Bohn, William Frederick, 1878-1947
Variant namesWilliam Frederick Bohn (1878-1947), Assistant to the President at Oberlin College, 1913-1944.
Educated at Oberlin College (A.B. 1900, B.D. 1905, A.M. 1908). Ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1902. In 1905 he became Secretary to the President and Secretary for the Bureau of Appointments. In 1913, he was appointed Assistant to the President under Henry Churchill King (1858-1934) and later served under Ernest Hatch Wilkins (1880-1966). Bohn played a key role in Oberlin's first major fund- raising drive, the capital campaign of 1923. Active in religious affairs, he was a trustee of the First Church in Oberlin, director of the Congregational Foundation for Education, and for many years was a trustee of the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association.
From the description of Papers, 1900-1952. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 25029720
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referencedIn | Oberlin College. Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Records, 1862, 1887-1991. | Oberlin College Library | |
referencedIn | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions archives, 1810-1961. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Bohn, William Frederick, 1878-1947. Papers, 1900-1952. | Oberlin College Library | |
referencedIn | Oberlin College. Office of Career Development and Placement. Records, 1887-1975 1937-1975. | Oberlin College Library |
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associatedWith | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934. | person |
associatedWith | Oberlin College | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Oberlin College. Office of Career Development and Placement. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Oberlin College. Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Wilkins, Ernest Hatch, 1880-1966. | person |
associatedWith | Williams, Whiting, 1878- | person |
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Birth 1878
Death 1947