manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
Dan Beach Bradley Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-005
Scope and Contents
The family papers of Dan Beach Bradley consist of letters, letterpress books, diaries, diary transcripts, journals, notebooks, writings, photographs, and a painting. The bulk of the papers document the missionary careers of the Rev. Dan Beach Bradley (1804-73) and his first wife, Emilie Royce Bradley (1811-45) in nineteenth-century Siam (modern Thailand). The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence and writings created by two of their children, Sophia Royce Bradley...
Dates:
1800-1980s; Majority of material found in 1800-1873; Other: Date acquired: 03/23/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Dan Freeman Bradley Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-125
Scope and Contents
Consists of original letters and photocopies; an issue of the Bangkok calendar (1864), printed by Dan Beach Bradley; the will (1893) of Sarah Blachly Bradley; writings and addresses (1892-1937, undated); and a photograph album showing scenes of Bangkok (ca. 1889). Most of the letters were written between 1877 and 1892 by Dan F. Bradley to his mother and siblings in Bangkok, Thailand. They describe Bradley's student days from 1877 to 1885 at Oberlin College and Oberlin Theological...
Dates:
1865 - 1937; Other: Date acquired: 08/10/1979
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Daniel Chapin Kinsey Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-048
Abstract
The personal papers of Daniel Chapin Kinsey, 1922-70, primarily document the teaching and coaching career of a member of the Department of Physical Education for Men at Oberlin College. Indirectly, the historical materials also provide information about an academic department that was opposed to the growing trend of professionalism in collegiate athletics and continued to support the belief that athletics were a means of accomplishing the aims of education in general. There is modest...
Dates:
1922-1970, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David A. Egloff Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-316
Scope and Contents
The papers of David A. Egloff primarily document his interest in arboretums and the landscaping and appearance of the college and the town of Oberlin, Ohio. The collection contains files relating to Egloff’s service on the Ad Hoc Campus Arboretum Committee, as well as collected materials relating to arboretums (Ohio and other states).
The writings contained within this collection (by Egloff or other authors) concern a variety of subjects, including arboretums, landscaping at...
Dates:
1892-2002, undated; Majority of material found in 1947-1999; Other: Date acquired: 1999 May 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David K. McMillan Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-167
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of writings by David K. McMillian, 1974-83 and undated, and a small amount of his correspondence, 1981-83.
Dates:
1974-1983, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1974 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David L. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-065
Scope and Contents
The collection contains both personal and professional papers of David L. Anderson. Personal papers include correspondence and items relating to Anderson's ministry, family, Navy service, health and car insurance, investments, and retirement. Professional papers exist for activities directly relating to Oberlin, and for external professional involvement. Included are correspondence, memoranda, notes, class syllabi, students' papers and exams, lecture outlines, drafts and final copies of...
Dates:
1915-1997; Majority of material found within 1948-1984; Other: Date acquired: 09/15/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Delavan Levant Leonard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-223
Scope and Contents
The papers of Delavan Levant Leonard provide an outline of the life of a college and seminary trained minister working in the Midwest as a struggling young minister in the 1870s, and in the developing American West during the 1880s. Leonard's work in the West was conducted under the auspices of the American Home Missionary Society, for whom he served as superintendent of Home Missions for Utah, Idaho, Montana, and western Wyoming. Based in Utah, Leonard observed the Mormon community and...
Dates:
1834-1917, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1975 September 5
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Delphine Hanna Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-324
Scope and Contents
The papers of Delphine Hanna document her work as a pioneer in the field of physical education for women. The biographical files contain brief sketches of Hanna’s career, recollections of her former students, and materials relating to her induction in the Michigan Hall of Fame. The correspondence series contains two letters written by Hanna to Alumnae of the Oberlin College and two letters from individuals who sought information concerning Hanna’s work. The bulk of the material concerns...
Dates:
1884 - 1970; Majority of material found in 1884-1946; Other: Date acquired: 1998 December 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of Anthropology Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-032
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the records of the Oberlin College Department of Anthrolpology. The records are arranged into eight series. They include materials related to the repatriation of indigenous materials, department exhibitions, administrative files, annual reports, details of the curriculum, and information related to the history of the department.
Dates:
1969-2007, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/10/2002
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of Economics
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-029
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records related to the Oberlin College Department of Economics. These include financial and department records, student papers, and correspondence along with personnel records, which are restricted.
Dates:
1936-1987, undated; Majority of material found in 1966-1980; Other: Date acquired: 05/10/1999
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives