III. Lectures, Presentations, and Talks

(These materials are arranged alphabetically by speaker)

Box 1

Aughenbaugh, Karl, 1982

"Upstaging the Chariots," typescript of a speech on the 1924 Olympic games presented by Treasurer Aughenbaugh to the Oberlin City Club and Oberlin Rotary Club in 1982 and 1985. Includes a letter (original) of 1 March 1983 from William E. Stevenson to Karl Aughenbaugh. [Acc. 19991/113]

Blakely, Jeffrey, 2002

Transcript of the talk (30 pp.) “A Century of Biblical Archaeology at Oberlin College” given by Jeffrey Blakely, 24 February 2002, as part of the Haskell Lecture program “Digging Up the Past: Oberlin and Biblical Archaeology.”

Brandt, Nathan H., Jr., 1988

Transcript of talk by Nathan H. Brandt, Jr., "New Thoughts on the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue" given in the Goodrich Room, Mudd Center, September 13, 1988. [Acc. 1988/84] See the Nat Brandt Papers 30/367

Cheek, William and Aimee Lee, 1989

"Politics & Morality: John Mercer Langston and the Oberlin Experience," computer print-out of a talk by William and Aimee Lee Cheek. See 37/3, Box 1 for video.

Cheek, William and Aimee Lee, 1998

" John Mercer Langston and Oberlin's Antebellum African American Heritage," keynote address presented at First Church, Saturday, September 26, 1998.

Clark, Rev. David W., 2002

A typescript (7 pages) of "The Power of Jesus' Name," a talk given by Rev. David W. Clark at First Church in Oberlin, Ohio, September 8, 2002.

Dirda, Michael, 1995

Transcript of talk (8 pp., mss) given by Michael Dirda at the 25th Reunion dinner for the class of 1970.

Eddy, Brewer, 1933

“Oberlin’s Century of Missions,” delivered at the Oberlin College Centennial Celebration, 1933. Acc. 1995/133.

Elder, John D., 1991

"Essential Oberlin," computer print-out of 1991 Baccalaureate Address by the Rev. John D. Elder, pastor of Oberlin's First Church (retired 1991).

Ellsworth, Ralph G., 1984

"Your Oberlin and Mine: Oberlin's Liberal Arts in Retrospect," talk given by Ralph G. Ellsworth (AB 1929) 12/2/1984 before Library student assistants. Received from Pres. Starr, 2/23/1984.

Fortman, John, 2003

A DVD disking containing a lecture by John Fortman (Wright State University) entitled "The Chemistry and Physics of Flight," 29 October 2003. A poster (2 copies) advertisement for the presentation is filed in the poster collection, RG 46. [2003/069]

Grossi, Kenneth, 1985, 1997

For Presentation (1997) re: The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, see VII. Writings About Oberlin, B. Unpublished Writings, 2. Theses and Dissertations.

Heinen, Joseph, 2000

James Harris Fairchild and the American Self at Oberlin College. Talk by Joseph Heinen for the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic Conference, July 20-3, 2000.

von Holst, Hermann E., 1883

"The Irrepressible Conflict," a lecture delivered at Oberlin College, October 4, 1883, by Dr. Hermann E. von Holst (12 pp.; MSS). [Acc. 1980/033]

Koppes, Clayton, 2002

Typescript copy of a talk by Clayton Koppes, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences entitled “Planning and Preservation at Oberlin College: The Legacy of Cass Gilbert and the Challenges of Today.”  Presented on May 17, 2002 at a plenary session, Campus Heritage Preservation Conference, Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.  19 pages. [2007/10]

Lindeman, Carolynn, 1996

Copy of speech (24 pp.) by Carolynn Lindeman '62 entitled “Seventy-five years of Music Teacher Education: Let’s Celebrate,” presented at OMEA’s Society for General Music, summer workshop, Oberlin, July 14, 1996.

Lord, Mrs. Elizabeth Russell, ca. 1884

Talk (24 pp., MS) given by Mrs. Elizabeth Russell Lord (Assistant Principal of the Women's Department), c.1884, to students at the beginning of the school term.

McMillan, Joseph, 1996

Typescript copy of a lecture entitled, "From Hope to Hope, The First Fifty Years of the American Missionary Association: A Metaphor for Race Relations in 21st Century America," given at First Church, Oberlin, Ohio, September 6, 1996. [Acc. 1997/042]

McMillin, T. Scott, 1998

Copy of his talk titled, “Minding the Gap: Laboring and Learning in London,” presented at the Faculty/A&PS/Staff Luncheon, Griswold Lounge, 27 February 1998.

Medina, Jill, 2001

"What are you anyway? A discussion about biracial and multiracial identity." Talk given by Jill Median for the Asian American Alliance Speaker Series, Oberlin College, 30 April 2001. This material consists of photocopies of the title page of the talk, agenda (outline), and information from web sites regarding biracial and multiracial issues.

Miller, Lewis, [1878]

Manuscript draft of a speech (untitled) on finance "delivered at Oberlin Wednesday evening Sept. 25th" by Lewis Miller.

Oliver, John, 1997

Typescript of address "The Ohio Source for Kenyan Quakerism: Willis Hotchkiss, Oberlin Academy and the Quaker/Holiness Roots of Malone College" delivered to a plenary session of the Ohio Academy of History, Malone College, Canton, Ohio, May 4, 1997.

Orloff, Rich, 1984

Talk by Rich Orloff (AB 1973) "Some Things I Wish I Knew When I Was A Senior," to O.C. student body, 2/16/1984. Received from Clark Drummond, 8/7/1984.

Showalter, Douglas, 2004

A copy (typescript, 35 pages) of Showalter’s sermon “Rev. Benjamin Woodbury: The Good Fight of Faith,” 2004.  Includes appendix and endnotes.

Smith, Leonard, 2005

Copy of a paper (typescript, 26 pages) by Oberlin College Professor Leonard Smith entitled “What Makes a People a People?: Popular Sovereignty in the King-Crane Commission Report of 1919.” Presented at the conference “The Art of the State: Sovereignty Past and Present,” Center for Twenty-First Century Studies, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, October 2005.

Snodgrass, Marjorie, 2001

Copy of a talk (7pp.) by Marjorie Snodgrass entitled “Learning and Labor,” presented to the Indianapolis Woman’ss Club on 7 December 2001. [2002/013]

Slaysbaugh, Douglas, 2000

Typescript copy of a talk by Douglas Slaysbaugh entitled "From New Womanhood to Companionate Marriage in Progressive Era Ohio: The case of Frances Cochran MacDaniels," presented at the organization of American Historians Midwest Regional Conference, August, 2000. [2000/110]

Sudarkasa, Niara, 1987

Typescript copy of a speech entitled, "Fisk University, Oberlin College, and Lincoln University: Confluences in the Life of a Coed Who Grew Up to be President," given by Niara Sudarkasa (AB 1957; name used then was Gloria Marshall) at "Daughters of America Rejoice," sesquicentennial celebration of coeducation, November 8, 1987. [Acc. 1987/098]

Taylor, Roger, 1988 (see RG 30/323)

Manuscript draft of talk given by Roger Taylor, "Antecedents to Finney's Visit to Britain in 1849", at First Church September 7, 1988. [Acc. 1988/80] See also VIII., Writings About.

Terry, Janice, 1998

Copy of a talk (6 pp.) by Janice Terry entitled “The King –Crane commission: An Historical Perspective,” given on 9 November 1998 during the public program “Controversial Diplomacy: The 1919 King-Crane Commission” held at Oberlin. [2002/010] Not to be cited without author’s permission.

Tucker, Mark, 1989

Talk entitled, "Azariah Smith Root and Library Leadership at the Turn of the Century," given on 28 August 1989 at the Oberlin College Library Convocation by John Mark Tucker, Senior Reference Librarian and Professor of Library Science, Purdue University.

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