The papers consist mainly of six letters by Wright and ten by his secretary, two telegrams by Wright, eight blueprints for the house and two blueprints for chairs (see Architectural Records Collection, RG 53, for the blueprints). Filed with them are copies of published articles that describe Wright's ideas and the building of the house plus its restoration by Miss Ellen Johnson and donation to Oberlin College. There is also a copy of a letter written by Kristen Weltzheimer in 1985 in which she gives her recollections of growing up in the house. [For details about this house see Kenneth W. Severens, "A Frank Lloyd Wright House in Oberlin," Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin, XXIX (Winter, 1972), 90-105.]

Also included are photocopies of letters, primarily of Charles E. and Margaret B. Weltzeheimer to Frank Lloyd Wright, 1947-49, 1951, and 1953. Mary Ann Hunsicker, daughter of Charles and Margaret Weltzheimer, wrote one letter to Frank Lloyd Wright. The Weltzheimers also wrote to Eugene Masselink (Wellington, Ohio). The letters concern the planning and construction of the Welzheimer house by Wright in Oberlin, Ohio (1950).

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The papers were given to the Archives by Harry B Hunsicker, a son of Mrs. Weltzheimer, in 1981. Palli Davis Holubar donated the photocopies of the letters of Charles E. and Margaret B. Weltzheimer (see above) in 2005. These letters are for reference only. The researcher should contact the Taliesin Archives, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, for photocopies.

"Frank Lloyd Wright at Oberlin: The Story of the Weltzheimer/Johnson House," by Athena Tacha, Bulletin of the Allen Memorial Art Museum, XLIX No. 1 (1995)

Note: This entry was taken from William E. Bigglestone's unpublished "[preliminary] Guide to teh Oberlin College Archives," which was prepared as individual entry sheets in a three-ring binder during the early 1980s. It was revised by the College Archives staff in October 2005.