Manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 291 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Economics
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-029
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records related to the Oberlin College Department of Economics. These include financial and department records, student papers, and correspondence along with personnel records, which are restricted.
Dates:
1936-1987, undated; Majority of material found in 1966-1980; Other: Date acquired: 1999 May 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of German and Russian Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-013
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily consists of institutional files related to Oberlin College's German and Russian language departments from 1913 through 1992. The records include information related to writers in residence, summer sessions, and sessions abroad. The German and Russian Department Records have been arranged in three series: Series I. Departmental Administrative Files, Series II. German Language Instructional Files, and Series III. Russian Language Instructional Files.
Dates:
1913-1992, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1976 May 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Dewey Ganzel Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-284
Scope and Contents
The Dewey Ganzel papers are a collection of records that primarily document his time as faculty member at Oberlin College with course materials, gradebooks, and lectures. Ganzel worked closely with Oberlin College Professor of English Robert Longsworth, especially with the growth of the English department, and also collaborated with Professor of History Geoffrey Blodgett, which is documented in the correspondence series. He was also a faculty member in the Oberlin-in-London Program,...
Dates:
1947-2004, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1997 June 20
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Donald M. Love Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-091
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Donald M. Love are divided into thirteen series and span 1868-1974. Love's papers document his activities as a college administrator, writer, and teacher, as well as a civic leader and traveler. The most significant records are his talks and writings. The series of largely incoming correspondence, while equal in volume to Love's writings, provides minimal details about Love's personal or professional activities. Files include exchanges with President Carr over the...
Dates:
1868-1974; Majority of material found in 1912-1974; Other: Date acquired: 06/17/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Dutton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-209
Scope and Contents
The Dutton Family papers document the lives of three generations of the family. The papers span the years Helen Axford Wiley (Dutton) and Philip Drew Dutton studied at Oberlin (ca. 1910-17), their years as missionaries in China and the Philippines (1919-52), and the military service of their son Colonel Thomas Chester Dutton (retired 1970). A substantial portion of this documentation is personal correspondence; however, the papers also include unpublished manuscripts, reports, diaries...
Dates:
1911-1984, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1989 December 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
E. Louise Appleton Stitt Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-403
Dates:
1908-1996, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1908-1914; Other: Date acquired: 2009 November 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
E. Michael Hoffman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-069
Scope and Contents
The E. Michael Hoffman Papers consist primarily of correspondence and photographs taken by Hoffman while he was in Japan and Manchuria with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) from 1918 to 1920. Hoffman served in Yokohama, Japan, from November 1918 until February 1919, and then in Harbin, Manchuria until March 1920.
The heart of the papers, from 1918 to 1926, consists of about eighty letters written by Hoffman generally from Harbin and mainly to his family as well as...
Dates:
1912, 1918-1975, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/20/1972
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Edith Bunker Davis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-232
Scope and Contents
The Edith Bunker Davis Family papers provide evidence of Mrs. Davis' concern to document the work in Africa (1891-1917) of her missionary parents, the Rev. Fred Robert Bunker and Isabel ("Belle") Bunker. The papers also supply information about the professional lives of Edith's brothers, Paul, Wilfrid, Kenneth, and Sydney. These men established successful careers in education, diplomacy, international business, and the Congregational ministry. Unfortunately, there is little...
Dates:
1857 - 1990; Majority of material found in 1916-1950
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Edward Dickinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-025
Scope and Contents
The papers of Edward Dickinson document his student days at Amherst College (1876-1881), his career as a teacher of courses in music and fine arts, and his research and writings concerning church music history, art, and nature. Dickinson’s teaching and research represent the beginnings of courses and writings in music appreciation at the college level. Dickinson’s writings include unpublished titles such as “The Present Social Movement in American Music and Drama” (undated), “The...
Dates:
1870-1946; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Edward Increase Bosworth Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-196
Scope and Contents
The Edward Increase Bosworth Papers, 1852(1898-1926)-1934, comprise correspondence, journals, writings and photographs documenting Bosworth's personal and professional life during his tenure (1892-1927) as Chair of New Testament Language and Literature at Oberlin's Graduate School of Theology. The correspondence includes early letters (1852) from family, "steamer" letters, and letters from colleagues regarding speaking engagements, missionary work, job offers, biblical...
Dates:
1852 - 1934; Majority of material found in 1898-1927; Other: Date acquired: 1969 December 19
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives