Printed ephemera -- Ephemera
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Geoffrey T. Blodgett Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-263
Scope and Contents
Geoffrey T. Blodgett’s career as a professor and scholar of American history at Oberlin College is well documented in these papers, from his appointment at Oberlin in 1960 to his retirement in 2000 and death in 2001. A small amount of material dates from prior to his faculty appointment. There is very little of a personal nature in the papers, but his correspondence with respected and valued colleagues, as well as many former students, reveal warm relationships with many of them and...
Dates:
1683-ca. 2011; Majority of material found in 1960-2000; Other: Date acquired: 1995
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
George A. Lanyi Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-180
Scope and Contents
The papers of George A. Lanyi document his career as a teacher and scholar of political science. The collection contains both Lanyi's work as a student and teacher; these documents provide a wealth of information concerning issues of national and international politics. Noteworthy are materials concerning British appeasement of Germany prior to World War II, communist foreign policy, the Middle East, and the beginning of the Cold War. The collection also contains professional...
Dates:
1933-1996; Other: Date acquired: 1985 July
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gerrish Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-109
Scope and Contents
The Gerrish Family Papers document three generations of Gerrish family members in Oberlin, beginning with Nathaniel Gerrish, one of the earliest settlers in Oberlin, continuing with William Blanchard Gerrish, and ending with his children. Although the collection spans from 1825-1940, the bulk of the material covers the time period 1880-1938 and concerns primarily William Blanchard Gerrish. Types of materials include letters, deeds, financial journals and record books, photographs,...
Dates:
1786-1940; Other: Date acquired: 03/23/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace L. Schauffler Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-269
Scope and Contents
The Grace L. Schauffler Papers hold very little material, consisting of one U.S. patent, stationery, and an advertisement designed by Schauffler for her business; three photographs of Schauffler and the article in which one appeared in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine; four of Schauffler’s publications and a manuscript; a scrapbook kept during Schauffler’s undergraduate years at Oberlin College in 1913-16; and clippings dating from 1945 to 1982. Also included...
Dates:
1913-1982, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1970 May 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Graduate School of Theology Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 11
Scope and Contents
The records of the Graduate School of Theology span the years 1841 to 1967, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period from 1903 to 1966. For documentation of the seminary's first seventy years (1833-1903), when Oberlin's presidents controlled seminary operation, researchers will wish to consult the presidential papers of Charles Grandison Finney (2/2), James Harris Fairchild (2/3), and Henry Churchill King (2/4). In the records here described, documentation of this period is...
Dates:
1841-1984; Majority of material found in 1923-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
H. H. (Hsiang-hsi) Kung Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-448
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection of materials relating to Hsiang-Hsi (or H. H.) Kung brings together disparate materials held by the Oberlin College Archives and previously by the Oberlin College Library. The collection is organized into six series.
Dates:
1906-2010, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2015 August 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harry Edwin Woodcock Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-081
Abstract
The papers of the Rev. Harry Edwin Woodcock chronicle Woodcock's youth and Congregational ministry from ca. 1820 through the first years of his Kansas pastorate (1868-70). Miscellaneous materials date from his final years in Kansas City, Missouri (1886-1911). The missionary service in Jamaica (1853-76) of Lucy Angela Woodcock, Harry Woodcock's sister, is well represented in this collection.
Dates:
1838-1911, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen Domonkos Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-230
Scope and Contents
The papers of Helen Domonkos span the years 1885-1970. The bulk of the documents detail the early activities of The Delphine Hanna Foundation from its inception in 1957 through 1959. Entries written in a log book labeled Hanna Foundation Records together with several meeting minutes and correspondence with contributors all reveal much about the establishment of the memorial, about the planning involved in formulating the Foundation's mission and purpose,...
Dates:
1885 - 1990; Other: Date acquired: 1990 September 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Herbert A. Miller Papers
Collection — 1 box
Identifier: RG 30-023
Scope and Contents
The papers of Herbert A. Miller primarily relate to his interest in and relations with Eastern Europe and–to a lesser degree–China. Miller’s academic investigations in Eastern Europe are evidenced in the collection’s published writings and maps. His role in the formation of the Mid-European Union is well represented by correspondence, printed material, and several unpublished manuscripts.
Dates:
1911-1979; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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