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3/1 - William Frederick Bohn (1878-1947)
Inventory
An asterisk (*) indicates restricted records.

The number appearing in the parenthesis denotes the original numerical filing number assigned to the folder.

Series I. Administrative Records (Formerly Numerical File)

Box 1

Alumni

Alumni, 1908-47 (.070)
Alumni Association, 1906-45 (6f) (.072)
Alumni Chapters, 1908-31 (.073)
Alumni Relations, 1945
Publications Regarding Alumni, 1919, 1932 (.074)
Questionnaires, 1909-1928 (.077)

Box 2

Annual Reports

Annual Reports of the Assistant to the President, 1913-1943 (2f) (.006)
Annual Surveys and Reports, 1904-36 (.011)

Box 3

Appointments

Appointments, 1905-37 (2f) (.007)
Administrative Assistants, 1929-34 (.030)

Box 4

Buildings and Grounds

Administration Building, 1913-14 (.023)
Art Building, 1915-17 (.023)
Central Heating Plant, 1931 (.023)
Crane Swimming Pool, 1931 (.023)
Dormitories (financial), 1915-33 (.027)
First Methodist Church Property, 1926 (.023)
Graduate School of Theology (Gilbert Plan), 1920 (.023)
Hall Auditorium, 1916-32 (.023)
Landscaping, 1904 (.023)
Men's Campus, 1928-30 (.023)
Men's Gymnasium, 1920-31 (.023)
Miscellaneous, 1903-27 (.023)
Park Hotel (Oberlin Inn), 1919-43 (.023)
Science Building, 1910-31 (.023)

Box 5

Committees

Advisory Committee, 1901-04, 1917-18 (2f) (.004)
Centennial Committee, 1928-32 (.057)
Committee on Course, 1913, 1921-0 (2f) (.046)
Committee on Honors, 1925-27 (.062)
Committee Reports, 1910-37 (3f) (.041)
Reports on Marking, 1909-28 (.041)

Box 6

Divisions and Departments

Divisions

Academy, 1910-15 (.089)
Conservatory of Music, c.1921 (.087)
Graduate School of Theology, 1914-33 (.084)
Oberlin Kindergarten and Primary Training School, 1932-1933 (.085)

Departments (Academic)

Departments of College, 1922-31 (.080)
Library, 1911-12, 1926 (.088)

Departments (Administrative)

News Bureau (Publicity), 1922-30 (2f) (.083)
Personnel Material (sample forms), c.1923-36 (.082)
Placement, 1918-37 (.082)

Box 7

Faculty

Annuities, 1927-30 (2f) (.330)
Emeritus Teachers and Officers, 1931-33 (.049)
Extension Lectures, 1915-35 (.043)
Faculty Club, 1919-31 (.048)
Faculty Lists (committees, chapel), 1906-37 (.040)
Insurance, 1917-25 (2f) (.098)
Petitions, 1920-21 (.042)
Presidential Succession, 1925-26 (.009)
Professorships, c.1930 (.086)
Reports to Trustees, 1909-24 (.006)
Resignations, 1919 (.045)
Salaries and Pensions, 1915-35 (3f) (.047)
Salaries, 1910-30 (.371)

Box 8

Fundaising (See also Series I Fund Raising)

General Fund Raising

Alumni Fund, 1919-43 (5f) (.071)
Aluminum Company of America, c. 1930 (.026)
Andrews, George W. Organ Scholarship Fund, 1930-36
Annuities, 1929-33 (.024)
Bosworth Chair, 1911-12, 1930
Building Needs, c. 1930
Christensen Report, 1928-29
Cleveland Trust Company, 1922-28 (.024)
Father's Scholarship Fund, 1942-44
Fellowships and Prizes, 1912-30 (.093)

Box 9

Foltz Fund, 1906-24 (.029)
Form Letters, 1915-23 (2f)
Fund Raising-General, 1918-47 (2f) (.336)
Gifts, Donations and Bequests, 1915-36 (.024)
Glen Gray Memorial, 1921-22
Inventories and Equipment, 1908-25 (.025)
Oberlin Needs, 1937-40
Rockefeller Foundation, 1938
Scholarship Aid Letters, 1934
Scholarship and Loan Funds, 1919-32 (.024)
Uniform Trust, 1926-31 (.330)

Box 10

Living Endowment Union

Living Endowment Union, 1901-24 (5f)

Box 11

Oberlin Believes and Calendar Acknowledgments

Oberlin Believes Acknowledgments

Reports, Old and New Lists, 1939-41 (2f)
Trustees, 1939-41
Faculty, 1939-40

Calendar Acknowledgments, 1914-21 (2f)
Calendar, 1925, 1935 (.037)
Calendar Acknowledgments, 1939-44

Box 12

1923 Campaign (See also Series I Fund Raising)

Akron Campaign Pledges, 1929
Chicago Committee for Collection of Pledges, 1929
New York Committee for Collection of Pledges, 1929
Endowment and Building Fund, 1929-30 (2f) (.024)
General Education Board, 1923-31 (.024)

Box 13

Outside Representation

Outside Representation, 1923-32 (4f) (.004)

Box 14

Publicity and Special Events

Articles about Oberlin, 1900-35 (3f) (.051)
Articles about Oberlin's first 100 years, c.1933 (.053)
Clippings, 1928-35 (2f)

Box 15

Fiftieth Anniversary of Charles Martin Hall's Aluminum Discovery, 1936 (2f) (.052)
Inauguration of Ernest Hatch Wilkins, 1927 (.055)

Box 16

Student Life

Chapel, 1916-34 (.058)

Chapel Talks, 1933-38 (2f) (.058)

Costs per Student, 1930 (.371)
Discipline, c.1905-33 (.063)
Extra-Curricular Activities, 1920-34 (.068)
Freshman Honor Lists, 1913-34 (.062)
Lectures, 1910-32 (.097)

Causey Fund Lectures, 1928-31 (.097)
Charles Martin Beebe Lectureship, 1926-30 (.097)

Box 17

Organizations, 1917-34 (.066)

Oberlin Dramatic Association, 1925
Phi Beta Kappa, c.1915-27 (.062)
YMCA and YWCA, 1914-18 (.065)

Religious Attitudes, c.1915-30 (.065)
Religious Life, c.1915-30 (.065)
Shansi Memorial Association, c.1920-35 (.065)
Smoking and Drinking, 1931-35 (.064)

"The Revolt of Youth" and Allied Topics, 1926 (.178)

Social Life, c.1916-6 (.064)
Student Employment (self-support), c.1915-25 (.060)
Student Health, 1918-28 (2f) (.061)
Student Publications-transferred to Record Group (19/00/1)
Students, 1924-37 (.060)

Box 18

Topical Files

Administration, 1916-18 (.005)
Air Mail Celebration, 1938
Allen Memorial Hospital, 1915-31 (3f) (.094)
Association of American Colleges, 1916-36 (2f) (.378)
Bibliographies

Administration and Student Life, 1915-26 (.010)
Henry Churchill King Book lists, 1899-1921 (.010)
Miscellaneous, 1913-30 (.010)
Religion, 1909-24 (.010)
Temperance, n.d. (.010)

China Institute in America, 1926-44 (2f)

Box 19

Churches

Church Administration and Organization, c.1922 (.260)
Sermons, 1921-32 (.250s)
Special Services, 1911-35 (.260)

Fraternity Question at Oberlin, 1916-24
Honorary Degrees, 1911-32 (.007)
Miscellaneous, 1926-47
Noyes Hall Dedication (University of Chicago), 1916 (.727)
Oberlin Beach Association, 1920-34 (.099)
Oberlin College Radio programs, 1929-36 (.056)
Oberlin College Songs, 1901-26 (.091)
Oberlin Ministers' Institute, 1916-27 (.084)
Oberlin Missionary Home Association, 1914-35 (.099)

Box 20

Peace

Commission on the Coordination of Efforts for Peace, 1931-33 (.341)
International Conciliation, 1924-31 (.341.6)
Oberlin Peace Society, 1930-35 (.341)
Peace Day, 1938 (.341)
Peace Institute, 1936 (.341)
Sydney Strong and Disarmament, 1932-33

Phi Kappa Pi, 1922
Schools and Colleges in Foreign Lands, 1924-37 (.370)
Spaulding Manuscript, 1911 (.090)
Statistics, 1907-35 (.033)

Box 21

Topical Name Files

Clark, General Mark W., 1947
Hseuh, Mr. & Mrs. Donald, 1939-46
King, Henry Churchill, 1900-34 (.053)
Kingsbury, Nathan C., 1915-26
Miscellaneous Individuals (C.F. Olney, A. Carnegie, H. A. Wilder, Louis Allen, T.S. Inborden, etc.), c.1900-45 (2f) (.053)
Oberlin, Jean Frederic, 1905-26 (.050)
Pratt, Miss Helen Steele, 1940-45
Steele, Edward S., 1923-40
Wilkins, Samuel Carter, 1899

Box 22

Village of Oberlin

Village of Oberlin, 1915-32 (.096)

Cemetery Association, 1925-30
Churches of Oberlin, 1926 (.099)

First Church of Oberlin, 1918-30 (.099)

Oberlin Bank Company (Liberty Loan), c.1918 (.099)

Box 23

Index to Numerical File (3"x5" cards)

Series II. Bureau of Appointments Correspondence (Old File)

Box 1

A-B, 1909-13 (6f)

Box 2

C-F, 1909-13 (6f)

Box 3

F-H, 1909-13 (6f)

Box 4

I-M, 1909-13 (7f)

Box 5

M-S, 1909-13 (6f)

Box 6

S-Z, 1909-13 (5f)

Series III. General Correspondence

Box 1

Ackerman-Banschback, 1916-52 (19f)

Box 2

Barber-Bragdon, 1914-53 (37f)

Box 3

Bridge-Capper, 1914-53 (18f)

Box 4

Carlson-Copp, 1914-52 (25f)

Box 5

Cowee-Durand, 1914-52 (27f)

Box 6

Ebbott-Gilbert, 1914-53 (23f)

Box 7

Goff-Hazen, 1913-5 (19f)

Box 8

Healy-Julliard, 1914-53 (24f)

Box 9

Keep-McCormick, 1914-53 (26f)

Box 10

McCready-Miller, 1914-52 (21f)

Box 11

Miller, Etta-Miller, R.T., 1914-44 (6f)

Box 12

Millikan-Nylegger, 1916-52 (16f)

Box 13

Oberlin-Prescott, Hattie J., 1914-53 (24f)

Box 14

Presser-Ross, 1912-54 (22f)

Box 15

Rudd-Stevens, 1915-55 (30f)

Box 16

Stokes-Warner, F., 1914-53 (29f)

Box 17

Warner, L.-Williamson, 1914-53 (20f)

Box 18

Wolcott-Zoology, 1914-53 (13f)

Series IV. Fund Raising

Box 1

Fund Raising Pre-1923 Campaign

1908-1918

Equipment, 1908
Professor of Animal Ecology, 1910-11
Scholarships (International), 1911-12
Shansi and Chinese Art Objects, 1912 (2f)
Student Aid Funds, 1912
Student Employment Fund, 1912
Wyett Scholarship, 1916
Shansi Fund, 1918

1920-1922

Associated Guarantors of Oberlin College, 1920-22 (2f)
Appeals to Ministers for Scholarship Aid, 1922

Box 2

Fund Raising 1923 Campaign

Campaign Contract and Plan, 1922-23 (3f)
Campaign Material ('scrap book'), 1922-24 (2f)

Box 3

Campaign Correspondence-General

Ackerman to Rumbaugh, 1923-24 (6f)

Box 4

Campaign Correspondence-General (cont.)

Sackett-Zurmehly, 1923-24 (2f)

Campaign Correspondence-Individuals

Ament, William S., 1922-23
Bohn, William F., 1922-23
Burton, Theodore E., 1923
Miscellaneous, 1923
Tamblyn and Brown, 1922-23
Thomsen, Mark, 1923
Wright, Katherine, 1923

Box 5

Campaign Letters

Alumni Form Letters, 1923
Class Letters, 1923
Faculty Letters, 1922
Complimentary Letters (from celebrities), 1923 (2f)
Selected Letters, 1923 (2f)
Testimonials and Ideals, 1923

Box 6

Campaign Organization

National Executive Committee, 1923
National Headquarters, 1923
Chairmen, 1923

Divisional Chairmen, 1923
District Chairmen, 1923 (2f)
Local Chairmen, 1923 (2f)

Central Division, 1923
New England Division, 1923
Cities and States

Illinois, 1923

Chicago, 1923

Maryland, 1923
Michigan, 1923
New York (Oberlin Dinner), 1923

East New York Women, 1923

Ohio

Cleveland, 1923
Oberlin, 1923

Washington (District of Columbia), 1923

Miscellaneous Gatherings (Oberlin Dinners), 1923

Box 7

Campaign Publicity

Publicity, 1923-24 (5f)

Campaign Songs

Songs, 1923

Box 8

Prospective Donor Cards (4" x 6" and 3" x 5"), 1910-c.1958

Series V. Personal File

Box 1

Articles and Talks by Bohn, 1915-44

Correspondence

Clark-Chinese Embassy, 1923-43
Robert E. Lewis (China), 1929-42
Knox College, 1924-27
Ripon College, 1917-19
Retirement, 1944
Sons of the American Revolution-Western Reserve Society, 1926-37

Clippings, 1934-47
Genealogy, 1939-41 (with earlier Xerox copies)
Printed Miscellany, 1923-47

Series VI. Scrapbooks

Box 1 (Oversize)

Scrapbook, 1923

Box 2 (Oversize)

Scrapbook, 1926-28

 
 
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