Abolitionists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Amzi D. Barber and Nancy I. Bailey Barber Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-472
Scope and Contents
The Amzi D. Barber and Nancy I. Bailey Barber Family Papers consists primarily of correspondence and records related to the Barber and Bailey families. There are also records related to the Palmer and Dick families, featured prominently in the collection’s photographs. It has been organized into six records series.
The correspondence, which forms the bulk of the collection, has been indexed and calendared for ease of use. Topics frequently addressed in correspondence include...
Dates:
1826-1950s, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Benjamin Foltz Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-163
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of information about Foltz and the establishment of the tract fund, a brief diary (1834-35), notes, memoranda and printed letters (from newspapers) and verse.
Note: Entry taken from William E. Bigglestone's unpublished "[preliminary] Guide to the Oberlin College Archives," which was prepared as individual entry sheets in a three-ring binder during the early 1980s.
Dates:
1845-1879; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1937
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
James Monroe Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-022
Scope and Contents
The papers of James Monroe relates to the career of this antislavery orator, minister, professor, state legislator, U.S. congressman, and U.S. Consul to Rio de Janeiro. The collection richly illustrates the life of a second-rank national figure who personified the Oberlin ethos. The papers are organized into seven distinct series which parallel Monroe's career phases: 1. Correspondence (Indexed and Calendared); 2. Files Relating to U.S. Consulate, Rio de Janeiro; 3. Files Relating to...
Dates:
1819-1898; Other: Date acquired: 11/21/1968
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
Mary Sheldon Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-200
Scope and Contents
The six folders in this collection consist primarily of Mary Sheldon's composition book, essays detached from the composition book, and other miscellaneous material. The composition book, 1842-1853, includes essays titled "Duties of Students", "The Sabbath", "Women and Politics", "History of the facts relative to the late Illness of our Literary Society" (read August 29, 1849), and "The Circuit Preacher." Essays detached from Sheldon's...
Dates:
1836-1853, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1989 May 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Wattles Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-273
Abstract
The Wattles Family Papers relate primarily to the lives of Theano Wattles and Esther Whinery Wattles. There are also materials related to Lucretia Celestia Wattles and Harmonia Wattles Woodford. The collection has been subdivided into four record series.
Dates:
1860-1953, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1969 March 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives