Papers, 1846-1930.

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Papers, 1846-1930.

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The papers consist largely of correspondence between Giles Waldo Shurtleff and Mary E. Burton, with most of the letters falling in the period 1861-65, during Shurtleff's Civil War service. Other records include commissions, discharge papers, muster rolls, one account book, newspaper clippings and ms. writings.

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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...

Shurtleff, Mary E. Burton, 1836-1924.

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Shurtleff, Giles Waldo, 1831-1924

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Giles Waldo Shurtleff was born in Canada in 1831 and came to the United States at age three. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1859 and married Mary E. Burton in 1864. During the Civil War, he served in Company C of the 7th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the 9th Army Corps, and the 5th U.S. Colored Troops. He reached the rank of brevetted Brigadier General. Following the war, Shurtleff returned to Oberlin to become a professor of Latin and Greek (1866-87). He also held positions as financi...