RG 31. Oberlin Community Records

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....

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....

Abstract The records of the City of Oberlin span 1858 to 2007. This material documents many aspects of the administration of Oberlin, including: minutes of City Council, records of City Officials, city boards, commissions and committees; ordinances and resolutions; the records of the Water Works, Police and Fire Departments, Public Works, and Code Administrators. The Water Works and the minutes and ordinances of the City Council are among the most complete record series. Major gaps exist among...

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This record group holds small amounts of material for fourteen clubs and associations in Lorain County in Series 1, and the larger Series 2 on the Neighborhood House Association of Lorain County. The latter includes oral history interviews on cassette tapes and select transcriptions on the history of the Neighborhood House Association.

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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 of the Oberlin Community Players primarily document the productions performed by the group during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Play scripts, programs, and newspaper articles provide evidence of the group’s work on the stage. The collection contains a scant amount of information about the groups administrative operations, including a copy of the constitution, 1953 and 1961, by-laws, 1976, Board and committee activity, membership information, and financial. The...

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,...

Scope and Contents The records (2 vols.) are mainly those of the executive committee plus newspaper clippings that report upon annual meetings and other activities of the Alliance. The clippings are pasted into the volumes in chronological sequence. The first 18 pages of volume one contain records of the “Oberlin Temperance League,” February 1, 1870, to May 1, 1874. This group apparently disbanded on the latter date because all cash on hand was turned over to the newly formed Alliance. Included are a few...