Non-Textual Materials Files, ca. 1900-1980

Contains photo albums, portraits, photographs of Oberlin College sports and activities, and a file of postcards and invitations. Included here are three photo albums, one each from Frances MacDaniels (dated 1909-1914), her older sister Helen Finney Cochran (dated 1912-1919), and Laurence MacDaniels (dated ca. 1900s), all depicting activities in and around Oberlin and Cincinnati. Other photographs (ca. 1910s) depict Oberlin College football, the Glee Club, and track, as well as undated prints of Oberlin College buildings. Files are arranged alphabetically and thereunder chronologically. Also includes a photo album from Laurence MacDaniels' work in Turkey, Egypt, and Greece from 1919 to 1920 with the American Committee for Relief in the Near East (ACRNE), later called the Near East Foundation (NEF). The photographs depict a wide range of life in and images of the Near East: people, farming, courtyards, homes, markets, shops, museums, and churches. They also depict remains of the First World War: abandoned German equipment, military equipment and personnel, and destroyed sites from the War. Also depicted are Mr. and Mrs. MacDaniels and photos showing the relief effort. The negatives of these photos are included, as well. Also included is a DVD disk containing 164 tiff images of the photographs in the album of the Near East relief work. [2003/070]