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RG 09. College of Arts and Sciences (Division)

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 09

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Botany Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-015
Scope and Contents Records relating to the early history of the Botany Department consist of account books, faculty files and grade books, student files and papers, and other miscellaneous writings and materials. This record group is arranged into nine series : I. Account Books ; II. Faculty Files; III. Grade Books ; IV. Miscellaneous Files; V. Miscellaneous Printed Materials; VI. Student Files; VII. Student Papers; VIII. Herbarium, further divided into two subseries: 1. Correspondence; 2. General Files, and...
Dates: 1846-1988, undated; Majority of material found in 1874-1980; Other: Date acquired: 1981 December 11

Department of English

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-009
Scope and Contents

This institutional collection consists of records of the Department of English from 1922 through 1996. It has been divided into four subgroups.

Dates: 1922-1996; Majority of material found in 1965-1989

Department of Education Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-004
Scope and Contents The records of the Department of Education, 1909(1958-1978)-1979, mainly document the department's administrative activities during its final twenty years of operation, especially its training and evaluation of student teachers. Records dating from the period prior to 1958 include one foot of correspondence files (1909-14) of Edward A. Miller (1866-1958), Professor and Head of the Department of Pedagogy (1903-07) and the first to hold the title Professor of Education (1907-31). These files...
Dates: 1909-1979; Majority of material found within 1958-1978; Other: Date acquired: 1967 July 6

Department of Art Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-028
Scope and Contents

This collection contains records of the Oberlin College Department of Art. It has been organized into six subgroups: Administrative Files, Degree Programs, Special Programs, Non-Textual Materials, Exhibitions and Publications, and Personnel Files. Each subgroup has been further subdivided into series.

Dates: early 20th century-2014 ; Other: Date acquired: 1995

Allen Memorial Art Museum Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-003
Scope and Contents The records of the Allen Memorial Art Museum date from 1899 to the present. A significant portion of the collection consists of correspondence files of the directors and curators, spanning the years from 1919 to 1991. The correspondence deals with various issues pertaining to acquiring, lending, and borrowing works of art. Extensive files also document exhibits from 1919 to 1987. These exhibition files often include checklists, catalogs, brochures, photographs, and correspondence. The rest...
Dates: 1899-2013; Other: Date acquired: 1972 January 17

Experimental College (ExCo) Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-018
Scope and Contents The Experimental College Records reflect the activities of a student-run academic department at Oberlin College. The ExCo Records span its creation in 1968 to the present, with a notable gap in the early 2000s as the earliest born-digital records were not retained. The collection has been arranged in four series: Series I. Course Catalogs and Lists; Series II. Course Materials; Series III. Administrative Files; and Series IV. Non-Textual Materials. Records include organization charters,...
Dates: 1968-2026, undated; Other: Dates acquired: 1988 October 5-2026 January 14

Theater and Dance Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-019
Scope and Contents

The records for the Theater and Dance Program are sparse, dating from 1971 to 2022. They are arranged into the following groupings: Annual Reports (2f); Publicity and Programs; Personnel Files (Restricted); Press-Related Clippings; Correspondence.

Dates: 1971-2022, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2001 April 18

Environmental Studies Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-020
Scope and Contents

The records are arranged into seven series: Administrative Files, Curriculum Files, Historical Files, Financial Records, Programs and Special Events, Subject Files, and Publications.

Dates: 1968-2000, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1993 June 8

Oberlin College Museum Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-012
Scope and Contents The records of the Oberlin College Museum, 1877-1964, include correspondence, inventories, an accession book, and a catalogue that contains information relating to the acquisition of specimens for the natural history museum. The Accession Book covers the period 1855-1949 and contains entries that include the name of the donor, date received, a description of the specimen, and the accession number. The correspondence files contain letters from individual donors. Inventory and specimen lists,...
Dates: 1877-1964, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1975 May 19

Department of German and Russian Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 09-013
Scope and Contents

This collection primarily consists of institutional files related to Oberlin College's German and Russian language departments from 1913 through 1992. The records include information related to writers in residence, summer sessions, and sessions abroad. The German and Russian Department Records have been arranged in three series: Series I. Departmental Administrative Files, Series II. German Language Instructional Files, and Series III. Russian Language Instructional Files.

Dates: 1913-1992, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1976 May 14