Arnold-Safford family papers, 1856-1992

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Orlan Arnold was an environmental chemist who conducted research on water and air pollution. Virginia Safford Arnold was a pianist and music teacher. The collection includes correspondence, professional papers, biographical material, press clippings, and photographs relating to life and careers of Orlan Arnold and Virginia Safford Arnold. Also included are genealogical and other materials for the Albright, Crawford, Safford, and Sunderland families.

The Arnold-Safford family papers contain photographic materials and mementos dating from as early as 1856, but the majority of the collection is comprised of materials from the beginning of the twentieth century through the late 1930s. The collection is divided into four series: Orlan Arnold Papers, Virginia Safford Arnold Papers, Genealogical Research, and Family Photographs and Mementos.

Orlan Arnold, 1937-1980

The Orlan Arnold papers span 1937-1980 and focus on his professional life and accomplishments. The resume file includes a number of his curriculum vitae, as well as information on his patents. His correspondence spans 1937-1980 and relates to his career and to his strong alumni connections to Grinnell College, in particular their chemistry department.

Professional Papers and Resumes

Box 1

Correspondence, 1937-1980

Box 1

Honors and Awards, 1938-1980

Box 1

Press Clippings

Box 1

Virginia Safford Arnold, 1925-1932

Virginia Safford Arnold's papers are a rich collection of information relating to family life and education in the 1920s. The bulk of this series, the correspondence file, is comprised of Virginia's letters to her family during the last two years of her college education. It documents her everyday domestic and academic triumphs and troubles, as well as her unfolding romance with Orlan Arnold. The education file has correspondence relating to her transfer from Antioch College to Grinnell, as well as material relating to her extracurricular activities as a member of an American Friends Service Committee "Peace Caravan." Her final file contains some of her writing--a short memoir piece she wrote to her grandchildren and another that she submitted to Reader's Digest in the hopes of having it published.