letters (correspondence)
Subject
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Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:
George Whitfield Andrews Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-054
Scope and Contents
The collection, consisting of six record series, covers only a portion of the life and times of George Whitfield Andrews. In addition to some modest biographical material and nine compositions, one of which is an original (“At Home With the Lord”), incoming and outgoing correspondence (4 folders) exists for the period 1914-1932. Key correspondents include Charles Martin Hall, 1914; Eunice Lea Kettering, 1930s; and Henry M. Tenney, 1929. Subjects covered include funds for the organ in...
Dates:
1861-1932, 1935, undated; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1932; Other: Date acquired: 05/21/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gerrish Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-109
Scope and Contents
The Gerrish Family Papers document three generations of Gerrish family members in Oberlin, beginning with Nathaniel Gerrish, one of the earliest settlers in Oberlin, continuing with William Blanchard Gerrish, and ending with his children. Although the collection spans from 1825-1940, the bulk of the material covers the time period 1880-1938 and concerns primarily William Blanchard Gerrish. Types of materials include letters, deeds, financial journals and record books, photographs,...
Dates:
1786-1940; Other: Date acquired: 03/23/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gertrude F. Jacob Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-085
Scope and Contents
The Gertrude F. Jacob Papers consists of six (6) record series. The scope of the historical material is relatively narrow and uneven, and the content primarily covers Miss Jacob’s professional career at Oberlin’s Office of the Secretary, 1937-43, the Graduate School of Theology (GST), 1944-65, and the Oberlin College Archives, 1965-89. Included are Jacob’s comments regarding the closure of the GST and the details of her work at the Oberlin College Archives.
Dates:
1880s-1989, undated; Majority of material found within 1931 - 1989; Other: Date acquired: 10/15/1974
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gertrude M. Hoffman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-311
Scope and Contents
The papers of Gertrude M. Hoffman consist of two series: Series 1. Correspondence, and Series 2. Albums. The correspondence series comprises letters written to her family while she was teaching at the Oberlin Shansi Memorial School in Taigu, Shanxi, China, from 1933 to 1936. These letters describe her daily activities, classes taught, Chinese customs observed, visits to other parts of China and to Japan and Korea, and her study of the Chinese language. The March 1936 correspondence...
Dates:
1933 - 1936; Other: Date acquired: 1999 February 2
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...
Dates:
1846-1930; Majority of material found in 1854-1904; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gladys Irene Champney Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-247
Scope and Contents
The papers of Gladys Irene Champney document Champney's career as an artist and teacher, as well as her dedication to keeping journals and her relationship with her family, especially her sister, Sylvia Johnson. This collection sheds unscientific light of the process of aging and of the problems of aged people (i.e., how does one use successfully one's time following retirement, especially if you are unmarried and without children). The Correspondence Series contains letters written...
Dates:
1972-1995, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1994 August 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace Cowling Berlin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-409
Scope and Contents
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The papers of Grace Cowling Berlin are modest in volume and varied in composition. The content of the material largely focuses on Cowling's coursework at Oberlin College. There is emphasis on a cross country Ecology Field Trip taken in 1922, with fellow students and noteworthy Oberlin College Professor of Animal Ecology Lynds Jones.
The bulk of the collection consists of the coursework and ecology trip materials. Most of the...
Dates:
1917-1980, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1933; Other: Date acquired: 1979 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace E. McConnaughey Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-160
Scope and Contents
The papers of Grace E. McConnaughey document her missionary work in Shanxi Province, China, from 1910 to 1928. Her letters written to her mother and "Home Folks" provide detailed accounts of missionary life in China, as well as life in China during the early part of the twentieth century. The letters and photographs illustrate the customs, daily activities, hardships, and accomplishments of the Chinese people. Grace McConnaughey's writings include two published articles...
Dates:
ca.1910-1981, undated; Majority of material found in 1912-1928; Other: Date acquired: 1983 August 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Graduate School of Theology Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 11
Scope and Contents
The records of the Graduate School of Theology span the years 1841 to 1967, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period from 1903 to 1966. For documentation of the seminary's first seventy years (1833-1903), when Oberlin's presidents controlled seminary operation, researchers will wish to consult the presidential papers of Charles Grandison Finney (2/2), James Harris Fairchild (2/3), and Henry Churchill King (2/4). In the records here described, documentation of this period is...
Dates:
1841-1984; Majority of material found in 1923-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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