Papers, 1922-1970

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Papers, 1922-1970

Topics include the Oberlin College physical education department, Shansi Committee, and Quakers.

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Oberlin College Library

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Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

Oberlin College. Physical Education Dept.

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Kinsey, Daniel Chapin, 1902-1970

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Gold Medal winner in the 1924 Olympics and a member of the Physical Education Department at Oberlin College (1928-1959). Kinsey was born in 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri, and received his education at the University of Illinois, earning a B.S. degree in 1926. He also attended the University of Chicago and George Williams College. Kinsey earned the M.A. from Oberlin in 1935 and the Ph. D. from the University of Michigan (1937). At Oberlin, he coached cross country, track and field, wrestling, and f...