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RG 30/28 - Spaulding Manuscript
Scope and Content

This small collection consists of the original Spaulding Manuscript and a negative photostat copy of it. Also included is a photostat copy of a one-page document signed by Solomon Spaulding that is titled "Articles of Agreement,” 1 January 1811. This document concerns the transfer of property to John Dunn.

Other documents concern the origin of the Spaulding Manuscript and its placement at Oberlin College. These include typescript copies of statements by Professor George F. Wright (d.1921), 1886, and President James H. Fairchild (d. 1902), 1885, 1893; a typescript letter by Professor Azariah S. Root (d. 1927), May 12, 1927; and, correspondence and clippings, 1977, 1985, n.d.

Series Descriptions
This collection is not divided into series.
Provenance
The Oberlin College Archives holds the original handwritten manuscript written by Solomon Spaulding referred to as “The Spaulding Manuscript.” This document was transferred to the Oberlin College Archives, along with a negative photostat copy of it, from the Oberlin College Library in 1977 (accession 1977/28). The College Library holds microfilm copies of the Spaulding Manuscript.
Related Materials
See the Spaulding Manuscript, Oberlin College Archives Subjects File, for additional information.
 
 
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