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Oberlin College. Office of the Secretary

 Organization

Staff Only

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 28
Scope and Contents The alumni records retained in the Oberlin College Archives represents only the files of deceased graduates and former students. Current files on living alumni are held by the Alumni Information Service and are housed in the basement of Bosworth Hall. Faculty, staff, trustee, and president files mainly are comprised of deceased or retired individuals.The alumni records in the Oberlin College Archives are arranged in eight series: 1. Non-graduates who died prior to July 1, 1966; 2....
Dates: 1833-2024; Other: 1968-08-30
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

College General Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 00
Abstract

The College General group consists of all printed materials produced by the academic and administrative units of Oberlin College. For the convenience of staff and users, these printed materials have been gathered under this single title, but they may also be found in the record groups relating to particular office functions.

Dates: 1834-2024; Other: Acquired 1966
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Map Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 52
Scope and Contents

Maps related to Oberlin and Oberlin College ranging in date from ca. 1822 through 2014. Maps show the College campus, the Western Reserve lands, Oberlin city wards, and other locations in Lorain County. Several maps in this collection are copies of originals in other collections or locations, as noted on the inventory.

Dates: ca. 1822-2014, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2001 September 10
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

Office of the Secretary Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 05
Scope and Contents The records of the Office of the Secretary document the duties and functions of the office beginning with the creation of the office in 1899. The records also include documents prior to the organization of the Office of the Secretary. The majority of these records are located in the historical file. The records illustrate the gradual growth of the Office of the Secretary, from an ancillary offshoot of the Office of the Treasurer, to an administrative office overseeing the functions of the...
Dates: 1833 - 1998; Other: Date acquired: 1967 January 1
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 43
Dates: 1970-2013, undated; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/1989
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Student Life: Mock Convention Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-008
Scope and Contents These records document the mock political conventions held at Oberlin College from 1860 to 1968. This quadrennial event was an Oberlin tradition that many alumni regarded as a highlight of their student experience. There were twenty-seven mock political conventions held at Oberlin. Twenty-four were Republican, two were Democratic, and one was non-partisan. The records consist of correspondence, financial records, official proceedings, committee records, convention newspapers, programs and...
Dates: 1860-1968; Majority of material found in 1924-1968; Other: Date acquired: 07/21/1970
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Student Life: Musical and Dramatic Organizations: Gilbert and Sullivan Players Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-003-001
Scope and Contents Although Gilbert and Sullivan operettas have been produced at Oberlin at least since the 1930s, the Oberlin Gilbert and Sullivan Players, as a group, was formed in 1949. The first production, The Pirates of Penzance, took place in 1950. The bulk of records cover the period 1949-1990. The collection occupies 4.95 linear feet.  A few financial records from Gilbert and Sullivan productions of the 1930’s and 1940’s can be found in Series 4, “Financial...
Dates: 1938-2005; Majority of material found in 1938-1995; Other: Date acquired: 1990 May 10
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Student Life: Musical and Dramatic Organizations Records, General

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-003-002
Scope and Contents The records of the Musical and Dramatic Organizations of Oberlin College within the Student Life record group are arranged in six series: 1. Gilbert and Sullivan Players, 1938-1995, 2000, 2002; 2. Music Education Club, ca. 1958-1991; 3. Glee Clubs, 1878-1957, undated; 4. Musical Union, 1837-1970, 2011, 2013, 2015-16, undated; 5. Oberlin Dramatic Association, 1847-1974, undated; 6. Miscellaneous Groups, 1844, 1852-54, 1859, 1864-67, 1884-1887, 1913-1998, 2002-2004, undated.The...
Dates: 1837-2016, undated; Majority of material found in 1938-1995; Other: Date acquired: 1974 April 16
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

Student Life: Religious Organizations Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-001
Scope and Contents The earliest records in this group reflect Oberlin’s support of missionary endeavors of Protestant organizations both at home and abroad in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.The organizations affiliated with Christian missionary activity were the Foreign Missionary Volunteers, the Students Missionary Society, the Student Volunteer Band, the Union Missionary Society, the Young Ladies Missionary Society, and the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor. Later twentieth and early...
Dates: 1852-2012, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1979 January 16
Found in: Oberlin College Archives

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