PAPERS, 1939-1942, 1981-1982, 1985-1987
The papers of James S. McLaughlin consist of photographs of Oberlin Dramatic Association's productions, 1932-42, and twenty-one cassette tape letters of James McLaughlin. The tapes contain letters to Alice and Chester Shaver, Dorothy Daub, Caroline Fenn, and Andrew and Laurine Bongiorno, 1979-85. McLaughlinıs eyesight failed him in later life, and the tapes provided a means to correspond with others. In addition to the contents of the letters (i.e., Oberlin, German politics, events of the day), the method of correspondence (the audio tapes) is evidence of how a handicapped individual communicated with others.
See also the records of the Oberlin Dramatic Association (19/3/3).
The photographs of the Oberlin Dramatic Association's productions were received from Andrew Hoover in 1976 (1976/10). The twenty-one cassette tapes were received from Alice Shaver in 1989 [accession 1989/110 A]. The correspondence related to the McLaughlin fund was received in 1992 (1992/97), and the remainder was transferred from McLaughlinıs student and faculty files.
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