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Sexual Information Center Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-009-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Sexual Information Center (SIC) at Oberlin College document over four decades of student-led sexual health advocacy, education, and peer support, spanning from 1976 to 2019. Materials in the collection reflect the administrative, educational, and operational aspects of SIC’s work, including its evolution from a peer counseling center to a broader reproductive justice organization. The collection includes foundational documents, meeting minutes, daily office logs, financial...
Dates:
1976-2019, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sharon F. Patton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-361
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sharon F. Patton primarily document her time as the John G.W. Cowles Director of Oberlin College's Allen Art Museum, 1998-2003, and her interest in African and African American Art.Her interest in collecting popular artwork is represented by four of her prints, salt and pepper shaker figurines, and a cotton novelty ornament all based on the subject of African-American stereotype popular artwork.Photographs given to Dr. Patton by Abe Goldsmith of his...
Dates:
1916-2003, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1983-2003; Other: Date acquired: 2003 March 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sherlock Bristol Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-382
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sherlock Bristol document the last few years of Bristol's ministerial work before his death in 1906, which he presents his views on popular religious topics at the turn of the century. The thirteen letters to Reverend William Marsh confirm that the fearless Bristol had remained steadfast to "Oberlin Perfectionism" all his life. His letters continually take up the gifts of spirituality in general and what it meant to accept faith, by way of the Bible, in particular....
Dates:
1841-1904, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1904; Other: Date acquired: 2006 March 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sherwood F. Moran Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-062
Scope and Contents
The Sherwood F. Moran Papers consist of correspondence, published writings, photographs, and some miscellaneous items arranged in four series. Series one holds the bulk of the collection, comprising letters written by Moran to his wife, Ursul Reeves Moran, during his service as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. The letters date from May 17, 1942, through January 15, 1946, covering his part in the Guadalcanal campaign for which he received...
Dates:
ca. 1920s-1974, undated; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1946; Other: Date acquired: 1971 November 29
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Silas F. Millikan Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-084
Scope and Contents
The papers of Silas F. Millikan primarily document the lives of his immediate family and relatives. The bulk of the material, especially the correspondence, concerns Silas’ parents, Daniel and Aurelia Millikan, and his mother’s family, the Peases. The first series, Biographical Material, contains the bulk of the information about Silas F. Millikan, particularly in a biographical sketch of the minister. The biography, written by an unknown author, includes quotes by Millikan, as well as...
Dates:
1814-1960, undated; Majority of material found in 1830s-1864; Other: Date acquired: 07/16/1974
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Simon Fraser MacLennan Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-031
Abstract
The Papers of Simon Fraser MacLennan document MacLennan's career as a teacher and scholar. The biographical information (Series 1) contains only brief information of his personal life, with more emphasis on his professional activities. The collection does illustrate MacLennan's scholarly interests and his teaching. The instructional files contain detailed syllabi for the teaching of ethics, and voluminous notes concerning comparative religions. The writings series illustrate MacLennan's...
Dates:
1897-1944; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Smith Norton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-115
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of Norton's manuscript sermons and notes plus some occasional addresses of his, 1883‑91 and undated. Of main interest are his notes. They were taken upon Charles Finney's lectures on pastoral theology and on his Thursday Lectures, c.1858‑61; on Professor Horatio B. Hackett's lectures at Newton Theological Seminary, 1855; and at Andover Theological Seminary on Professor E.A. Park's lectures, 1856‑57; and on Professor Austin Phelps' lectures, 1857‑58. Also included are...
Dates:
ca. 1856-1891, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/14/1978
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sound Recordings: Cassette Tapes
Collection
Identifier: RG 37-003
Scope and Contents
The cassette tape recordings consist of approximately 550 separate recordings, primarily of campus events and productions. The earliest recordings on cassette tape in this collection are user copies from phonograph records and reel-to-reel tapes. Starting in 1980 the College consistently recorded campus events on cassette tape up until the dominance of digital media in the mid-2000s. The collection does not include any recordings from 2007 or 2009. Only three recordings represent 2013, and...
Dates:
1950-2013, undated; Majority of material found in 1980-2000; Other: Date acquired: 06/29/1984
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sound Recordings: Compact Discs (CDs)
Collection
Identifier: RG 37-004
Scope and Contents
Oberlin College’s recordings on CD-ROM can be found within many record groups. RG 37/4 Audio Recordings: CD-ROMs was set up for recordings other than those transferred from other departments or in personal paper groups. Most of the CD-ROMs in this collection, arranged in two series, are recordings that date from the year 2000 and later. The first series comprises recordings of events or groups on campus, including speaker presentations, symposia, and musical and dramatic performances. These...
Dates:
1947-2024; Majority of material found in 2000-2013
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sound Recordings: Phonograph Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 37-001