letters (correspondence)
Subject
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Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:
Louis E. Burgner Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-141
Scope and Contents
The Louis E. Burgner Papers span 1860 to 1929, with the bulk of the records dating from 1917-1929. The collection has been divided into three series. Records primarily relate to liberty loan drives, the Hawaiian Volcano Association, and a single piece of personal correspondence.
Dates:
1860 - 1929; Majority of material found in 1917-1929; Other: Date acquired: 10/25/1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lovancia Pease Lyman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-358
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of 12 letters from Lovancia Pease (1821-1912, enrolled 1839-1841) and classmates Rhodelia Cole and Fanny Hovey at Oberlin, 1839-1841; copies of five letters from her mother, Lucinda Pease, 1839-40; notes on Alice Welch Cowles' lectures, 1839; a printed essay, ca. 1868, focused on the "woman question" and titled "Lost Image Found," by Lovancia P. Lyman; a sketch of her life; photographs; genealogical information; song books; and other related items.
Dates:
1838-1933, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1838-1841; Other: Date acquired: 1969 March 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lucy Fletcher Kellogg Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-088
Scope and Contents
This collection, which consists of correspondence, notebooks, legal papers, and printed materials, documents the lives of Lucy Fletcher Kellogg and her family.Kellogg's account of her life is preserved in both manuscript and printed forms, 1879 and 1881. In addition to information on family life and changes of residence, Kellogg describes her youth in New England, where she produced textiles in her parents' home to support herself. Family letters (1836-1851) discuss feelings of...
Dates:
1829-1899; Other: Date acquired: 1975 June 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lucy Lee Lewis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-256
Scope and Contents
The papers of Lucy Lee Lewis document Lewis's career as a harpist, particularly at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and her relationship with her students. Little or no material is extant documenting her scholarship and service to Oberlin College. The material, consisting of correspondence between Lewis and her harp students, clippings of her students' activities, and miscellaneous items, is of a relatively high research value. This collection is organized into eight series: 1....
Dates:
1937 - 1989; Other: Date acquired: 1995 April 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lyman B. Hall Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-014
Scope and Contents
The papers consist, in the main, of letters received by Hall and of a diary of 13 volumes that he kept from 1884 until his death. There are also letters written by Hall, several while in Germany with his first wife in 1888-1889, and others while in Europe and England in 1905. Many of the letters written to him were by his brothers Russell (AB 1865) and Thomas (AB 1872), Theodore E. Burton and C.B. Martin. Other corespondents include W.G. Ballantine, E.I. Bosworth, John Ellis, W.G. Frost,...
Dates:
1871-1918; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Mabel Louise Shaw Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-170
Scope and Contents
The papers consist mainly of letters Mabel wrote to her family while a student at Oberlin College. She lived in Stewart Hall, Lord Cottage and Talcott Hall, and thus tells of life in a girls dormitory. The subjects she writes about include parties and “spreads,” her friends, a few teachers (Professor of German, Arletta M. Abbott, for example), rules broken (4-8-06), lectures by Dean of College Women, Florence M. Philip (1908), being entertained by two faculty wives (3-4-08), a winning...
Dates:
1906 - 1909; Other: Date acquired: 1984 June 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Malcolm D. Taylor Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-245
Scope and Contents
The papers of Malcolm D. Taylor span the years 1910 to 1981 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1914-1920. During this period, Taylor taught in a junior high school in Kinsman, Ohio, was educated at Oberlin College, and served in the First World War. Less well highlighted is Taylor's professional life after graduation. There is virtually no information about Taylor's personal life.
The Taylor papers are organized into eight series: Series I. Biographical File; Series II....
Dates:
1910 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1920; Other: Date acquired: 1994 June 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Marcia Goldberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-228
Scope and Contents
The papers of Marcia Goldberg pertain mostly to her research and publications on art history, particularly the portraits of 19th century artist H. Alonzo Pease (d.1881). Goldberg created two volumes that extensively document Pease’s portraits of prominent figures in Oberlin’s early history. The collection also contains photographs of many of these paintings. There is a wealth of information pertaining to H. Alonzo Pease, his life, his family, and his work.
The collection does...
Dates:
1811 - 2005; Majority of material found in 1978-1999; Other: Date acquired: 1993 January 12
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Margaret Guss Barnaby Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-400
Scope and Contents
The Margaret Guss Barnaby Papers document Barnaby’s time at Oberlin College (1921-1925), and only the last three years from her time at the Harvard School of Public Health, between 1967 and 1969. She held various positions at Harvard from 1937 until her retirement in 1969.
The collection is arranged into five series.
Dates:
1921-1969, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2008 September 11
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Margaret Portia Mickey Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-026
Scope and Contents
The papers chiefly consist of letters that Margaret Portia Mickey wrote from Peking and other cities in northern China to her parents and/or brother. Also included are letters written by her mother during a visit to China in 1917-1918. These letters discuss surroundings, travel, and sightseeing in detail, as well as the social life and activities of other missionaries. Essays on various subjects and the "missionary station letters" by Portia Mickey cover such subjects as medical...
Dates:
Deaccession: 1914-1945, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives