printed ephemera
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Printed works that are created to meet an array of immediate needs, usually transitory in nature not intended to be saved. Examples could be broadsides, posters, leaflets, pamphlets, programs, postcards, tradecards, labels, tickets, handbills, sale notices, and valentines.
Found in 143 Collections and/or Records:
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: Mock Convention Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-008
Scope and Contents
These records document the mock political conventions held at Oberlin College from 1860 to 1968. This quadrennial event was an Oberlin tradition that many alumni regarded as a highlight of their student experience. There were twenty-seven mock political conventions held at Oberlin. Twenty-four were Republican, two were Democratic, and one was non-partisan. The records consist of correspondence, financial records, official proceedings, committee records, convention newspapers, programs and...
Dates:
1860-1968; Majority of material found in 1924-1968; Other: Date acquired: 07/21/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Musical and Dramatic Organizations: Gilbert and Sullivan Players Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-003-001
Scope and Contents
Although Gilbert and Sullivan operettas have been produced at Oberlin at least since the 1930s, the Oberlin Gilbert and Sullivan Players, as a group, was formed in 1949. The first production, The Pirates of Penzance, took place in 1950. The bulk of records cover the period 1949-1990. The collection occupies 4.95 linear feet. A few financial records from Gilbert and Sullivan productions of the 1930’s and 1940’s can be found in Series 4, “Financial...
Dates:
1938-2005; Majority of material found in 1938-1995; Other: Date acquired: 1990 May 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Oberlin College Democrats Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-006-002
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the records of the Oberlin College Democrats primarily focus on the activities of the group between the fall 2001 semester and spring 2004. They document the organizations’ commitment to bring Democratic politics to the student body as well as to encourage participation in the political system. The premise is that this is the best way to advance progressive ideals in society. The collection is divided into eight series: I. Constitution, II. Financial Records, III. Correspondence,...
Dates:
1982-2004
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society, Theta Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-002-002
Scope and Contents
The records of Pi Kappa Lambda, Theta Chapter, document the membership, programs, and governance of this honorary national musical fraternity from its establishment in 1927. The collection provides documentation concerning the history and operation of the national organization of Pi Kappa Lambda. The collection contains documentation concerning the work of the various presidents since 1961, including elections, correspondence, and honor recipients.The Administrative Series...
Dates:
1927-2003, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1993 October 5
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Residences: Third World House
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-001-004
Dates:
1971-2019; Majority of material found in 1974-1997; Other: Date acquired: 07/14/1997
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Scrapbooks Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-004-003
Scope and Contents
The scrapbooks in this collection, assembled primarily by former Oberlin College students, are those not associated with a personal paper group. Not all scrapbooks are intact. Some were donated as dissembled or photocopied books, while others were dissembled and/or copied by Archives staff for preservation purposes.The inventory lists names of creators in alphabetical order. Married women’s names appear twice in the inventory, under two different surnames, maiden and married, for...
Dates:
ca. 1836-1996
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Susan Rowena Bird Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-351
Scope and Contents
The papers of Susan Rowena Bird (1865-1900) and the Bird family provide a good source for study of the missionary settlement in Shanxi Province, China, and its programs prior to the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The collection consists primarily of correspondence from Susan Rowena Bird during her time in China as a missionary, as well as letters from other residents of the Taigu community and other Bird family members.Susan Rowena Bird was a member of the “Oberlin Band,” the group of...
Dates:
1843-1945, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1843-1932; Other: Date acquired: 2001 September 26
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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
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