Manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
Grover C. Amen Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-386
Scope and Contents
The papers of Grover C. Amen, poet and writer, primarily consist of biographical material and his own poems and fiction. The biographical materials include his résumés and listings gathered and contributed by Elizabeth Albrecht and other writers. Amen’s writings are represented among the papers by copies of his published book of poetry, F Train Ramble, and a fairly comprehensive volume of his collected poems, short fiction, and translations, compiled by...
Dates:
1949-2004, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1981-2004; Other: Date acquired: 2003 March 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harry Edwin Woodcock Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-081
Abstract
The papers of the Rev. Harry Edwin Woodcock chronicle Woodcock's youth and Congregational ministry from ca. 1820 through the first years of his Kansas pastorate (1868-70). Miscellaneous materials date from his final years in Kansas City, Missouri (1886-1911). The missionary service in Jamaica (1853-76) of Lucy Angela Woodcock, Harry Woodcock's sister, is well represented in this collection.
Dates:
1838-1911, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Harry N. Holmes Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-265
Scope and Contents
The Harry N. Holmes Papers range in date from 1914-1997 and have been divided into three series. The collection includes biographical material, a small amount of correspondence, and writings both about and by Holmes.
Dates:
1914 - 1997; Majority of material found in 1914-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1995 December 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen C. Estabrook Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-072
Scope and Contents
The papers of Helen C. Estabrook primarily document “The Order of the Pearls,” one of the student social organizations formed at Oberlin College in the 1920s.
The primary document in the collection is a scrapbook compiled by Helen Estabrook that contains information on “The Order of the Pearls” between 1923 and ca. 1970. A document in the collection provides the names of the thirty-five charter members and a brief description of the organization. Also included are two copies of an...
Dates:
1923 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 05/29/1973
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Churchill King Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-006
Scope and Contents
The Henry Churchill King Presidential Papers abundandocument King’s service to Oberlin College as teacher, preacher, and president. His contributions to wartime Europe as a chaplain and diplomat are also well recorded. Two-thirds of the papers consist of professional correspondence (1897-1928), alphabetically arranged by correspondent; a name index and calendar (1976) to the bulk of this correspondence is available in the Archives. Correspondents include Cass Gilbert, Charles Martin Hall,...
Dates:
1873-1934, undated; Majority of material found in 1902-1927; Other: Date acquired: 1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Clarence Burr Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-051
Scope and Contents
The papers of Henry Clarence Burr document his theological beliefs and his service as a Methodist Episcopal minister. His voluminous sermons—there are at least 150 separate sermons present in his volumes—are an example of his life’s major vocation. A few documents exist from his time as a college professor of history either at Baldwin Wallace College, 1913-14, or Mt. Union-Scio College, 1913-18, but are limited to a thin volume of American history lecture outlines and some miscellaneous...
Dates:
1904-1953, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/19/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Cowles Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-027
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Rev. Henry Cowles document Cowles' active role in the establishment of the Oberlin enterprise from 1835 to 1881. They illuminate Cowles' abilities in the diverse fields of biblical scholarship and college fund raising and reveal his avid support for home missionaries and the rights of freedpeople. A small amount of material pertains to Henry Cowles' daughter, Sarah Cowles Little (1838-1912).
The collection is arranged into six records series: I. Correspondence of...
Dates:
1824-1908; Other: Date acquired: 1967 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Harrison Barnard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-317
Scope and Contents
The papers of Henry Harrison Barnard consist of four modest file units, which primarily document his experiences during the 1860s. His personal correspondence with his family, friends, and future wife, Clarissa Pomeroy, make up the bulk of his collection.
Barnard's letters to Clarissa (1861-62) express his confidence in a short war, the inefficient postal system, the prevalence of sickness–particularly typhoid fever–in the ranks, and every soldier's desire for long and numerous...
Dates:
1837-1867, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry L. Lieske Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-143
Scope and Contents
The research files assembled and described by retired Lutheran pastor, Henry L. Lieske, document the conflict between moderate and conservative members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) which resulted in schism in 1976. Folder and item-level notations provided by Pastor Lieske express the views of one moderate pastor who watched the conflict unfold from within the Missouri Synod. The papers reveal the extent of the moral and theological crisis provoked by the actions of...
Dates:
1932 - 1999; Majority of material found in 1932-1989; Other: Date acquired: 07/15/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry Matson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-116
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of four manuscripts by Matson: "Faith Natural, Rational, and Spiritual" (1 vol., 200 pp.); "Truth and Error Concerning God, the Bible, and Christ" (5 vols., 1005 pp.); "The Individual and Society" (416 pp.); and, "Second Reference Book for Literary Workers" (ca. 400 pp.).
Dates:
ca. 1901; Other: Date acquired: 07/14/1978
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives