manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
James W. Holton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-041
Scope and Contents
The papers of James Wilber Holton consist primarily of letters between Holton and his mother, and letters written by Holton to his wife Alice H. (Renik) Holton. The contents of the letters include Oberlin events, financial concerns, temperance activities, music, and Holton's travels in the midwest. A small amount of letters between Mrs. M.L. Shumway and Mrs. R. B. Holton are also included. Series 2 contains a journal of Mrs. R. B. Holton (minutes of the Oberlin Beneficial Society,...
Dates:
1860s-1913, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Janet Knapp Byles Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-363
Scope and Contents
The papers of Janet Knapp Byles are modest in volume, and contain both personal and professional papers, several photographs and three scrapbooks. The content of the material largely focuses on Byles' life during and after attending Oberlin College.
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and scrapbooks, regarding Byles’ family, friends, class reunions and trips abroad. In addition to the photographs and scrapbooks, there are several writings by Byles regarding her class...
Dates:
1850-1999, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1850-1948; Other: Date acquired: 2003 January 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jeptha J. Carrell Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-251
Scope and Contents
The Jeptha J. Carrell papers are divided into six subgroups: I. Oberlin Retirement Community (Kendal at Oberlin), II. Oberlin Community Improvement Corporation (O.C.I.C.), III. Cable Television, IV. Cleveland Small Business Incubator Study (CSBI), V. Ohio Historical Improvement Organization, and VI. Writings and Talks. Included are agendas, clippings, correspondence, minutes, notes, notebooks, reports, books, and financial, legal, and planning documents.
As the subgroup titles...
Dates:
1954 - 2003; Other: Date acquired: 1995 January
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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 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 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 Frederick Oberlin Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-165
Abstract
The John Frederick Oberlin Collection contains items created by J. F. Oberlin and his contemporaries, gifts to Oberlin College relating to J. F. Oberlin, correspondence, writings and addresses about J. F. Oberlin, as well as lithographs, engravings and drawings.
Dates:
1766-2013, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1970 May 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
John G. Olmstead Family Papers
Collection — 29 boxes
Identifier: RG 30-002
Scope and Contents
The John G. Olmstead Family papers (1840-1955) consist of correspondence, professional and student files, and other miscellaneous material as collected by John G. Olmstead. This collection is arranged into sixteen series: Series I. Olmstead Letters regarding Academy and College Years; Series II. Files relating to John G. Olmstead’s Professional Activities; Series III. Letters received by Icabod A. Olmstead and Mary C. Olmstead; Series IV. Letters received by John G. Olmstead; Series V....
Dates:
1840-1955; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives