Education

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...

Scope and Contents The papers consist of copies, both photocopies and typescript, of letters and other documents; notes taken by Lawson and Merrill; correspondence created in search of source material and potential publishing vehicles, and in writing to others doing similar research; articles and drafts of articles; photographs and slides of Oberlin College and town individuals and families; and other records of a like nature. Records created the last two years also reflect additional interests followed by...