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Graduate School of Theology Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 11
Scope and Contents
The records of the Graduate School of Theology span the years 1841 to 1967, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period from 1903 to 1966. For documentation of the seminary's first seventy years (1833-1903), when Oberlin's presidents controlled seminary operation, researchers will wish to consult the presidential papers of Charles Grandison Finney (2/2), James Harris Fairchild (2/3), and Henry Churchill King (2/4). In the records here described, documentation of this period is...
Dates:
1841-1984, undated; Majority of material found in 1923-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of the Dean of Students Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 12
Scope and Contents
Spanning between 1928 and 2011, the records of the Office of the Dean of Students (280.35 linear feet) report on nearly ten decades of student life and residential services at Oberlin College. The records of this group mirror the creation of the Office of the Dean of Students in 1964, the evolution and expansion of its services, and the results of this office’s goal setting and policy determination. The breadth, richness, and changing nature of residential student life at Oberlin is also...
Dates:
1928-2024, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1967 July 6
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of Vice President for Operations
Collection
Identifier: RG 14-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of Vice President for Operations consists of materials from the Vice President's office, including administrative files, records related to buildings and grounds, human resources records, and insurance files.
Dates:
1973-1997, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 15-001
Scope and Contents
The records of OSMA date from 1881 to the present and relate to the activities of Oberlinians in Asia during that period. Earlier records discuss missionary work of the Oberlin Band: evangelism, teaching, medical work, and the operation of "opium refuges" in the Shanxi province of China. The bulk of this collection deals with the OSMA, which was formed as a living memorial to Oberlin missionaries who died in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.Administrative and financial records...
Dates:
1868-2024, undated; Other: Acquired 1967
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: Date acquired: 2015 October 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of Communications Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 18-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of Communications and its predecessor bodies serve as a significant vertical file covering a wide range of events and topics of interest to the College. The records, existing in both textual and non-textual formats, thus provide an historical overview of these events and topics, dating from 1923 through the present. Comprised of news clips, subject files, news releases, photographs and reel to reel tape recording, the collection documents Oberlin history, Oberlin...
Dates:
1923-2024; Majority of material found in 1950-1987; Other: Date acquired: 1967 December 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Student Publications
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-000-001
Scope and Contents
This record group consists of archival and duplicate sets of student publications, microfilmed issues of 15 publications, and other records related to student publications. This includes historical information and charters. It is arranged in four record series.
Dates:
1858 - 2024; Other: Acquired 1996
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Miscellaneous Publications and Printed Materials
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-000-004
Scope and Contents
This record group consists of publications and printed materials related to student life. This includes committee and organization handbooks, dance programs, programs, and course evaluations. The record group has been arranged in three series.
Dates:
1868-1996, undated; Majority of material found in 1960s-1990
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Residences
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-001-001
Scope and Contents
This record group contains files related to dormitories used by Oberlin College from 1869-2016. It does not include records related to all campus dorms, however.
Dates:
1869-2016; Other: Date acquired: 06/14/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives