letters (correspondence)
Subject
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Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Churchill King Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-006
Scope and Contents
The Henry Churchill King Presidential Papers abundandocument King’s service to Oberlin College as teacher, preacher, and president. His contributions to wartime Europe as a chaplain and diplomat are also well recorded. Two-thirds of the papers consist of professional correspondence (1897-1928), alphabetically arranged by correspondent; a name index and calendar (1976) to the bulk of this correspondence is available in the Archives. Correspondents include Cass Gilbert, Charles Martin Hall,...
Dates:
1873-1934, undated; Majority of material found in 1902-1927; Other: Date acquired: 1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Cowles Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-027
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Rev. Henry Cowles document Cowles' active role in the establishment of the Oberlin enterprise from 1835 to 1881. They illuminate Cowles' abilities in the diverse fields of biblical scholarship and college fund raising and reveal his avid support for home missionaries and the rights of freedmen. A small amount of material pertains to Henry Cowles' daughter, Sarah Cowles Little (1838-1912).
The collection is arranged into six records series: I. Correspondence of...
Dates:
1824-1908; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry G. Carpenter Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-104
Scope and Contents
The collection includes ca. 100 letters received and bills relating to Carpenter's business (1875‑93). The Adams Jewett Company of Cleveland is the chief correspondent. There are about 50 letters received by the Carpenter family (1887‑1871) including thirty from E.L. Hatcher, a beau of Miss Elizabeth Carpenter. Ten items related to Tirza Benton Vaill (1856‑1871) before her marriage to Henry Carpenter. Note that few of the letters in this collection were actually written by...
Dates:
1842 - 1933; Other: Date acquired: 07/14/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Harrison Barnard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-317
Scope and Contents
The papers of Henry Harrison Barnard consist of four modest file units, which primarily document his experiences during the 1860s. His personal correspondence with his family, friends, and future wife, Clarissa Pomeroy, make up the bulk of his collection.
Barnard's letters to Clarissa (1861-62) express his confidence in a short war, the inefficient postal system, the prevalence of sickness–particularly typhoid fever–in the ranks, and every soldier's desire for long and numerous...
Dates:
1837-1867, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry L. Lieske Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-143
Scope and Contents
The research files assembled and described by retired Lutheran pastor, Henry L. Lieske, document the conflict between moderate and conservative members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) which resulted in schism in 1976. Folder and item-level notations provided by Pastor Lieske express the views of one moderate pastor who watched the conflict unfold from within the Missouri Synod. The papers reveal the extent of the moral and theological crisis provoked by the actions of...
Dates:
1932 - 1999; Majority of material found in 1932-1989; Other: Date acquired: 07/15/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Herbert and Josephine Van Meter Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-288
Scope and Contents
The papers of Herbert and Josephine (Hamilton) Van Meter document Herbert Van Meter’s time as a student at Oberlin College (1933-1937), and his career as an Oberlin College Shansi Memorial Association (OSMA) representative in China and as a Navy chaplain during World War II. The collection also contains documentation concerning Josephine Van Meter’s career as a representative for Shansi in China, her position as a YWCA. instructor, and as Executive Secretary of OSMA...
Dates:
1930 - 1996; Majority of material found in 1930s-1952; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Herbert G. May Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-046
Scope and Contents
The papers of Herbert G. May consist of instructional files, correspondence, writings, committee files, files relating to the Bible, files relating to the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, sermons and chapel talks, and photographs. These papers document May’s distinguished career as teacher and theologian, Biblical translator, cartographer, and linguist. The biographical materials and the extensive correspondence series (professional and personal) provide many examples of the respect...
Dates:
1923, 1926-1978, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Herbert Shore Collection in Honor of Eduardo C. Mondlane
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-307
Scope and Contents
The Herbert Shore Collection in Honor of Eduardo Mondlane is comprised of two subgroups. Subgroup I is Historical Files Relating to Herbert Shore’s Interests in the Arts and Culture. The bulk of this subgroup consists of files relating to the Council on The Arts, Culture, and Technology (TACT) of which Shore was the director from 1974 to 1988. Additional material in this subgroup concerns the performing arts, and includes playscripts, photographs, and audio and video...
Dates:
1933-2013, undated; Majority of material found in 1950s-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1998 October 30
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Hiram Wilson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-112
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of 41 items of which the majority are letters received by Hiram Wilson. Five items appear to have been written by him and perhaps 8 others are by relatives of him. The papers deal mainly with efforts to aid Black people in Canada and elsewhere. There is information about the work and how it was supported, including financial aid and the obtaining of teachers. Examples of efforts elsewhere are Augustus Wattles (1842) telling of his school in Ohio and Charles Marryat...
Dates:
1835 - 1856; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Homer H. Johnson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-246
Scope and Contents
The Homer H. Johnson Family Papers which were created, received, and collected by Homer H. Johnson are arranged into eleven series; I. Courtship correspondence of Homer Johnson and Janet "Nettie" Whitcomb, II. Incoming correspondence of Homer Johnson, III. Incoming correspondence of Nettie Whitcomb, IV. Incoming correspondence of Philothea Johnson, V. Incoming correspondence to Alfred Johnson, 1888-1905, VI. Incoming Correspondence of Alfred and Philothea Johnson, VII. Incoming...
Dates:
1856 - 1957; Other: Date acquired: 1994 June 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives