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RG 19. Student Life

 Record Group
Identifier: RG 19

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Student Life: Cooperative Organizations

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-011
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the records of various Oberlin College cooperatives.

Dates: 1968-2009, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1989

Student Life: Autograph Albums Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-004-001
Scope and Contents The ten autograph albums in this collection are those not associated with a personal paper group; they date from the mid- to late nineteenth century. Some of the albums were kept for a long period of the owners’ lives, chronicling the persons that were of most influence for the owners. One of the albums, that of Kittie Mason Purdy, contains entries dating from 1867 to 1885. Four of the albums were owned by students who attended the Preparatory School operated by the College, a group not well...
Dates: 1828-1887; Other: Date acquired: 1971 February 24

Student Life: Diaries Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-004-002
Scope and Contents

The diaries in this collection are those not associated with any personal paper groups; they date from 1844 through 1937. Diaries not with papers can also be found in the Oberlin File, RG 21. Two diarists also assembled scrapbooks; these materials are all stored with scrapbooks in RG 19/4/3, as noted on the inventory.

Dates: 1844-1937; Other: Date acquired: 1961

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

Sexual Information Center Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-009-001
Scope and Contents The records of the Sexual Information Center (SIC) at Oberlin College document over four decades of student-led sexual health advocacy, education, and peer support, spanning from 1976 to 2019. Materials in the collection reflect the administrative, educational, and operational aspects of SIC’s work, including its evolution from a peer counseling center to a broader reproductive justice organization. The collection includes foundational documents, meeting minutes, daily office logs, financial...
Dates: 1976-2019, undated

Student Life: Residences

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-001-001
Scope and Contents

This record group contains files related to dormitories used by Oberlin College from 1869-2016. It does not include records related to all campus dorms, however.

Dates: 1869-2016; Other: Date acquired: 06/14/1967

Student Life: Organizations: Curriculum-Based Organizations

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-007
Scope and Contents

This collection contains files related to various curriculum-based student organizations at Oberlin College.

Dates: 1860-2023; Other: Date acquired: 08/06/1981

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

Oberlin Steel Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-003-003
Scope and Contents The records of Oberlin Steel contain four decades of music, photographs, letters, and other printed materials that span from 1985 to 2023. The records reflect the history of the tight-knit, entirely student-run ensemble, including correspondence related to discussions about steel drum music generally and potential musical arrangements for future performances. There are many letters which highlight the community outreach that has always been a part of Oberlin Steel, as well as letters...
Dates: 1986-2023, undated

Student Life: Student Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 19-005
Scope and Contents

The Student Papers collection consists of research papers written by Oberlin College students. The majority of the research topics concern Oberlin issues or people, but some cover other topics. The collection is one series, listing student papers in alphabetical order by author.

Dates: 1908-present; Acquired 1985 January 1