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Raymond G. von Tobel papers

 Collection
Identifier: 374

Scope and Contents

The Raymond G. von Tobel papers relate to von Tobel's career as a teacher and school administrator in Georgia and North Dakota with the American Missionary Association. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and school publications. The majority of the collection pertains to von Tobel's work at Ballard Normal School in Macon, Georgia. Additional material documents his time in North Dakota teaching among the Sioux people and includes photographs and a hymnal published in 1912 in the Dakota language. Von Tobel's notebook includes notes and observations from various education conferences from 1928 to 1932. Correspondence includes letters between von Tobel and administrators of the American Missionary Association. A small amount of material immediately dating after von Tobel's death in 1935 is present.

Dates

  • Created: 1911-1936
  • Other: Date acquired: 08/01/1976

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.

Extent

1.74 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Harriet Von Tobel

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Accruals and Additions

Papers donated in 1976 with one addendum received in 1977.

Related Materials

The records of the American Missionary Association contain additional materials related to von Tobel, Ballard Normal School, and the Association's work among the Sioux.

Separated Materials

Three volumes of Who's Who: Directory of Workers for the American Missionary Association removed to library.

Issues of The Ballardite, the student newspaper of Ballard Normal School, removed to the School Newspapers Collection in library.

News clippings and ephemera regarding Ballard Normal School that postdate von Tobel removed to collection file.

Processing Information

Collection processed in 2013.

Title
Raymond G. von Tobel papers
Author
Jennifer Conerly
Date
08/13/2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository

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