Papers, 1910-1925.

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Papers, 1910-1925.

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The collection consists primarily of letters (1910-25) between the Beard parents and children. Of special interest are the twenty letters written by Willard L. Beard and his daughter, Phebe, from Foochow, China (1921-23), some of which tell of the struggle between factions of the Chinese to gain control of the area. There are also photographs of the family and China, as well as some printed materials regarding the children in their high school and church in Oberlin.

.35 linear ft.

Oberlin College Library

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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...

Beard, Phebe, 1895-1925

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Beard, Willard L., 1865-1947.

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Willard L. Beard (1865-1947) was born in Huntington, Connecticut and received the A.B. degree from Oberlin College in 1891. In 1894, he married Ellen L. Kinney of Union, Connecticut (1868-1953), a student from 1893-94 in the Oberlin Theological Seminary and Academy. The Beards were missionaries in Foochow, China from 1907 to 1947. Their daughter, Phebe Beard, was born in Foochow in 1895 and received the A.B. degree from Oberlin in 1919. She was active in the Oberlin Band of Student Volunteers fo...