Papers, 1917–74, 1 ft. Served with the YMCA in Yokohama, Japan, 1918–19, and in Harbin, Manchuria, 1919–20. He was in contact with the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia and attempted to learn Russian. Includes 80 letters (mostly family correspondence), in which he comments on events and people he observed; a journal with photographs of Irkutsk; music for a few Russian songs; and recollections, 1972–74, of his overseas work. Collection available on microfilm, which must be used for the majority of papers because of the very fragile condition of the originals. Unpublished inventory card and box list (NUCMC 76–656).
George A. Lanyi
Papers, 1939-1980. 2.0 linear ft. Collection consists of correspondence, classroom and outside lectures, and miscellaneous writings documenting Lanyi's career as a teacher and researcher of political science (1947-1980). The bulk of the material consists of coursework material (lecture notes, outlines, reading lists, examinations) pertaining to his teaching. Courses include comparative communist systems, internal Soviet politics, and the Middle East. Biographical Note: George A. Lanyi was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1913. In 1937 he earned a B.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He received the M.A. (1941) and Ph.D. (1949) from Harvard University. A specialist in international relations and comparative governmental systems, Lanyi served as a regional expert on Hungary and Yugoslavia in the Office of War Information (OWI) in Washington, D.C. from 1943 to 1945. After several brief teaching stints, Lanyi joined the faculty at Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio) in 1950 as an assistant professor of political science. He was made a full professor in 1958. Lanyi served as chairman of the department in 1970-71 and 1974-76. He retired in 1980, and after a brief illness died in 1981. Catalogue record: http://obis.oberlin.edu/record=b1570721~S4
George Frederick Wright (1838-1921)
Papers, 1850–1921, ca. 17 cu. ft. Oberlin professor, Congregational minister, and geologist. Includes information about his trip across Russia in 1900. Unpublished finding aid.
Susan Wealthy Orvis
Papers, 1917-1939. 0.8 Linear Feet. The papers of Susan Wealthy Orvis consists mainly of notes (c. 1934-39) taken by Orvis during the lectures of Graduate School of Theology professors Robert Elliot Brown, Francis William Buckler, Clarence Tucker Craig, George Walter Fiske, Clarence Herbert Hamilton, and Walter Marshall Horton. Also included are notes used by Orvis in her teaching at the Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work in Cleveland (1935-1937); correspondence (1922-26, 1934-35, and n.d.); and biographical information, including an account of her experience in Russia during the 1917 revolution. Finding aid available: http://oberlinarchives.libraryhost.com/?p=collections/controlcard&id=296
