World War, 1939-1945

Scope and Contents This collection is composed of correspondence, personal belongings, biographical material, and research materials related to the life of Alice Imamoto (’47 Mus. B.) Alice enrolled in the conservatory for piano at the age of 16 in 1943. During her first years at Oberlin, her family, of Japanese descent, were in an internment camp in Arkansas. Her letters to her parents, a considerable portion of the collection, provide a look at life in Oberlin during and after the Second World War,...

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The collection contains the personal papers of Dominique H. Vasseur and his family, with the bulk of the materials related to Dominique or his parents, Jacques H. and Mary Burmeister Vasseur. It is organized into four records series: biographical and genealogical files, printed materials, correspondence, and photographs.

Scope and Contents The papers of Donald Storrs King and associated family members primarily concerns  the life and medical career of Donald S. King. It also includes small amounts of material on Edgar Weld King, Donald’s brother; Ruth Coates Roush, the niece of Julia Coates King and former Oberlin President Henry Churchill King; Charles Barker King, grandson of H.C. King and son of Harold Lee and Hazel Barker King of Oberlin; and Violet Petty, a housekeeper for many years for the Henry Churchill King...

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...