Notebooks
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
Addison Merrill Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-179
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of a notebook and some loose items from the notebook. The notebook contains the following sections: "Index Rerum or Prompter, intended as a Manual to aid The Memory By Addison Merrill Fort Wayne Indiana May 1st 1840"; "Order of Studies at O.C. Institute," 1841‑42; skeleton of lectures on physiology and anatomy by Professor James Dascomb, September 1, 1841 (pp. 23‑32); language of Flowers (36 pages); poetry. The notebook was apparently written by...
Dates:
ca. 1840-1842; Other: Date acquired: 1964 May 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Albert Allen Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-017
Abstract
The Albert Allen Wright Papers span 1853-1905. The papers consist primarily of correspondence along with a sampling of writings, talks, field notes, and student notes. They relate to Wright's personal and professional life, with a focus on career in geology and the natural sciences while at Oberlin. This collection includes a portion of the "College Museum" records.
Dates:
1853-1905; Other: Date acquired: 1968 June 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Albert J. McQueen Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-257
Scope and Contents
The papers of Albert James McQueen document McQueen's career as teacher, researcher, and an advocate for Black students, as well as a person who devoted his professional career to service to institution and community. The collection illustrates the Oberlin ideals of activism, volunteerism, and the pursuit of social equality.Most notable are the records that document McQueen's committee work. He volunteered his time to address many issues for faculty, staff, and students. The...
Dates:
1964 - 2002; Other: Date acquired: 06/05/1995
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Belden and Lisa Paulson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-374
Scope and Contents
The Belden and Lisa Paulson Papers primarily document the life of Belden Paulson, who began his varied service-oriented career resettling refugees in post-World War II Europe. As a maverick academic, his professional endeavors involved urban development, alternative futures, sustainability, and substantial, practical projects related to each of these fields. The records of the High Wind Association document a non-profit intentional community founded by Belden and Lisa dedicated to educating...
Dates:
1937-2012, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1945-2001; Other: Date acquired: 2005 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ben W. Lewis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-172
Scope and Contents
The papers of Ben W. Lewis span the years 1922 to 1982, with the bulk of the collection concentrated in the period 1958 to 1974. During these sixteen years, Lewis served with the Ford Foundation’s Overseas Development Program. There is little information in this collection regarding Lewis’ teaching career at Oberlin College or his personal life.The Lewis papers, originally maintained as general files, are organized into three series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II. General...
Dates:
1922-1982, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1984 September 6
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: Acquired 1937 January
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Betty Lind Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-118
Scope and Contents
The papers of Betty Lind provide a brief overview of Lind's career at Oberlin College and her life following her retirement.The files pertaining to her time at Oberlin reflect her determined efforts to establish modern dance as an art form. Lind's attempts to incorporate modern dance into the Theater Arts department are also demonstrated in this collection, both by proposals and by the numerous productions she staged with The Modern Dance Club.Lind's career as a...
Dates:
1952-1990, undated; Majority of material found in 1963-1990; Other: Date acquired: 1978 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Bridgman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-349
Scope and Contents
This is a sizable collection. The Bridgman Family Papers document the family’s work as missionaries to South Africa over nearly a century (1860-1949). Included in these family papers are a good many biographical and genealogical histories of each member of the extended family. Unevenness exists in the collection, however, in part because the bulk of the materials primarily document the work and accomplishments of Frederick Brainerd Bridgman (1869-1925) and his wife, Clara Davis Bridgman...
Dates:
ca. 1854-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1962; Other: Date acquired: 2002 January 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Carleton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-385
Scope and Contents
The Carleton Family Papers primarily document the life and career of Alford Carleton as a missionary, teacher, minister, college president, and observer of the cultural and political climate in the environs of the Middle and Near East.During his time abroad (mostly in Syria, Turkey, and present-day Lebanon) Carleton wrote hundreds of letters to family members, friends, and colleagues. Of great historic value are his first-hand accounts of the region’s unrest due to the repeated...
Dates:
1808-1985, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1853-1973; Other: Date acquired: 2006 June 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Charlotte Briggs Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-281
Scope and Contents
This is a small collection of materials gathered by Charlotte Briggs during her time as a student at Oberlin College. The materials document student involvement in campus opposition to the Solomon Amendment. At least three students, including Briggs, left the college publicly to protest the amendment. Briggs also co-chaired committees that insisted the College provide financial assistance to students affected by the Solomon Amendment. In response to this and other pressures, the College...
Dates:
1978 - 1986; Other: Date acquired: 1995 June 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives