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John Dashiell Stoops was a Professor of Philosophy at Grinnell College from 1904 to 1943 and Professor Emeritus from 1943 until his death in 1973. He earned his A.B. from Dickinson, A.M. from Harvard, and a PhD from Boston University. He was also a graduate student at Union, Columbia, and Clark. He published three books: Ideals of Conduct: An Exposition of Moral Attitudes (1926), The Integrated Life (1951), and The Kingdom of Jesus (1951), as well as numerous articles. This collection includes manuscripts, notes, and correspondence. Unfortunately, almost all of the papers are not dated.

The Tibbs family was one of the few black families to live in Grinnell, Mrs. Tibbs living here from 1892 until 1963 when she moved to Omaha. The family members were: James O. Tibbs (1891-1941), Mamie Mary Redrick Tibbs (1892-1973), and their children: Harold (1920-?), Albert (1922-?), Janet (1926-), Shirley (1929-), Roberta (1931-), and Edward Lawrence (1933-?). The family lived at 712 Elm Street at the time when they moved from Grinnell (ca. 1963). Albert and his family lived at 707 Summer Street, 19??-1957.