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Sydney Nettleton Fisher Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-187
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sydney Nettleton Fisher document the Fisher family and his days as a student at Oberlin College. The collection is rich in documentation about the Fisher family, including an autobiography of Sydney N. Fisher and biographies of Robert Dean Fisher and Fisher's parents, Addison Washburn Fisher and Pearl Nettleton Fisher. The correspondence series contains letters between Sydney Fisher and family, including accounts of his teaching appointment at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey...
Dates:
1914-1986, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/25/1986
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sylvan Suskin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-387
Scope and Contents
This small collection is comprised of certain course materials created by Sylvan Suskin, as well as syllabi from other courses in the Department of Musicology at Oberlin College; materials relating to a letter by Beethoven in the Oberlin College Library; two essays by faculty member Roderick Knight on ethnomusicology; materials generated during the celebration at Oberlin of the bicentennial of Mozart’s death, and records generated by the Oberlin Inn Advisory Committee. More information on...
Dates:
1967-2000, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2005 September 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sylvia H. Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-359
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sylvia H. Williams primarily document her role as a curator at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1971-1983, and as Director of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, 1983-1996. The biographical files, correspondence, clippings, writings, and awards and diplomas provide documentation concerning her education, her interest in art and African Art, her work at the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, and her accomplishments as a successful...
Dates:
1952-1997, undated; Majority of material found in 1971-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2003 January 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sylvia Olden Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-369
Scope and Contents
The Sylvia Olden Lee papers range in date from 1843 to 2004 and provide information about her career, her personal projects, and research interests. While the topics covered by materials in this collection largely relate to music and the musical projects Olden Lee undertook, many other subjects are represented also, such as racial equality and travel. The materials are arranged into seven series: 1. Biographical; 2. Correspondence; 3. Name Files; 4. Teaching and Project Files; 5. Programs...
Dates:
1843-2004, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2004 April 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
The Oberlin Group Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 58
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin Group cover several years of collaborative effort between numerous liberal arts college libraries across the country from 1986 to 2013. These records provide documentation of the history, administration and management of the Oberlin Group, from the group’s initial meeting at the Oberlin College Library in 1986 through 2013. Several important technological advances and important collegiate changes such as the introduction and development of the Internet, library...
Dates:
1985-2013; Other: Date acquired: 11/17/2015
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Theater and Dance Program Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-019
Scope and Contents
The records for the Theater and Dance Program are sparse, dating from 1971 to 2022. They are arranged into the following groupings: Annual Reports (2f); Publicity and Programs; Personnel Files (Restricted); Press-Related Clippings; Correspondence.
Dates:
1971-2022, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2001 April 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas and Katherine Farquhar Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-283
Scope and Contents
The papers of Thomas and Katherine Farquhar document the social lives of two Oberlin College students during and after the first World War. Included in the collection are a journal, which records in detail one particular outing, and a full scrapbook, which gives a broad overview of Katherine’s activities during her entire four-year college career. In addition, a limited number of photocopies of newspaper clippings which contain biographical information are included. Few records exist of...
Dates:
1915-1989, undated; Majority of material found in 1915-1919; Other: Date acquired: 1989 August 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas Edward Harris Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 03-004
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists mostly of correspondence relating to Thomas E. Harris' tenure as presidential assistant between 1949 and 1953. The correspondence is divided into two subseries: 1. Name Files and 2. Subject Files. The subject files document various topics such as outside representation, alumni affairs and scholarships. The name files are mostly donor files containing incoming and outgoing (file copies) of correspondence with Oberlin College alumni, faculty and friends.
Dates:
1949-1953; Other: Date acquired: 1967 December 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas G. M. Simchak Photographs
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-365
Scope and Contents
The Thomas G.M. Simchak Photographs document his interest and participation in environmental, political, social, and outdoor activities, on campus and elsewhere. The collection consists of: Series 1. Photographic Prints from Thomas G.M. Simchak (approximately 931 prints); Series 2. Born-Digital Images on Compact Disks (2), containing 1,608 born-digital photographs, many of which are represented in the prints; and, Series 3. Reference Prints from Selected Born-Digital Images on CD-Roms (796...
Dates:
1999 - 2003; Other: Date acquired: 2003 June 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas H. LeDuc Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-099
Scope and Contents
The Thomas H. LeDuc Papers are a very incomplete record of his life and work. They are useful primarily for insight into the workings and course content of the History Department in the 1960s and 1970s, and for the history of the establishment of the College Archives.
Dates:
1949-1979, undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/28/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives