manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
Robert S. Fletcher Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-024
Abstract
The Fletcher papers reflect Robert S. Fletcher's interest in the history of Oberlin College, an institution located in the Connecticut Western Reserve, and his interest in the history of the trans-Mississippi West.
Dates:
1816-1958; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert Weinstock Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-336
Scope and Contents
The Robert Weinstock papers, which heavily focus on Weinstock's scholarly activity outside the classroom, largely consist of his correspondence with colleagues and with the editors of various physics journals.
Weinstock regularly reviewed books, instructional texts and manuscripts submitted for publication in the American Journal of Physics, and his own work was published recurrently in several prominent physics journals. His professional...
Dates:
1937 - 2004; Other: Date acquired: 2000 September 6
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Roger Taylor Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-323
Scope and Contents
The papers of Roger Taylor comprise writings about Charles Grandison Finney and Potto Brown, Finney and Reverend John Moore, and a manuscript about Finney's and Charles Darwin. The writings provide insight into Finney’s ministry in England, as well as the influence that Charles Darwin’s had on the religious beliefs of Finney. Also included is a draft of a talk entitled Antecedents to Finney’s Visit to Britain in 1849 given by Taylor at First Church in...
Dates:
1988 - 2000; Other: Date acquired: 1988 September 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Russell Parsons Jameson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-066
Abstract
The papers of Russell Parsons Jameson provide documentation concerning his professional career as a professor and scholar, and his personal life as a resident of Oberlin, Ohio, from 1904 to 1954.
Dates:
ca. 1917-1958, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Rust Methodist Church
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-004-004
Scope and Contents
The Rust Methodist Church records include programs, clippings, directories, and information about church history.
Dates:
1905-2014, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
S. Frederick Starr Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-390
Scope and Contents
The papers of S. Frederick Starr document the professional and personal activities (1980 – 1994) of a scholar-academic administrator immersed in many national, international, and educational subject areas. The manuscript group is distinct from Starr’s presidential records (RG 2/12), although the timeframe largely coincides with his term as Oberlin College’s twelfth president (1983-1994). Within these papers, evidence exists documenting Starr’s professional network, role as a scholar on...
Dates:
1962-1994, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1994; Other: Date acquired: 2007 February 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sela G. Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-192
Scope and Contents
The collection of Sela G. Wright consists primarily of letters, 1847-66, written by Wright or his relatives. Included are Wright’s letters from Red lake, Minnesota, while among the Ojibwe Indians, which are partly written in Ojibwe; letters written while working with the Black community in the South, 1863-66; a letter containing a description of a sailor’s death off Java, 1847; and a letter containing information concerning the funeral services by C.G. Finney for an Oberlin student,...
Dates:
1847-2017, undated; Majority of material found in 1847-1893; Other: Date acquired: 1969 November
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sherlock Bristol Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-382
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sherlock Bristol document the last few years of Bristol's ministerial work before his death in 1906, which he presents his views on popular religious topics at the turn of the century. The thirteen letters to Reverend William Marsh confirm that the fearless Bristol had remained steadfast to "Oberlin Perfectionism" all his life. His letters continually take up the gifts of spirituality in general and what it meant to accept faith, by way of the Bible, in particular....
Dates:
1841-1904, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1904; Other: Date acquired: 2006 March 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sherwood F. Moran Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-062
Scope and Contents
The Sherwood F. Moran Papers consist of correspondence, published writings, photographs, and some miscellaneous items arranged in four series. Series one holds the bulk of the collection, comprising letters written by Moran to his wife, Ursal Reeves Moran, during his service as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. The letters date from May 17, 1942, through January 15, 1946, covering his part in the Guadalcanal campaign for which he received...
Dates:
ca. 1920s-1974, undated; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1946; Other: Date acquired: 11/29/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Silas F. Millikan Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-084
Scope and Contents
The papers of Silas F. Millikan primarily document the lives of his immediate family and relatives. The bulk of the material, especially the correspondence, concerns Silas’ parents, Daniel and Aurelia Millikan, and his mother’s family, the Peases. The first series, Biographical Material, contains the bulk of the information about Silas F. Millikan, particularly in a biographical sketch of the minister. The biography, written by an unknown author, includes quotes by Millikan, as well as...
Dates:
1814-1960, undated; Majority of material found in 1830s-1864; Other: Date acquired: 07/16/1974
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives