letters (correspondence)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse Maltby Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-338
Scope and Contents
The Jesse Maltby Family Papers primarily relate to the family’s time in Norfolk, Connecticut. A few items date from their residence in Bristolville, Trumbull County, Ohio, during 1837 to the 1850s. The Maltby family’s years in Oberlin, Ohio, are not represented in these documents.
Correspondence (1817-1887) discusses topics such as family news, religion, and Jesse Maltby’s business dealings. More information about Maltby’s business affairs is found in accounts (1823-1844),...
Dates:
1807 - 1887; Other: Date acquired: 2001 September 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jessie Trefethen Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-227
Scope and Contents
The papers of Jessie Trefethen document her twenty-one years of teaching practical art at Oberlin College, her career as a water artist, her views on the teaching of art at Oberlin College, and her personal history in the last few years before her death in 1978. Except from one letter from Trefethen to her mother, there is essentially no information about her family, or her life before coming to Oberlin.
The collection is organized into four record series: I. Biographical Files;...
Dates:
1925-1975, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1981 June 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-310
Scope and Contents
The papers of Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious relate primarily to the latter portion of her career. The papers include correspondence, handwritten notes, speeches and addresses, news clippings, and photographs and other non-textual material; the bulk of the historical material dates from the late 1970s to her death in 1997. There is very little material related to her days as a student at Oberlin College (1939-43), and there is no material from her childhood or her studies at the University...
Dates:
1875-1997; Majority of material found in 1965-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Joe Blitman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-090
Scope and Contents
These papers reflect Joe Blitman’s participation and interest in student politics and activism, 1967-71, while a student at Oberlin College. Archives staff printed out thirty-six articles that concern or are authored by Blitman from the Oberlin Review, 1969-71, mainly concerning student politics, anti-Vietnam War activism, and film critique. This constitutes the last folder in the collection. In addition to papers, Blitman...
Dates:
1966-1971; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Joe Hickerson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-453
Scope and Contents
Joe Hickerson, with the help of an assistant, arranged and described his papers prior to transferring them to the Archives, with the inclusion of an item-level inventory (available upon request). It appears that this arrangement was at some point amended or disturbed. Thus Hickerson’s inventory will not always reflect the actual contents of a given series. Only minor changes to the original arrangement were made for clarity. The few photographs were kept with the related textual material...
Dates:
1953-2018, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2018 July 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John C. Leith Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-354
Scope and Contents
The John C. Leith papers primarily consist of letters, many of which document various aspects of the Civil War. The most significant letters relating to the Civil War are the letters of soldiers and of John C. Leith. These letters contain passages regarding the hardships faced by the soldiers, and their desire to have news from home. Some legal documents, e.g. affidavits and an Ohio state bill, which concern the Leith family, are also included.
Many other documents, e.g....
Dates:
1851-1973, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1860-1901; Other: Date acquired: 1972 August 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John D. Lewis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-229
Scope and Contents
The papers of John D. Lewis, spanning the years 1902 to 1977, document Lewis' career as a teacher and scholar in the discipline of political science. They reflect in detail his personal and professional associations with other leading members of the field. The collection also offers information pertaining to the family of John and Ewart Lewis.
The Lewis papers are arranged into six records series: I. Biographical Files; II. Lewis Family Correspondence; III. Professional...
Dates:
1902-1977, undated; Majority of material found in 1926-1970; Other: Date acquired: 1991 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John E. Wirkler Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-123
Scope and Contents
The papers of John E. Wirkler primarily document his work as director of the Men's and Women's Glee Club of Oberlin College. The collection contains programs and publicity, sheet music, and scrapbooks relating to the Glee Clubs.
Of particular interest are the words and music to songs performed by the Glee Clubs. Included is sheet music to the popular song of the 1940s and 1950s at Oberlin entitled "I'll Be with You Where You Are" (1946).
Also included in the...
Dates:
1880-1959, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/28/1978
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Frederic Shreiner Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-096
Scope and Contents
The papers of John Frederic Shreiner consist of textual and non-textual materials relating to the Oberlin College Class of 1916. Shreiner served as Class President and Class Agent for several years, beginning in 1966, and collected these materials in order to plan class reunions and update class directories. Materials in the collection include letters from the Class President, letters from class members, class member lists, minutes and reports from meetings, financial records, printed...
Dates:
1912-1976, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/30/1976
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John Henry Barrows Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-005
Scope and Contents
The papers of John Henry Barrows and his family were allegedly destroyed by a fire in 1923 in Berkeley, California. Papers relating to Barrows' work for the Columbian Exposition in 1893 were inadvertently destroyed at the University of Chicago. Thus, what remains at Oberlin is all the documentation that exists relating to Barrows.The Barrows Papers consist of seven small series: Correspondence, Donor Lists, Programs and Brochures, Writings by and about John Henry Barrows,...
Dates:
1889-1905, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1966 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives