manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
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 Henke Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-443
Scope and Contents
The Herbert Henke Papers comprise seven folders of two categories of materials: Programs from musical performances, and manuscript music notebooks. The programs represent concerts in which Herbert Henke performed, primarily for Oberlin College and Conservatory. For the New Cleveland Opera Company’s performance of the Magic Flute in November-December 1979, Henke played the part of Sarastro. The manuscript music notebooks hold transcriptions of music as well as photocopies of printed music....
Dates:
1954-2005, undated; Other: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1973; Other: Date acquired: 2016 April 26
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
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
Hope Hibbard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-147
Scope and Contents
The papers of Hope Hibbard document the particular areas of research that Hope Hibbard conducted as a zoologist. The papers also document her extensive career as a teacher and lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Oberlin College. The papers do not however, document Hibbard's work on the various faculty committees she served on while teaching at Oberlin College. The papers are organized into four distinct series which are: 1. Correspondence; 2. Writings; 3. Zoology Alumni Survey File;...
Dates:
1891 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 06/17/1981
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Howard B. and Gladys Wrenn Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-189
Scope and Contents
The papers of Howard and Gladys "Jenny" Robinson, divided into two subgroups, consist of letters sent and received, invoices, writings, reviews, pamphlets, travel journals, photographs, and research materials. Included in the research materials are illustrations, maps, notes, and historical documents used in Robinson's publications on the postal service. The bulk of the papers, however, are mainly manuscripts and research materials. Some of the manuscripts are incomplete and...
Dates:
1911 - 1975; Majority of material found in 1920-1963; Other: Date acquired: 1977 November 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Howard W. and Sue B. Thurman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-353
Scope and Contents
The Rev. Howard W. and Sue B. Thurman Papers are divided into three series: Series 1. Writings; Series 2. Videotape; and Series 3. Printed Matter. The collection comprises a small amount of primary and secondary sources that give insight to the professional lives Rev. Howard W. and Sue B. Thurman, including articles by and about the Thurmans, and a videotape of a conversation with Howard Thurman. The collection does not contain materials relating their personal lives (i.e., correspondence),...
Dates:
1952-1997, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1997; Other: Date acquired: 2002 August 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Irenaeus Atwood Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-373
Scope and Contents
The papers of Irenaeus J. Atwood and the Atwood family represent a compilation of personal items and writings that reflect the inextricable involvement of their lives with the Oberlin Shansi Mission in China. The collection includes correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and miscellaneous materials and an artifact collected predominantly by Irenaeus Atwood and his daughter, Mabel. The correspondence series is limited in scope, containing only four letters, as are the photographs, of...
Dates:
1877-1968, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1877-1910; Other: Date acquired: 2004 November 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Irving W. Metcalf Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 30-009
Abstract
The Irving Wight Metcalf papers chronicle Metcalf's days as a seminary student at Oberlin College, his interest in fellow members of the class of 1878, and his subsequent career as a minister and later a businessman.
Dates:
1877-1937, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/22/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives