Papers, 1838-1921.

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Papers, 1838-1921.

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The papers of Julia Finney Monroe are modest in volume and varied in terms of composition. The content largely focuses on very specific aspects of her life, such as her charity work, most notably with Oberlin Charities Association, and her travels to Europe and the Middle East. There are few files relating to her personal or family life with the exception of legal records which include the wills of her father, Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875) and her husband, James Monroe (1821-1898). Numerous printed items, mainly relating to charity organizations are included.

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Finney, Charles G., 1792-1875

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Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875), revivalist, educator, and second President of Oberlin College (1851-65), abandoned the practice of law after a dramatic religious conversion and, following ordination in the Presbyterian Church, launched a decade of extraordinarily successful revivals in New York state (1824-33). He left the Presbyterian Church in 1836 and identified himself as a Congregationalist from then on. Finney's brand of theological perfectionism helped to make Oberlin College famous...

Oberlin Industrial School

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Monroe, James, 1821-1898

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James Monroe (1821-1898) was born in 1821 to New England Quakers. Well-educated, Monroe joined the American Anti-Slavery Society lecture circuit in 1841. In 1844 he enrolled in Oberlin College and earned the A.B. in 1846 and the B.D. in 1849. After holding a pastorate in Sandusky, Ohio, he was named professor of Belles Lettres at Oberlin College in 1849. Monroe's antislavery activity led him through several political changes, moving from Garrisonian views, to the Liberty and Free-Soil parties be...

Associated Charities of Oberlin

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Monroe, Julia Finney, 1837-1930

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Julia Finney Monroe (1837-1930), daughter of Oberlin College's second president Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875), studied in the Oberlin College Ladies' Preparatory Department. In 1865 she married widower James Monroe (1821-1898), then the United States Consul to Rio de Janeiro. Mrs. Monroe was engaged in a wide variety of political and intellectual activities, and was described in later years as "the perfect Victorian woman." In 1885 she founded the Oberlin Industrial School that trained yo...