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Architectural Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 53
Scope and Contents
The architectural records at the Oberlin College Archives relate to the architecture or built environment of the College and the City of Oberlin from the 1830s to the present, except for a handful of isolated references to other places. The buildings which make up the Oberlin College campus, as well as those which are now gone, constitute a rich artifactual document of institutional growth since the founding of Oberlin in 1833. Oberlin’s architectural history is one of eclecticism – a...
Dates:
1842-2008, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1976
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Bonner Center for Service and Learning
Collection
Identifier: RG 55
Scope and Contents
This small collection has been arranged into three series: 1. Administrative Records; 2. Publications; and 3. Photographs.
Dates:
1995-2008, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1997
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
Moving Images: Motion Picture Film Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-001
Scope and Contents
The motion picture film collection comprises approximately 252 reels of safety film, primarily 16mm, dating from 1927 to 1983, with the bulk dating from 1927 through the 1950s. The films are inventoried on a FileMaker Pro database accessible to Archives staff. The following subject index to the film collection is not complete but will enable the researcher to grasp the range of films available on commonly searched topics. Films cannot be played on equipment. Some films have been...
Dates:
1927 - 1983; Majority of material found in 1927-1950s; Other: Date acquired: 08/31/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: Videotape Recordings
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-002
Scope and Contents
Most of the Oberlin College Archives’ motion picture recordings on VHS cassette tape have some relation to Oberlin College or the City of Oberlin. The rest are, with only a few exceptions, related to Lorain County or the greater Cleveland/Akron area.
For the most part, the videocassettes date from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. VHS (Video Home System) tape was first released in America in 1977 and began to be replaced by other media in the late 1990s, first by DVCAM tapes on...
Dates:
1940-2009, undated; Majority of material found in 1990-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Moving Images: DVDs
Collection
Identifier: RG 57-003
Scope and Contents
The DVD collection includes copies of 16mm film, copies of VHS tapes, and born digital files.
Dates:
1940-2024; Majority of material found in 1996-2013
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,...
Dates:
1985-2013; Other: Date acquired: 11/17/2015
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin LIASE Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 60-001
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin LIASE collection documents faculty and student activities funded by a grant from the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment from 2016 to 2022. The materials are arranged in three series: Series 1. Program Files, Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE), Exploration and Implementation Grants; Series 2. Non-textual Materials and Posters; and Series 3. Books.Series 1 includes correspondence with the grant project partners; files generated...
Dates:
1995-2022; Majority of material found in 2015-2022; Other: Date acquired: 2022 August 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Folk Music and the Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 61
Abstract
The collection in the Archives’ Oberlin Folk Music and The Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Recordings comprises original reel-to-reel tapes dating from 1955-1977 and duplicate CDs of the Conservatory Library’s Folk Music Archive. Additional materials unique to the Archives’ collection include audio, video and photographic records of Spring Folkfest performances from 1997-2017 (2014-2017 is more complete). While there are numerous Folk Music Club and Spring Folkfest recordings taken at the Cat...
Dates:
1955-2018; Other: Date acquired: 2022 September 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Seal Press Archive
Collection
Identifier: SC 01
Scope and Contents
The Archives of The Seal Press contain 92 linear feet of materials spanning from 1976 to 2002. The materials document the growth of the Seal Press from a small, regional press to a nationally recognized publishing house, until its sale to Avalon Publish Group in 2001.
Dates:
1976 - 2002
Found in:
Terrell Main Library Special Collections