RG 19. Student Life

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...

Scope and Contents The Jewish Life collection documents various aspects of Jewish student life at Oberlin. The majority of the materials are from various Jewish student groups and publications, Kosher Halal Cooperative (founded originally as Kosher Cooperative), the Judaic and Near Eastern Studies (JNES) Department, and Hebrew House. There are also smaller amounts of religious materials, materials concerning interfaith/intergroup work and the role of non-profit organizations, and discourse surrounding...

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This collection has been divided into two subgroups: papers and audio recordings. The papers subgroup includes four series. It includes adminstrative information about WOBC and program guides. There is a small group of non-textual materials, including photographs. The audio recordings subgroup consists mostly of reel-to-reel tapes from the 1960s through 1990s.

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This record group holds the records of various activist and political student organizations at Oberlin College.

Scope and Contents The scrapbooks in this collection, assembled primarily by former Oberlin College students, are those not associated with a personal paper group. Not all scrapbooks are intact. Some were donated as dissembled or photocopied books, while others were dissembled and/or copied by Archives staff for preservation purposes. The inventory lists names of creators in alphabetical order. Married women’s names appear twice in the inventory, under two different surnames, maiden and married, for...

Scope and Contents The records of Pi Kappa Lambda, Theta Chapter, document the membership, programs, and governance of this honorary national musical fraternity from its establishment in 1927. The collection provides documentation concerning the history and operation of the national organization of Pi Kappa Lambda. The collection contains documentation concerning the work of the various presidents since 1961, including elections, correspondence, and honor recipients. >The Administrative Series...

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 Records.” The...

Scope and Contents The records of the Oberlin Peace Society relate to the organization’s commitment to the study and pursuance of peace within the international community, 1930-1939. The membership records show that almost half of the student body at Oberlin in 1931 were members of the Peace Society.  From the period 1930 to 1939, the records show that the Society and its members were involved in various activities to promote peace. The Peace Society sponsored conferences and lectures. Except for a 1947 War...

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This record group holds the records of various Oberlin College literary organizations.

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...