Papers, 1935-1983.

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Papers, 1935-1983.

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The papers of Ellsworth C. Carlson document his undergraduate days at Oberlin College. One third of this collection documents Carlson's years as a Shansi representative to China and Shansi Board Member. Areas with limited documentation include Carlson's professional contributions as a faculty member, and his special interest in East Asian History.

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The Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association (OSMA) is a private foundation housed on the campus of Oberlin College. It was established in 1908 to memorialize Oberlin-educated missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions who died in the Boxer Rebellion in China during the summer of 1900. The first of the missionaries, known as the Oberlin China Band, had gone to China in 1881. They evangelized, established schools, carried on medical work and famine relief, and operated op...

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Ellsworth C. Carlson was born May 27, 1917, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Carlson graduated from Oberlin College in 1939 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and an A.B. degree in History. Carlson served as an "Oberlin in China" rep from 1939-1943. After working as Regional Planner, Office of Strategic Services (1944-45) and Country Specialist, United States Dept.of State (1945-47), Carlson returned to the U.S. and completed his formal education at Harvard University (M.A., 1949, Ph. D, 1950). Carlson joine...