorship at Mount Zion Baptist...
Dates:
1925-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2002 September 12
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Fred R. Bunker Collection (Microfilm)
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-277
Scope and Contents
The Fred R. Bunker Collection has been organized into nine series. This collection consists only of the microfilmed copies.
Dates:
1835-1975, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1994
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frederick B. Artz Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-175
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frederick B. Artz document his youth in Dayton, Ohio, his World War I service and travels in France, his Oberlin courses in European intellectual history, and critical response to many of his articles and books. With the exception of a small group of condolence letters on the death of Raymond H. Stetson (1872-1950), with whom Artz lived for decades, and of several other letters in the correspondence files, the papers contain virtually no information on his personal life...
Dates:
1854-1983, undated; Majority of material found in 1894-1970; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/1985
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Fredrick D. Shults Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-195
Scope and Contents
The papers of Fredrick D. Shults document his involvement with physical education and athletics at Oberlin College for nearly 35 years. Shults’ many writings and instructional materials included in the collection record his philosophy on teaching, coaching, sports ethics, and many forms of sports strategy.
Dates:
1883 - 2006; Other: Date acquired: 1988 December 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gender and Women's Studies Program
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-016
Scope and Contents
Records of the Gender and Women's Studies Program (Women’s Studies Program prior to 2003) date from 1972 to 2008 and trace the establishment, organization, development, and administration of first a Women's Studies curriculum, later the Women's Studies Program, and, as of 2003, the Gender and Women’s Studies Program.
These records include minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, and a variety of other materials that document the functions of the Women's Studies Program,...
Dates:
1972-2008; Other: Date acquired: 1988
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Geoffrey T. Blodgett Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-263
Scope and Contents
Geoffrey T. Blodgett’s career as a professor and scholar of American history at Oberlin College is well documented in these papers, from his appointment at Oberlin in 1960 to his retirement in 2000 and death in 2001. A small amount of material dates from prior to his faculty appointment. There is very little of a personal nature in the papers, but his correspondence with respected and valued colleagues, as well as many former students, reveal warm relationships with many of them and...
Dates:
1683-ca. 2011; Majority of material found in 1960-2000; Other: Date acquired: 1995
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives