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RG 19/6 - Student Notes
Inventory
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Notes taken by John Griffith Olmstead, 1902-07. (Rec’d. 10-12-1967) [removed February 1995 to 30/2]
Olmstead was Academy & College, 1902-6 & Seminary, 1906-7

Box 1

Notes taken by Alonzo M. Gaston, 1861-62; Prep. Dept. student; some are of Finney lecture.
Notes taken by Charlotte Frances Allen (Mrs. John Jeffers), Lit. 1865, on lectures in Chemistry by Prof. Dascomb (30 lectures)
Notes taken by Elizabeth Rodhouse (Mrs. Creglow), 1905 on a course by C.H.A Wager titles “Quotes on the Theory of Poetry by Dr. Wager” (Acc. 29)
French themes, n.d. (Acc. 67)
Notes taken by Henry T. Cowley on chemistry and physiology, c. 1864
Notes taken by Grace & James T. Fairchild, 1870’s -1880’s, on art chemistry, etc.; include Profs. Jewett & G.F. Wright.

Box 2

Notes taken by L.D. Gibbs, c. 1894, on mathematics (trigonometry); syllabi
“Trees I Have Seen” Books in which students described Oberlin trees, c. 1905-08
Bible class notes [?], c. 1904, taken by Harry Van Dyke & by Harriet Adams.
L.W. Mahn’s notes on Bosworth’s lectures (Life of Paul) & Berry’s lectures (Notes on Romans), c. 1897
1871 diary of Wm. P. O’Hara containing mainly quotations from authors& others; for transmittal letters see Saylor to Jones, 5-26-1931, in 28/1, Box 188
Notes on J.H. Fairchild’s “Revealed Theology” taken verbatim in 1880 by F.H. Pohl & corrected by J.H. Hull (2v)

Box 3

Theodore Wilder’s “Index Rerum” with misc. class notes & notes on lectures & sermons by Finney, 1860-65 (1v)
Notes by Anna J. Mead (Class of 1877) on J.M. Ellis’ lectures on Mental
Philosophy plus notes on lectures by Profs. Smith, Fairchild, Barrows & Rice
Notes on lectures by Finney & J.H. Fairchild
Notes by Fred A. Churchill at Andover Seminary on E.A. Park’s “positive Institutions” (pp. 1-58) & at Oberlin on J.H. Fairchild’s “Lectures to the Middle Class” (pp. 75-176)
Notes taken by John Tenney Ellis (Ph.B. 1894) on lectures by Pres.
Ballantine (esthetics), and Profs James W. Black (U.S. history 1894 & sociology); A.A.F. Johnston (Renaissance art, 1893-4); James Monroe (political economy, 1893-4); and William I. Thomas (literature-modern fiction, 1894). For Ballantine & Black’s history see Johnston. (Acc. 1981/8, rec’d. 4-2-1981)
Notes by Mary L. West (Ph.B. 1891) on James Monroe’s Modern History Lectures
Notes taken by Frederick Anderegg (A.B. 1885) in the spring of 1885 on Art (Churchill) and Poetry (Ellis); a trigonometry exam; and notes on Bible. [Acc. 1978/32]

Box 4

Notes by Etta M. Wright on James Monroe’s lectures on Modern History& Political Economy, 1893-94 (2v glued together)
Notes (2v) by Sue West Dexter (Mrs. John A. Redi) second semester 1904 in the “History of Painting” from Mrs. A.A.F. Johnston and the“History of Architecture,” teacher not specified. The latter may also have been Mrs.’ Johnston’s course, but it is not easy to square Miss Dexters’ titles with the courses listed in the 1903-04 Catalog. Miss Dexter received grades for that semester in “Ethics, Eng. Lit,. Hist. Italy, Cl. Arch. and Hist. Art” (Book 18, p.307) The notes were given to the Archives by Art Professor Paul Arnold. They had been sent in by Mrs. Redi’s daughter but Mr. Arnold was unable to locate the letter of transmittal. [Acc. 1981/14]
Gallup, Lora Bell (Mrs. Arthur G. Dexter), 1877-79, notes for “Evidence of Christianity.” (Removed from Alumni File, Former student, A series, Box 68 2-1-1989)

Box 5

Notes by Elsi Strong

Box 6

Notes by Margery Strong

Box 7

Prayers at daily chapel, 1909-10 taken in shorthand and transcribed by George A. Uradenburg, class of 1910.
Notes, 1852, Course by Finney? (From Oberlin file)
Notes taken by Mary E. Wilder (enrolled 1858-63), 1861-62, of lectures in James Dascomb’s chemistry course, George N. Allen’s Conchology Course; and a lecture on Rhetoric by James Monroe (2 notebooks) [acc. 1997/90]
John Wherry, chemistry notes, 1933-34, 1934-35 (2 notebooks)

Box 8 [acc. 2001/94]

Rev. John R. Nichols (A.B. 1879, Theology 1883), notes on Revealed Theology lectures by Pres. James H. Fairchild, October 1881
Louis F. Miskovsky (B.D. 1891; A.M. 1892), notes on Church History, 1886
Mary Irene Dick (A.B. 1903), History of Art, 1902-03 (3 vol.)
Charles Chute (A.B. 1904), notes on History of Architecture lectures by Professor Johnston, 1904
Anna J. Wright (A.B. 1872), notes on Mrs. A.A.F. Johnston's lectures in Art, Summer 1907
Elaine Strang (Mrs. F.F.G. Donaldson; A.B. 1912), English Literature, 1911-12

Box 9 [2002/144]

Notebooks and examination book of Mamie E. Wefler (Mrs. Claude K. Donat)

Notebooks (arranged chronologically)

Harmony, 2nd Term, Fall 1904 (?)
Harmony, 2nd Term, Fall 1904 and 3rd Term Winter 1905
Harmony, 4th Term, Spring 1905
Music History, 1st Term, September – December 1905
Music History, 2nd Term, January – April 1906
Music History, 3rd Term, May – June 1906
Harmony, 5th Term, Fall 1906
Harmony, Form II, Spring 1907 (?)
Examination blue book, re; music history, c. 1903-07

Notebooks of Claude K. Donat

Harmony, c. 1902-07
History of Music, Winter 1907

 
 
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