Eliab W. Metcalf Papers, 1846-1892, 1908, n.d.

Title: Eliab W. Metcalf Papers, 1846-1892, 1908, n.d.

Predominant Dates:1866-1892

ID: RG 30/292

Creator: Metcalf, Eliab W. (1827-1899)

Extent: 3.73 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 01/17/1977

Languages: English [eng]

The papers of Eliab Wight Metcalf primarily consist of documents concerning the Alabama Claims (1873-1890, 5 folders).  These letters and pamphlets document the efforts of Metcalf to help individuals collect claims for lost ships and property on the seas.  Also included are two folders related to the Geneva award (n.d.), and a file documenting a legal case between Metcalf and the city of Watertown, Wisconsin (1887-90).  The Watertown case folder primarily contains correspondence of attorney Charles E. Monroe.  A miscellaneous file contains correspondence of Oberlin College faculty members and Rutherford B. Hayes (1886-90, 1892), a notice of membership in the Sons of Temperance, Crescent Division, No. 29 (1846), and a property deed (1866).  The collection lacks documentation concerning Metcalf’s life and his tenure as trustee of Oberlin College.

Blueprints for the residence of Maynard M. Metcalf in Oberlin were made by Charles W. Hopkinson, Architect, in 1908.  These consist of 14 sheets.

Accruals: Accession No: 1977/1, 2016/046.

Access Restrictions: Unrestricted.

Acquisition Method: Transferred from the Oberlin College Library in 1977.  Architectural records were transferred from the Office of Facilities and Planning in 2016.

Related Materials: Irving W. Metcalf Papers, RG 30/9.

Finding Aid Revision History: Processed by William E. Bigglestone, January 1977.  Revised by Archives staff, February 2005.