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Oberlin and Civil Rights Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-427
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin and Civil Rights Collection is an artificial one consisting of material donated by or relating to Oberlin students who participated in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The collection began as collaboration between the Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin alumni from the classes of the 1950s and 60s, and the staff of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine. Oberlin has a long tradition of student activism, and during the Civil Rights Movement many...
Dates:
1920s-2015, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1960s; Other: Date acquired: 2012 September 20
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Area Churches, Miscellaneous
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-004-002
Abstract
This small collection brings together limited files on churches in Oberlin and just outside of it in Lorain County. Few of these materials are church records, but rather collected clippings, booklets, programs, ephemera, and some compiled historical information. Larger holdings for individual churches have their own record groups within Oberlin Community Records: Church/Religious-based Organizations (RG 31/004).
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Banks
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-008
Scope and Contents
This collection has been divided into seven subgroups. Records related to First National Bank, Citizens' National Bank, Oberlin Savings Bank, Northern Ohio Bank, People's Banking Company, and Historical Information.
Dates:
1863-1985; Other: Date acquired: 02/21/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Beach Association Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-031
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,...
Dates:
1905-1992; Other: Date acquired: 05/10/1994
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin City Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-020
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1956-1994, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1993 June 7
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Affirmative Action Office
Collection
Identifier: RG 56
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of Affirmative Action document the College’s effort to create policies and procedures to ensure equal employment opportunities. The College, acting under federal legislation, established its first Affirmative Action Plan in 1976 “in keeping with its history of just and equal treatment of all persons, regardless of race, creed, sex, or national origin.” (From the Board of Trustees statement, November 18, 1972).The records of the Office of Affirmative...
Dates:
1976-2004
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Archives Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 41
Scope and Contents
The voluminous files document the full range of archival functions carried out by the staff operating under William E. Bigglestone, Roland M. Baumann, and Kenneth M. Grossi, respectively, over more than five decades.In particular the records handsomely document the acquisition of collections, the nature and level of reference activity, the role played by the unit on the instructional front, and the unit’s ongoing struggle for institutional support to keep pace with the growing...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1959 - 2024
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Archives Subject Files
Collection
Identifier: RG 44
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin College Archives Subject Files make up an artificial collection of ready-reference materials. They are maintained by Archvies staff. The files contain materials such as articles and clippings, booklets, pamphlets, publicity, and website printouts. The records include both originals and copies. These subject files cover a wide variety of topics relating to Oberlin College related events, memorabilia, and associated people. They also include some information about the broader...
Dates:
1610 - 2024; Majority of material found in 1833-2024
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Library Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 16-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin College Library cover the years 1815-1890. These historical materials provide proof of the work of five distinguished College Librarians, spanning a century, but they also document the role Oberlin played over time in developing librarianship in a small college liberal arts setting.Except for some gaps for the pre-1887 years and for missing annual reports for 1973-74 through 1977-78, the files in this record group are essentially complete. The...
Dates:
1815-2024; Majority of material found in 1950-1989; Other: Date acquired: 1973 February 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Library Records, Files of Ray English
Collection
Identifier: RG 16-002
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin College Library, the files of Ray English, Director of Libraries, predominantly cover the years of 1990-2015. They relate to the leadership of Ray English over a span of twenty-five years. Several technological advances and structural changes to both the library and the campus occurred during this period, which are evidenced by the record.This record group details the change to an online catalog (OBIS), the design and building of the Academic Commons at the Mudd...
Dates:
1914 - 2022; Majority of material found in 1990-2014; Other: Acquired 2015 October 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives