Oberlin College
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1850
Languages Used
- English
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Architectural Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 53
Scope and Contents
The architectural records at the Oberlin College Archives relate to the architecture or built environment of the College and the City of Oberlin from the 1830s to the present, except for a handful of isolated references to other places. The buildings which make up the Oberlin College campus, as well as those which are now gone, constitute a rich artifactual document of institutional growth since the founding of Oberlin in 1833. Oberlin’s architectural history is one of eclecticism – a...
Dates:
1842-2008, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1976
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David L. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-065
Scope and Contents
The collection contains both personal and professional papers of David L. Anderson. Personal papers include correspondence and items relating to Anderson's ministry, family, Navy service, health and car insurance, investments, and retirement. Professional papers exist for activities directly relating to Oberlin, and for external professional involvement. Included are correspondence, memoranda, notes, class syllabi, students' papers and exams, lecture outlines, drafts and final copies of...
Dates:
1915-1997; Majority of material found within 1948-1984; Other: Date acquired: 09/15/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Kate Bowne Leonard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-224
Scope and Contents
The papers of Kate Bowne Leonard offer insight into the life of a female college graduate who served her family rather than pursuing a career. The papers include childhood compositions (ca. 1880s), lecture notes (1923-24), diaries and journals (1889-1931), an autograph book (1886-1892), and photographs (1878-1903). There exists a small body of correspondence received from her family, and postcards and Christmas cards from classmate Katherine Wright Haskell (1874-1929, A.B. 1898), who was...
Dates:
ca. 1880-1931; Other: Date acquired: 1978 February 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: DVDs
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-003
Scope and Contents
The DVD collection includes copies of 16mm film, copies of VHS tapes, and born digital files.
Dates:
1940-2024; Majority of material found in 1996-2013
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: Motion Picture Film Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-001
Scope and Contents
The motion picture film collection comprises approximately 252 reels of safety film, primarily 16mm, dating from 1927 to 1983, with the bulk dating from 1927 through the 1950s. The films are inventoried on a FileMaker Pro database accessible to Archives staff. The following subject index to the film collection is not complete but will enable the researcher to grasp the range of films available on commonly searched topics. Films cannot be played on equipment. Some films have been...
Dates:
1927 - 1983; Majority of material found in 1927-1950s; Other: Date acquired: 08/31/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: Videotape Recordings
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-002
Scope and Contents
Most of the Oberlin College Archives’ motion picture recordings on VHS cassette tape have some relation to Oberlin College or the City of Oberlin. The rest are, with only a few exceptions, related to Lorain County or the greater Cleveland/Akron area.
For the most part, the videocassettes date from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. VHS (Video Home System) tape was first released in America in 1977 and began to be replaced by other media in the late 1990s, first by DVCAM tapes on...
Dates:
1940-2009, undated; Majority of material found in 1990-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin and Civil Rights Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-427
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin and Civil Rights Collection is an artificial one consisting of material donated by or relating to Oberlin students who participated in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The collection began as collaboration between the Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin alumni from the classes of the 1950s and 60s, and the staff of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine. Oberlin has a long tradition of student activism, and during the Civil Rights Movement many...
Dates:
1920s-2015, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1960s; Other: Date acquired: 2012 September 20
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin File
Collection
Identifier: RG 21
Abstract
The Oberlin File is a collection of single items by or about Oberlinians and the College. It is an artificial collection comprised of many small accessions or items transferred without deed of gift.
Dates:
1823-2003, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Folk Music and the Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 61
Abstract
The collection in the Archives’ Oberlin Folk Music and The Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Recordings comprises original reel-to-reel tapes dating from 1955-1977 and duplicate CDs of the Conservatory Library’s Folk Music Archive. Additional materials unique to the Archives’ collection include audio, video and photographic records of Spring Folkfest performances from 1997-2017 (2014-2017 is more complete). While there are numerous Folk Music Club and Spring Folkfest recordings taken at the...
Dates:
1955-2018; Other: Date acquired: 09/09/2022
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of Vice President for Operations
Collection
Identifier: RG 14-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of Vice President for Operations consists of materials from the Vice President's office, including administrative files, records related to buildings and grounds, human resources records, and insurance files.
Dates:
1973-1997, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives