Questionnaires and Letters, undated

The Andrea R. Meyer Papers comprise her research materials, undergraduate thesis and a course paper from her time at Oberlin (1984-88) concerning the experiences of Jewish students at Oberlin College.

Her thesis, entitled “History of Jews at Oberlin College: A Mirror of Change—A Reflection of a Society” (1988), is available in these papers and also under a shortened title from the OhioLINK ETD Center online. Research materials for the project are photocopies of records in the Oberlin College Archives concerning admissions policies, enrollment, chapel, and religious organizations and activities, spanning ca. 1910 to 1961. They also include original, completed questionnaires from the college dating from the early 1950s titled “Your Jewish Experiences at Oberlin,” and letters from individuals who objected to the questionnaire. The questionnaires and letters are restricted.

The collection includes another of Meyer’s course papers, done for Researching Women’s History, in 1987. It is entitled “Marion Dorothy Benjamin: The Founder of the Oberlin College Menorah Society, From Cleveland to Oberlin, 1898-1919.”