RG 31. Oberlin Community Records

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The single volume of detailed minutes of the meetings provides a record of the discussions held and opinions expressed by members. Resolutions passed comprise a substantial part of the minutes. The 1835 constitution and annual reports also are included in the notebook. The dates covered by the volume are 1835 to 1857. A copy has been made for public access.

Scope and Contents The papers of the Oberlin Public Schools consist of High School Annuals (1902-28), graduation programs (1870s), and names and addresses, 1915-16, 1921-22, 1931-46; Junior High Council, ca.  1930; Pleasant School PTA, 1954-70; and other records, 1927-51. Older records, 1843-72, include pupil enumerations, teachers and district clerk reports, bonding certificates, teachers certificates, superintendents and board minutes and reports, correspondence, bids, deeds for school lots,...

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The Senior Forum Records include membership information, minutes, treasurer's reports, programs, and constitutions.

Scope and Contents Central to the records are nine journals, 1887-1944, which contain minutes of meetings and annual reports. The journal covering the first two years is missing, and thus documentation explaining the precise purpose and scope of the group is lacking. Most of the other records are financial, including ledgers, 1885-1924 (3 vols.), and cashbooks, 1892-1928 (4 vols.), detailing how moneys were received and expended. Included in these files are the names of the many members and persons served....

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The records of the Oberlin City Club range in date from 1956 to 1994. They include correspondence and organizational records such as membership files and minutes.

Scope and Contents Records of the Rotary Club of Oberlin document the community service activities of that group from 1938-2006, including its involvement in scouting, educational scholarships, and exchange programs, and its participation in worldwide service activities of Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation. The collection is organized in eleven series: 1. Constitution and Bylaws; 2. Minutes; 3. Correspondence; 4. Financial Records; 5. Membership; 6. Service Activities; 7. Programs; 8....

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Miscellaneous Business Records has been divided into three record series. It contains records related to Oberlin-area businesses, the Mutual Fire Association of Oberlin, and the Oberlin Board of Commerce.

Scope and Contents Nearly all of the records of the Lorain County Arts Council (LCAC) in this collection, spanning 1985-1988, relate to production of the quarterly journal Spectrum, which ceased publication in 1988. The files relating to the proposed LCAC film project for television, “The Bluest Eye: Race in Historical Perspective,” are the exception. A screenplay based on Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye, written by Pamela Douglas for...

Scope and Contents The records from Bayer Diagnostics Corporation document the medical instrument manufacturing and research of Bayer Diagnostics and its predecessor entities, Gilford Instrument Laboratories, Ciba Corning Diagnostics, and Chiron Diagnostics. For four decades this manufacturing plant was a major employer in the city of Oberlin. Located at 132 Artino Street, Gilford Instrument Laboratories was the first occupant of the Oberlin Industrial Park in 1959. The company was a leading manufacturer...

Scope and Contents The materials in this collection consist of photocopies from the Oberlin College Archives, the Oberlin Beach Association’s records, and letters and clippings from the Association’s members. They were compiled by Mildred Locke Chapin and comb-bound into several editions of a two-volume manuscript entitled “History in the Making.” Also included is a smaller compilation entitled “A Tydbit of Oberlin Beach from 1917.” The volumes contain photocopies of newspaper articles, minutes,...