Papers, 1868-1974, 1909-1974.

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Papers, 1868-1974, 1909-1974.

The personal papers of Oberlin College Secretary Donald Melbourne Love document Love's activities as a writer, administrator, teacher, civic leader, and traveler. The papers span his lifetime and include correspondence, miscellaneous family papers, committee and teaching files, photographs, and historical materials relating to Oberlin and Ohio collected by Love.

7 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7236811

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...

Love, Donald M. (Donald Melbourne), 1894-1974

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Donald Melbourne Love was born in Bloomingville, Ohio on September 15, 1894. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1916 and taught high school in Illinois and Ohio until 1926 when he was appointed Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College. From 1929 to 1935, while Assistant Dean, he served as Registrar; in 1935, he was appointed Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1938, he was named Secretary of Oberlin College, a post he held until his retirement in 19...