Azariah Smith Root Papers, 1881-1986

Collection Overview

Title: Azariah Smith Root Papers, 1881-1986

Predominant Dates:1881-1930

ID: RG 30/057

Creator: Root, Azariah Smith (1862-1927)

Extent: 7.7 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series 1. Biographical, 1927-30 (1953, 1961, 1976-86) (0.4 l.f.)

Includes biographical material and other information about Azariah S. Root. A bound volume prepared c.1955 by Root's daughter contains a biography along with obituaries and letters of condolence. Several recollections of Azariah S. Root and later scholarly papers have been added to the collection.

Series 2. Correspondence, 1881-1934 (1.6 linear feet)

Primarily comprised of Azariah S. Root's non-professional correspondence, both incoming and outgoing. Incoming correspondence is arranged both alphabetically and chronologically. An index to the alphabetical correspondence is housed in the first folder. Outgoing correspondence consists of chronologically maintained carbon copies. Extensive courtship and family correspondence is also included. Arranged in three subseries: 1. Incoming correspondence; 2. Outgoing correspondence; and 3. Courtship Letters and Family Correspondence.

Series 3. Diaries and Notes, 1881-1929 (1.6 linear feet)

Consists of diaries and notes kept by Anna Metcalf Root. Diaries cover 1883-84, and 1897-1929. The diaries are largely non-personal, primarily commenting on weather, activities, and other projects. Notes include monthly rhetoricals while a student at Oberlin College (including some written by Azariah S. Root), lecture notes, and recollections of a trip to Europe in 1912. Also found here are notes on contract law taken by Azariah S. Root as a student of Edmund Hatch Bennett at Boston University Law School in 1884-85.

Series 4. Files Relating to Faculty and Community Service, 1888-1920 (0.6 linear feet)

This series partially documents Root's committee service to Oberlin College and his numerous civic affairs. The most significant documentation pertains to the planning and construction of the Carnegie Library. Arranged in two subseries: 1. Faculty Service Files and 2. Community Service Files.

Series 5. Files Relating to Professional Librarianship, 1895-1928 (2.7 linear feet)

Documents Root's contributions to professional librarianship, including correspondence, committee files and reports from professional library organizations. Root's presidency of the American Library Association, 1921-22, is particularly well documented. Research material relating to the American Correspondence School of Librarianship is included here for reference purposes (originals are at the University of Illinois). Arranged in 5 subseries: 1. American Library Association; 2. Bibliographical Society of America; 3. Ohio Library Association; 4. Rutherford B. Hayes Library; and 5. American Correspondence School of Librarianship (non-original documentation).

Series 6. Talks and Writings, 1898-1927 (0.4 linear feet)

Consists of typescript and manuscript articles, addresses, talks, sermons and writings on a variety of topics relating to Oberlin College and libraries. Some items which appear to be library science lectures are also included within this series. A typescript lecture with twenty accompanying, numbered photographs can be found in Series 8, Photographs.

Series 7. Miscellany, 1881-1927 (0.2 linear feet)

Includes an inventory of items and records of expenditures in the Root home, 1887-89; papers regarding Germany, 1898-99; a medal from the 1893 Columbian Exhibition; and other documents and material of a miscellaneous character. This miscellaneous material relates primarily to Azariah S. Root and includes his birth certificate, a typescript copy of his will, programs and announcements of lectures given by Azariah S. Root, and miscellaneous correspondence including Christmas cards (1915, n.d.), a letter regarding an Oberlin College class reunion (1924), and handwritten letters to Grace Prince (Mrs. Ira Shaw; cons. 1894-95), 1898. Also found here are typescript acounts of Azariah S. Root's annual activities (e.g., lectures) and a handwritten document outlining areas to be addressed in the development of the Oberlin College Library (1887). Material relating to Anna Metcalf Root includes a YWCA membership card and an 1881 subscription for the support of orphans to be cared for by Miss Effie Chapman (Mrs. Jacob A. Staley; A.B. 1884) and Miss Anna M. Metcalf.

Series 8. Photographs, 1884-1927, n.d. (0.2 linear feet)

Contains 25 images of Azariah S. Root and Anna Metcalf Root (albumen and silver gelatin processes). Images from their 1898-99 trip to Germany are included here. Also contains twenty numbered photographs with a typescript by Azariah S. Root that constituted an illustrated lecture on the Oberlin College Library, ca. 1910.

Date Acquired: 08/20/1971

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Mainly consisting of correspondence and records of his professional library activity, these papers document Root's numerous contributions to librarianship and his membership and presidencies of the American Library Association, Ohio Library Association, and Bibliographical Society of America. The collection is organized into eight series: 1. Biographical; 2. Correspondence; 3. Diaries and Notes (Anna Metcalf Root); 4. Files Relating to College and Community Service; 5. Files Relating to Professional Librarianship; 6. Talks and Writings; 7. Miscellany; and 8. Photographs.

There is a bound volume prepared in 1955 by Root's daughter, Marion Metcalf Root. Included is a biography, obituary notices, and letters of sympathy and condolence. The condolence letters attest to Root's fame and popularity in both the Oberlin community and the larger arena of professional librarianship. Several scholarly accounts, which were largely culled from these papers, are included as part of the biographical series.

The correspondence series consists of both personal and professional correspondence. The courtship letters of Azariah Smith Root and Anna Mayo Metcalf are included in this series, along with other family correspondence. In both the alphabetical and chronologically arranged incoming correspondence researchers will find personal letters interspersed among letters pertaining to librarianship and Oberlin College and community service. Notable correspondents include: Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1926, B.D. 1888, D.D. 1921); Webb C. Hayes; Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. (1888-1965); William S. Scarborough (1854?-1926); Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937); Frank Fanning Jewett (1844-1926); Anna Julia Cooper (1859-1964, A.B. 1884) and Lucy Stone (1818-1893, A.B. 1847). Twenty letters, (1889-96) from Judson Smith (1837-1906, B.D. 1863) outline the negotiations regarding the successor to James H. Fairchild (1817-1902, A.B. 1838, B.D. 1841) as President of Oberlin College, and as professor of Theology. Two 1896 letters discuss William G. Ballantine's (1848-1937) successor.

Anna Metcalf's Root's diaries consist of 20 volumes covering the years 1883-84, 1897-1909, 1912, and 1914-29. The brief entries record family news and information on health and activities, household expenditures, and subjects of lectures and sermons attended. The diaries are microfilmed on six reels and should be used in place of the originals.

Included with the diaries are Anna Metcalf's notes from Professor John M. Ellis' (1831-1894, A.B. 1851) 1882 lectures on "Evidences of Christianity." Monthly rhetoricals written by both Anna and Azariah S. Root between 1881 and 1884 deal with subjects such as the effects of liquor, Chautauqua, and paid domestic work. Also filed with the diaries and notes are Azariah S. Root's notes on Contract Law, written while he was a student of Edmund Hatch Bennett at Boston University Law School, 1884-85.

Records of Azariah S. Root's service to Oberlin College and the community include files relating to the planning and building of Carnegie Library, 1905-09, including specifications and correspondence with the architectural firm, Patton and Miller of Chicago. Other College related documentation includes files from Root's committee service. Root's community service is partially documented in files of the Oberlin Board of Health, 1901-07, Board of Education, 1913-24, Oberlin Telephone Company, 1897-1906, and files relating to First Church, 1900-21. The First Church records include correspondence with Charles M. Hall (1863-1914, A.B. 1885) regarding his gift of an organ to the Church. Noticeably lacking from Root's records of community service are files of the Anti-Saloon League of which he was a founding member, and other civic enterprises such as the Oberlin Village Improvement Society and the Community Chest.

Root's professional librarianship is well documented, particularly in the files of the professional organizations in which he was active. Records of the professional organizations provide valuable insight into the development of librarianship as a profession, with particular emphasis on library school curriculum and training. Root's records supplement the files of the national organizations and add considerable detail for specific committee work. Less attention is given to library matters pertaining to Oberlin in these records. For documentation on the administration of the College Library during Root's tenure the researcher should consult the records of the Oberlin College Library (RG 16). Records of the professional societies include the American Library Association, 1901-24; Bibliographical Society, 1921-26; and Ohio Library Association, 1895-1922. Also included are files relating to the development of the Rutherford B. Hayes Memorial Library, 1924-28. Documentation includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, committee files, reports, and scattered minutes.

Talks by Root, both typescript and manuscript, cover history, science, religion and libraries. Several sermons delivered by Root are also included in this series.

Miscellaneous material includes a detailed inventory of possessions and expenditures in the Root household between 1887 and 1889, and notes regarding a trip to Germany in 1898-99. The final record series contains photographs (25) from 1884 to 1927.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Accessions: 143, 170, 236, 256, 1981/8, 2001/94.

Access Restrictions: Unrestricted.

Acquisition Method: The papers of Azariah Smith Root were recorded under five accessions. The bulk of the papers were received from the Oberlin College Library in 1971 (#143). Additional records, which were uncovered when Carnegie Library was being vacated, were accessioned in 1974 (#256). Other material, including the Anna Metcalf Root diaries were received from Marion Metcalf Root, the daughter of Azariah and Anna Root. These accessions were recorded in 1972 (#170) and 1974 (#236). In 1981 several miscellaneous items were transferred from Special Collections (1981/8). A.S. Root's notes on contract law were received from the Oberlin College Library's Special Collections, in accession 2001/94.

Finding Aid Revision History: Original arrangement by William E. Bigglestone. Rearranged by Brian Williams, July 1992. Revised by Melissa Gottwald, October 2001; Anne Cuyler Salsich, April 2009.

Other URL: http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/archon_pdfs/Root_Inventory.pdf

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Biographical, 1927-1986

Box 1

Folder 1: "Azariah Smith Root: An account prepared for his grandson by Marion Metcalf Root", ca. 1955: 1927-1930, 1961
Folder 2: Information about Azariah Root, 1924-1953, 1976-1986
Folder 3: Information about Azariah Root, 1924-1953, 1976-1986

Series 2: Correspondence, 1881-1934

Subseries 1: Incoming Correspondence

Box 2

Folder 1: Incoming Correspondence (Alphabetical), 1881-1934: A-V
Folder 2: Incoming Correspondence (Alphabetical), 1881-1934: A-V
Folder 3: Incoming Correspondence (Alphabetical), 1881-1934: A-V
Folder 4: Incoming Correspondence (Alphabetical), 1881-1934: A-V
Folder 5: Incoming Correspondence (Alphabetical), 1881-1934: A-V
Folder 6: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated
Folder 7: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated
Folder 8: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated
Folder 9: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated
Folder 10: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated
Folder 11: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated
Folder 12: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927, undated

Box 3

Folder 1: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927
Folder 2: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927
Folder 3: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927
Folder 4: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927
Folder 5: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927
Folder 6: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927
Folder 7: Incoming Correspondence (Chronological), 1923-1927

Subseries 2: Outgoing Correspondence

Box 3

Folder 1: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 2: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 3: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 4: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 5: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 6: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 7: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 8: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 9: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 10: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 11: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 12: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 13: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 14: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928
Folder 15: Outgoing Correspondence, 1900-1928

Subseries 3: Courtship Letters and Family Correspondence

Box 4

Item 1: Courtship Letters, Azariah S. Root and Anna Metcalf, 1881-1887: Two bound volumes of original letters.
Item 2: Courtship Letters, Azariah S. Root and Anna Metcalf, 1881-1887: Two bound volumes of original letters.

Box 5

Folder 1: Family Correspondence, 1884-1927: Mainly between Mr. and Mrs. Root
Folder 2: Family Correspondence, 1884-1927: Mainly between Mr. and Mrs. Root
Folder 3: Family Correspondence, 1884-1927: Mainly between Mr. and Mrs. Root
Folder 4: Letters from Azariah Root While in England, 1895
Folder 5: Letters from Azariah Smith Root and Anna Metcalf Root While in Germany, 1899
Folder 6: Letters to Anna Metcalf Root Regarding the Theater, 1914
Folder 7: Letters from Azariah Root While in Europe, 1925-1926
Folder 8: Letters Received from Azariah Root's Family, 1882-1917
Folder 9: Letters Received from Azariah Root's Family, 1882-1917
Folder 10: Letters Received from Azariah Root's Family, 1882-1917
Folder 11: Letters Received from Azariah Root's Family, 1882-1917
Folder 12: Letters Received from Azariah Root's Family, 1882-1917
Folder 13: Letters Received from Azariah Root's Family, 1882-1917

Series 3: Diaries and Notes, 1881-1929

Primarily from Anna Metcalf Root

Box 6

Item 1: Diary, 1883: See microfilm copy.
Item 2: Diary, 1884: See microfilm copy.
Item 3: Diary, 1897: See microfilm copy.
Item 4: Diary, 1898: See microfilm copy.
Item 5: Diary, 1899: See microfilm copy.
Item 6: Diary, 1900: See microfilm copy.
Item 7: Diary, 1901: See microfilm copy.

Box 7

Item 1: Diary, 1902: See microfilm copy.
Item 2: Diary, 1903: See microfilm copy.
Item 3: Diary, 1904: See microfilm copy.
Item 4: Diary, 1905: See microfilm copy.
Item 5: Diary, 1906: See microfilm copy.
Item 6: Diary, 1907: See microfilm copy.
Item 7: Diary, 1908: See microfilm copy.
Item 8: Diary, 1909: See microfilm copy.

Box 7A

Item 1: Diary, 1912: See microfilm copy.
Item 2: Diaries, 1914-1929: See microfilm copy.
Item 3: Diaries, 1914-1929: See microfilm copy.
Item 4: Diaries, 1914-1929: See microfilm copy.
Item 5: Diaries, 1914-1929: See microfilm copy.

Box 8

Folder 1: Lecture Notes of Professor John M. Ellis' "Evidences of Chrisitianity", 1882
Folder 2: Notes, Monthly Rhetoricals, 1881-1884: Photostats.
Folder 3: Notes, Monthly Rhetoricals, 1881-1884: Bound originals. Includes rhetoricals by Azariah S. Root.
Folder 4: Notes Regarding a Trip to Europe, 1912

Box 8A

Folder 1: Notes on Contract Law, Professor Ernest Hatch Bennett, Boston University Law School, 1884-1885: Accession 2001/94. Azariah Smith Root notes.

Series 4: Files Related to Faculty and Community Service, 1888-1920

Subseries 1: Faculty Service Files

Box 9

Folder 1: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library, George Feick, 1907-1908
Folder 2: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library, Richard D. Kimball Co., 1906-1908
Folder 3: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library, Patton and Miller, 1905-1909
Folder 4: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library, Patton and Miller, 1905-1909
Folder 5: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library, Patton and Miller, 1905-1909
Folder 6: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library, Patton and Miller, 1905-1909
Folder 7: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library Specifications, 1906-1907: Blueprint filed in RG 53.
Folder 8: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library Specifications, 1906-1907: Blueprint filed in RG 53.
Folder 9: Files Related to Faculty Service, Carnegie Library Specifications, 1906-1907: Blueprint filed in RG 53.

Box 10

Folder 1: Academy, ca. 1915
Folder 2: Alumni Records (Necrologies), 1888-1900
Folder 3: Callender Book Collection, R.T. Miller, 1916-1917
Folder 4: Committees, Alumni Magazine, 1905
Folder 5: Committees, Heating Plant, 1910
Folder 6: Committees, Honorary Degrees, 1909-1910: C.M. Hall, Wright Brothers
Folder 7: Committees, Investment Committee, Homer H. Johnson, 1915-1916
Folder 8: Committees, Purchasing Department, 1913
Folder 9: Committees, 75th Anniversary, 1908
Folder 10: Miscellaneous Committees, 1898-1922
Folder 11: Keep Cottage, 1911: Includes Patton and Miller
Folder 12: Keep Cottage, 1911: Includes Patton and Miller
Folder 13: Correspondence, Henry Churchill King, 1909-1910
Folder 14: Oberlin Kindergarten and Training School, 1920
Folder 15: Talcott Hall, 1913-1916
Folder 16: Rockefeller Gift to Half Million Fund, 1901-1902
Folder 17: Shurtleff Library, Theodore E. Burton Correspondence, 1917

Subseries 2: Community Service Files

Box 10

Folder 1: Board of Education, 1913-1924
Folder 2: Board of Health, 1901-1907
Folder 3: First Church, 1900-1908
Folder 4: Charles M. Hall Gift, First Church Organ, 1907-1910
Folder 5: First and Second Churches, 1910-1921
Folder 6: Oberlin Telephone Company, 1897-1906

Series 5: Files Related to Professional Librarianship, 1895-1928

Subseries 1: American Library Association

Box 11

Folder 1: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 2: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 3: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 4: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 5: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 6: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 7: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 8: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 9: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 10: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 11: American Library Association Correspondence (Incoming), 1901-1922
Folder 12: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 13: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 14: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 15: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 16: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 17: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 18: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922
Folder 19: American Library Association Correspondence (Outgoing), 1901-1922

Box 12

Folder 1: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 2: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 3: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 4: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 5: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 6: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 7: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.
Folder 8: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1921-1922: Through January 1922.

Box 13

Folder 1: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 2: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 3: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 4: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 5: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 6: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 7: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November
Folder 8: American Library Association, Presidential Records, 1922, February-November

Box 14

Folder 1: American Library Association, Executive Board, 1920-1921
Folder 2: American Library Association, Executive Board, 1920-1921
Folder 3: American Library Association, Executive Board, 1920-1921
Folder 4: American Library Association, Financial Records, 1920-1921
Folder 5: American Library Association, Library Training Committee, 1912-1917
Folder 6: American Library Association, Library Training Committee, 1912-1917
Folder 7: American Library Association, Library Training Committee, 1912-1917
Folder 8: American Library Association, Library Training Committee, 1912-1917
Folder 9: American Library Association, Sabin's Dictionary Committee, 1924

Box 15

Folder 1: American Library Association, War Service Committee (Library War Fund), 1918
Folder 2: American Library Association, War Service Committee (Library War Fund), 1918
Folder 3: American Library Association, War Service Committee (Library War Fund), 1918
Folder 4: Miscellaneous, ca. 1911-1924

Subseries 2: Bibliographical Society of America

Box 16

Folder 1: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Incoming), 1921-1926
Folder 2: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Incoming), 1921-1926
Folder 3: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Incoming), 1921-1926
Folder 4: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Incoming), 1921-1926
Folder 5: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Incoming), 1921-1926
Folder 6: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Incoming), 1921-1926
Folder 7: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1921-1926
Folder 8: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1921-1926
Folder 9: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1921-1926
Folder 10: Bibliographical Society of America, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1921-1926

Subseries 3: Ohio Library Association

Box 17

Folder 1: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Incoming), 1895-1921
Folder 2: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Incoming), 1895-1921
Folder 3: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Incoming), 1895-1921
Folder 4: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Incoming), 1895-1921
Folder 5: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Incoming), 1895-1921
Folder 6: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Incoming), 1895-1921
Folder 7: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1899-1922
Folder 8: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1899-1922
Folder 9: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1899-1922
Folder 10: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1899-1922
Folder 11: Ohio Library Association, Correspondence (Outgoing), 1899-1922

Subseries 4: Rutherford B. Hayes Library

Folder 1: Correspondence (Incoming), 1924-1927
Folder 2: Correspondence (Incoming), 1924-1927
Folder 3: Correspondence (Incoming), 1924-1927
Folder 4: Correspondence (Incoming), 1924-1927
Folder 5: Correspondence (Incoming), 1924-1927
Folder 6: Correspondence (Incoming), 1924-1927
Folder 7: Correspondence (Outgoing), 1925-1928
Folder 8: Correspondence (Outgoing), 1925-1928
Folder 9: Correspondence (Outgoing), 1925-1928
Folder 10: Correspondence (Outgoing), 1925-1928
Folder 11: Book Lists, ca. 1927
Folder 12: Minutes and Legal Papers, 1924-1926
Folder 13: Miscellaneous, ca. 1924-1927

Series 6: Talks and Writings, 1898-1927

Box 19

Folder 1: Libraries and Books, ca. 1900-1927
Folder 2: Libraries and Books, ca. 1900-1927
Folder 3: Library Schools, ca. 1910-1923
Folder 4: Oberlin, ca. 1898, 1905-1927
Folder 5: Oberlin, ca. 1898, 1905-1927
Folder 6: Sermons, ca. 1900-1920
Folder 7: Miscellaneous, ca. 1904-1920
Folder 8: Miscellaneous, ca. 1904-1920

Series 7: Miscellany, 1881-1927

Box 20

Folder 1: Course Material, 1928-1930, undated
Folder 2: "Germany", 1898-1899
Folder 3: "Papers re: Root Home, 150 N. Professor", 1887-1889, undated
Folder 4: "Papers re: Root Home, 150 N. Professor", 1887-1889, undated
Folder 5: Miscellaneous, 1881-1927
Folder 6: Miscellaneous, 1881-1927
Folder 7: Miscellaneous, 1881-1927

Series 8: Photographs, 1884-1927, undated

Box 21

Folder 1: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 2: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 3: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 4: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 5: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 6: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 7: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 8: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 9: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 10: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 11: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 12: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 13: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 14: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 15: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 16: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 17: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 18: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 19: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 20: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 21: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 22: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 23: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 24: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 25: Photographs, ca. 1884-1927
Folder 26: Photographs and Typescript, ca. 1910: Twenty photographs and 3-page typescript.