manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
Florence Mary Fitch Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-037
Abstract
The papers of Florence Mary Fitch relate to Fitch's student years in Oberlin, Munich, and Berlin (1892-97; 1900-03) and her subsequent career at Oberlin College as a biblical scholar and writer of children's books. They also contain materials relating to three preceding generations of the Fitch family (1807-1936). Virtually no record exists in these papers of Florence Fitch's tenure as Dean of Women at Oberlin (1904-20). The records of the Office of the Dean of Students (Record Group 12)...
Dates:
1807-1959; Majority of material found in 1892-1917; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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
Frances J. Hosford Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-035
Scope and Contents
The Frances J. Hosford Papers (1835-1966, date span), organized as an alphabetical file, contains correspondence, including reminiscences, copies of manuscripts, and research materials. Individuals and subjects covered include Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Betsy Mix Cowles, Mary Hosford Fisher, Charles Grandison Finney, Marianne Parker Dascomb, the Amistad case, antislavery, the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, early Oberlin women, and Elmira and Wesleyan colleges. Statistics on the occupational...
Dates:
1925-1935; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/1969
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 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
Frank Hugh Foster Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-103
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the life and scholarly work of Professor Frank Hugh Foster. His distinguished career, which spanned forty-eight years, began and ended at Oberlin. The collection consists almost entirely of written materials and manuscripts, some of which appear in bound volumes. Frank H. Foster’s interests covered a variety of theological topics as evidenced by the titles in this collection. Also included are over a hundred letters of received correspondence. The...
Dates:
1873 - 1935; Other: Date acquired: 03/22/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frank Lloyd Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-146
Scope and Contents
The papers consist mainly of 6 letters by Wright and ten by his secretary, 2 telegrams by Wright, 8 blueprints for the house and 2 blueprints for chairs (see the Architectural Records Collection, RG 53, for the blueprints). Filed with them are copies of published articles that describe Wright's ideas and the building of the house plus its restoration by Miss Ellen Johnson and donation to Oberlin College. There is also a copy of a letter written by Kristen Weltzheimer in 1985 in which she...
Dates:
1947 - 1985; Other: Date acquired: 06/18/1981
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frank Martin Church Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-132
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of some 140 concert programs and about 90 music manuscripts. The programs (printed) are mainly for organ and piano recitals, 1883-1902, although most of them are for recitals at Oberlin, 1895-1900. The music was written for organ by Church, 1931-1952, but only three of the manuscripts date after 1942. A 1931 piece was composed at the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. According to information Church wrote upon his manuscripts, those in 1932-34 were created while...
Dates:
1883 - 1952; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1980
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 Howard "Tip" Maddock Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-068
Scope and Contents
The papers of Fred H. "Tip" Maddock consist entirely of materials related to the history of Oberlin, Ohio. The collection includes handwritten lists of street addresses, typed city directories, handwritten notes, and other materials that were compiled into notebooks by Maddock. The notebooks were compiled between 1933 to 1951 and they contain information concerning Oberlin businesses, buildings, the Telegraph School, the Chamber of Commerce, and local history. The time period...
Dates:
1933-1953, undated; Other: Date acquired: 10/30/1972
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives