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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
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
Francis F. and Emma B. Tucker Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-322
Scope and Contents
The Francis F. and Emma B. Tucker Papers document the Tucker Family's involvement in missionary work and in medicine. The papers consist of correspondence, biographical material, photographs, a scrapbook, and Chinese picture postcards.
The collection is arranged in four series: I. Biographical Files, II. Correspondence Files, III. Photographic Files, and IV. Miscellaneous.
The biographical material includes typescript copies of speeches given in honor of Frances Fisher...
Dates:
ca. 1880s-1964; Other: Date acquired: 1999 December 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis Henry Dart Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-161
Scope and Contents
The Francis Henry Dart Collection is arranged into six series. Series 1 Biographical consists of Dart's account of his life titled "Myself " (typescript, 45 pages); his recollections of his parents (typescript, 6 pages); and his mother's autobiography (typescript, 9 pages). The typescripts (copies) recount the great hardships Dart faced as a pioneer in Kansas and the many financial and other difficulties that befell his family. He writes of his painting and efforts for an...
Dates:
1849 - 1984; Majority of material found in 1849-1935; Other: Date acquired: 1983 November 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frederick B. Artz Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-175
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frederick B. Artz document his youth in Dayton, Ohio, his World War I service and travels in France, his Oberlin courses in European intellectual history, and critical response to many of his articles and books. With the exception of a small group of condolence letters on the death of Raymond H. Stetson (1872-1950), with whom Artz lived for decades, and of several other letters in the correspondence files, the papers contain virtually no information on his personal life...
Dates:
1854-1983, undated; Majority of material found in 1894-1970; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/1985
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
George Frederick Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-021
Scope and Contents
The papers of George Frederick Wright relate to his work as a minister, theology professor, geologist, and literary writer. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, sermons, and addresses, the bulk of which spans the period from Wright’s young adulthood through his death in 1921. Additional material includes notes, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous printed material, and photographs. The collection also includes correspondence and genealogical information of the Wright...
Dates:
1811-1998; Majority of material found in 1850-1921; Other: Date acquired: 1968 September 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
George Nelson Allen Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-067
Scope and Contents
The George Nelson Allen family papers contain correspondence, diaries, journals, hymn books, music scores, certificates and diplomas, and photographs. The scope and content of this collection was altered by accessions of family papers, received between 1993 and 1996. Revised in 1992 and again in 1997, this third arrangement and description of the Allen papers had to account for the large entry of correspondence, most of which belonged to Caroline Mary Rudd Allen and her children, as well...
Dates:
1804 - 1924; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harriet May Norton Noyce Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-270
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists mainly of correspondence between members of the Norton family, many of whom attended Oberlin College. The letters describe the Oberlin experience in the late 19th and early 20th century, specifically during World War I. One member of the family, Donald Norton, participated in the war effort through the College’s Students’ Army Training Corps (SATC) program.
The Noyce family is also represented in this...
Dates:
1882 - 1921; Other: Date acquired: 1996 April 24
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jones Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-107
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Jones family document the lives and teaching careers of Lynds Jones and his son George Jones. The papers also document the history of the Jones Family prior to the birth of Lynds Jones, as well as shed light on the history of Oberlin College and the community of Oberlin during the teaching careers of both Lynds and George Jones. The papers are organized into four subgroups: I. Lynds Jones Papers; II. George Jones Papers; III. Other Family Members; and IV. Late...
Dates:
1832-1999; Other: Date acquired: 09/14/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Keyes DeWitt Metcalf Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-212
Scope and Contents
The Keyes DeWitt Metcalf Family Papers contain letters, day books, photographs,memorabilia, and genealogical information relating to Keyes and his immediate family. The bulk of papers consists of courtship letters to and from Keyes and Martha Gerrish, 1907-1914.
Dates:
1872-1990, undated; undated; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1914; Other: Date acquired: 1989 October 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Mary F. Tenney Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-181
Scope and Contents
This small collection includes materials from the Tenney and the Snedeker families. Both families were early settlers in the Lorain County region of Ohio, and are connected by the marriage of Mary’s parents, Bernard Tenney and Sadie Snedeker, in 1895. The Tenney family has a long history with Oberlin College spanning multiple generations.
Series I pertains to Mary Francis Tenney and her family. Her photo album, dating from the mid- to late 19th century,...
Dates:
1860-ca.1960s; Other: Date acquired: 1978 August 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives