RG 31. Oberlin Community Records

Scope and Contents Records include minutes of general meetings and board meetings, 1924-1950; an annual report, 1945-46; bulletins, 1944-1960, 1969-1972; correspondence, 1955-1959; printed matter, 1956-1970; newspaper clipping, 1941, 1952, and 1947-1965; and three scrapbooks, 1949-1961. Folders of information from various committees cover the following topics: “Citizen’s View of 1952,” a program sponsored by NBC Radio; “Life Magazine”; the League of Women Voters, 1952-53;...

Scope and Contents The records of the Pansy Chapter #34, Oberlin Order of the Eastern Star document the organization’s internal activities and their ties to other O.E.S. groups. The group met regularly for bi-weekly meetings, and celebrated activities such as Association Day, Flag Day, Inspections, Installation of officers and Friendship nights with other nearby Ohio chapters.The collection consists of a three-page history, 1976; a list of past Matrons and Patrons, 1895-1977; programs for events...

Scope and Contents The records of the Oberlin Junior Women’s Club document the organization’s involvement in local community projects, as well as ties to state and national organizations. The collection consists of club handbooks, 1961-64; constitution and rules, 1954; programs for events, 1961-1963; newspaper clippings, 1960-63; magazines from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1961-62, and the Directory of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1960-62. The records also include miscellaneous papers of...

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The records consist of minutes of meetings (14 vols.), treasurer’s books (3 vols.), printed programs, membership lists, newspaper obituaries and other clippings, correspondence, financial records, and some printed matter of state or national origin.

Scope and Contents The records include annual reports, 1885-1913, written by Julia Monroe, Mary Monroe (1854-1917), and Kate Fowler (1860-1933), successive directors of the school; teachers’ class reports, ca. 1887; financial records, 1885-1916; letters from industrial schools in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, ca. 1885; names of teachers and students; lesson plans for teachers; religious lessons, undated; notes on advice to the girls and their mothers, ca. 1885-1892; samples of work done; and a book of...

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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This collection is divided into 14 record series. Its records span 1937 through 1998, and include administrative information, annual reports, correspondence, financial records, membership records, publicity and program files, and photographs.

Scope and Contents The group is organized around twelve records series: Series 1. Constitutions and Bylaws; 2. Annual Reports and Financial Records; 3. Minutes; 4. Correspondence; 5. Membership; 6. History; 7. Program Booklets; 8. Publications; 9. Events/Special Projects; 10. Clippings; 11. National and State Publications; and 12. Certificates.  Topics covered include national and state conventions, AAUW fellowships, the yearly tea for Oberlin College senior women, the moving-picture improvement campaign,...

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Oberlin School of Commerce records date from 1859 through 1997. Records include student directories, a history of the School of Commerce, business college news, student records, and photographs.

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....