Manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 289 Collections and/or Records:
Sylvia Olden Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-369
Scope and Contents
The Sylvia Olden Lee papers range in date from 1843 to 2004 and provide information about her career, her personal projects, and research interests. While the topics covered by materials in this collection largely relate to music and the musical projects Olden Lee undertook, many other subjects are represented also, such as racial equality and travel. The materials are arranged into seven series: 1. Biographical; 2. Correspondence; 3. Name Files; 4. Teaching and Project Files; 5. Programs...
Dates:
1843-2004, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2004 April 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas H. LeDuc Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-099
Scope and Contents
The Thomas H. LeDuc Papers are a very incomplete record of his life and work. They are useful primarily for insight into the workings and course content of the History Department in the 1960s and 1970s, and for the history of the establishment of the College Archives.
Dates:
1949-1979, undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/28/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Tony Musante Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-422
Scope and Contents
The Papers of Tony Musante ‘58 document his career as an actor, director, and writer. Musante’s career included theater, television series, and feature films in the United States and other nations such as Italy. The documentation provides insight into how Tony Musante became an accomplished actor, director, and writer, beginning with his student days at Oberlin College, 1954-58.Of particular interest are notebooks containing Musante’s comments and observations during the filming...
Dates:
1954-2012, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2012 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Walter Marshall Horton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-004
Abstract
The papers of Walter Marshall Horton primarily consist of Horton's writing and information related to the modern Ecumenical Movement.
Dates:
1903-1967; Other: Date acquired: 05/10/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Warren Taylor Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-015
Abstract
The papers of Warren Taylor relate primarily to the professional life of an Oberlin College professor. Their contents reflect Taylor's interest in collecting evidence of his achievements. His friendships with students were important to him and are recorded in correspondence spanning forty years. Lecture notes used in his popular English and American literature courses are not present in the collection, although there is material relating to the academic programs Taylor initiated. There is...
Dates:
1924-1990; Majority of material found in 1925-73; Other: Date acquired: 06/28/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Wattles Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-273
Abstract
The Wattles Family Papers relate primarily to the lives of Theano Wattles and Esther Whinery Wattles. There are also materials related to Lucretia Celestia Wattles and Harmonia Wattles Woodford. The collection has been subdivided into four record series.
Dates:
1860-1953, undated; Other: Acquired 1969 March 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Wesley Frost Papers
Collection — 8 boxes
Identifier: RG 30-030
Abstract
The papers of Wesley Frost unevenly document his thirty-two-year career (1912-44) in the U.S. Foreign Service and Department of State. A more complete record of Frost's ambassadorial service is held among the Department of State Records at the National Archives, Record Group 59, Decimal File 834.00 through 834.99.
Dates:
1884-1944; Other: Date acquired: 1969 April 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Willard Livingstone Beard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-076
Scope and Contents
The Willard Livingstone Beard Papers consists primarily of letters (1910-1925) between the Willard and Ellen Beard and their children. Of special interest are the twenty letters written by Willard L. Beard and his daughter, Phebe, from Foochow, China (1921-23), some of which tell of the struggle between factions of the Chinese to gain control of the area. A letter from Myron Gould Beard to “Dearest Sister Dot” (Dorothy), dated June 29, 1920, is an account of his visit to Bahia Blanca,...
Dates:
1904-1925, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/1973
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William Arthur and Alberta T. Turner Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-291
Scope and Contents
The papers of William Arthur Turner document Turner’s career as a teacher and scholar as well as his service to the wider profession. The biographical material (Series 1) contains only brief information of his personal life, concentrating more fully on his professional activities. The collection as a whole primarily illustrates Turner’s scholarly interests and writing as well as personal narratives regarding religion and his early life.The collection is divided into the following...
Dates:
1941 - 1982; Other: Date acquired: 1997 November 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William C. Cochran Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-008
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Cochran Family primarily consist of correspondence, family records, photographs, research files, and writings. The corpus of the collection is formed around William C. Cochran (1848-1936), who organized files relating to the Cochran family and who personally collected historical research files used to support his writing. The bulk of the series material is related to William C. Cochran and his immediate family. Included is documentation on the life and time of his natural...
Dates:
1839-1936; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives