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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
Frances J. Cade and E. John Hamlin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-418
Scope and Contents
The papers, photographs, and objects originating with Frances Cade and E. John Hamlin reflect the lives of two Oberlin graduates who met during their service in China as Shansi representatives in the mid-1930s, and continued after their marriage in 1942 to pursue a lifetime of service in the Far East. Both the Hamlins wrote articles for their hometown newspapers during their time at Taigu, and gave presentations on their experiences later in life as employees of the World Council of...
Dates:
BCE-2010, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1934-48; 1982-89; Other: Date acquired: 1981 June 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis Henry Dart Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-161
Scope and Contents
The Francis Henry Dart Collection is arranged into six series. Series 1 Biographical consists of Dart's account of his life titled "Myself " (typescript, 45 pages); his recollections of his parents (typescript, 6 pages); and his mother's autobiography (typescript, 9 pages). The typescripts (copies) recount the great hardships Dart faced as a pioneer in Kansas and the many financial and other difficulties that befell his family. He writes of his painting and efforts for an...
Dates:
1849 - 1984; Majority of material found in 1849-1935; Other: Date acquired: 1983 November 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis Marion Price Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-395
Scope and Contents
The Francis Price Papers make up a small collection arranged into six series: I. Correspondence; II. Diary and Journal; III. Printed Matter; IV. Photograph Album; V. Scrapbook; and VI. Artifacts. None of these series holds extensive material, and together they present a limited picture of the life and work of Francis Price. The most interesting item resides in Series II, a typescript of letters by his sister-in-law Eva J. Price from June 28 to July 1 of 1900, just before the family was...
Dates:
1888-1937, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2008 January 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis W. and Lydia Lord Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-080
Abstract
The papers of the Rev. Francis Ward Davis (1857-1900) and his wife, Lydia Clara Lord Davis (1867-1952), constitute an excellent source for the study of the lives of China missionaries up to the time of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in which Francis Davis was killed. The couple's eight-year residence (1889-97) in Shansi Province as Congregational missionaries under appointment of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (A.B.C.F.B.) is well documented. The post-1900 papers...
Dates:
1877-1944; Majority of material found within 1889-1913; Other: Date acquired: 07/18/1973
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 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
George Frederick Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-021
Scope and Contents
The papers of George Frederick Wright relate to his work as a minister, theology professor, geologist, and literary writer. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, sermons, and addresses, the bulk of which spans the period from Wright’s young adulthood through his death in 1921. Additional material includes notes, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous printed material, and photographs. The collection also includes correspondence and genealogical information of the Wright...
Dates:
1811-1998; Majority of material found in 1850-1921; Other: Date acquired: 1968 September 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
George Nelson Allen Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-067
Scope and Contents
The George Nelson Allen family papers contain correspondence, diaries, journals, hymn books, music scores, certificates and diplomas, and photographs. The scope and content of this collection was altered by accessions of family papers, received between 1993 and 1996. Revised in 1992 and again in 1997, this third arrangement and description of the Allen papers had to account for the large entry of correspondence, most of which belonged to Caroline Mary Rudd Allen and her children, as well...
Dates:
1804 - 1924; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1968
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