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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:

Grace L. Schauffler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-269
Scope and Contents The Grace L. Schauffler Papers hold very little material, consisting of one U.S. patent, stationery, and an advertisement designed by Schauffler for her business; three photographs of Schauffler and the article in which one appeared in the Oberlin Alumni Magazine; four of Schauffler’s publications and a manuscript; a scrapbook kept during Schauffler’s undergraduate years at Oberlin College in 1913-16; and clippings dating from 1945 to 1982. Also included is a...
Dates: 1913-1982, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1970 May 15

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

H. H. (Hsiang-hsi) Kung Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-448
Scope and Contents

This artificial collection of materials relating to Hsiang-Hsi (or H. H.) Kung brings together disparate materials held by the Oberlin College Archives and previously by the Oberlin College Library.  The collection is organized into six series.

Dates: 1906-2010, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2015 August 13

Harry Edwin Woodcock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-081
Abstract

The papers of the Rev. Harry Edwin Woodcock chronicle Woodcock's youth and Congregational ministry from ca. 1820 through the first years of his Kansas pastorate (1868-70). Miscellaneous materials date from his final years in Kansas City, Missouri (1886-1911). The missionary service in Jamaica (1853-76) of Lucy Angela Woodcock, Harry Woodcock's sister, is well represented in this collection.

Dates: 1838-1911, undated

Helen Domonkos Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-230
Scope and Contents The papers of Helen Domonkos span the years 1885-1970. The bulk of the documents detail the early activities of The Delphine Hanna Foundation from its inception in 1957 through 1959. Entries written in a log book labeled Hanna Foundation Records together with several meeting minutes and correspondence with contributors all reveal much about the establishment of the memorial, about the planning involved in formulating the Foundation's mission and purpose, and...
Dates: 1885 - 1990; Other: Date acquired: 1990 September 9

Herbert A. Miller Papers

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: RG 30-023
Scope and Contents

The papers of Herbert A. Miller primarily relate to his interest in and relations with Eastern Europe and–to a lesser degree–China. Miller’s academic investigations in Eastern Europe are evidenced in the collection’s published writings and maps. His role in the formation of the Mid-European Union is well represented by correspondence, printed material, and several unpublished manuscripts.

Dates: 1911-1979; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1968

Herbert and Josephine Van Meter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-288
Scope and Contents The papers of Herbert and Josephine (Hamilton) Van Meter document Herbert Van Meter’s time as a student at Oberlin College (1933-1937), and his career as an Oberlin College Shansi Memorial Association (OSMA) representative in China and as a Navy chaplain during World War II. The collection also contains documentation concerning Josephine Van Meter’s career as a representative for Shansi in China, her position as a YWCA. instructor, and as Executive Secretary of OSMA (1944-1946)....
Dates: 1930 - 1996; Majority of material found in 1930s-1952; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 9

Herbert Shore Collection in Honor of Eduardo C. Mondlane

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-307
Scope and Contents The Herbert Shore Collection in Honor of Eduardo Mondlane is comprised of two subgroups. Subgroup I is Historical Files Relating to Herbert Shore’s Interests in the Arts and Culture. The bulk of this subgroup consists of files relating to the Council on The Arts, Culture, and Technology (TACT) of which Shore was the director from 1974 to 1988. Additional material in this subgroup concerns the performing arts, and includes playscripts, photographs, and audio and video recordings....
Dates: 1933-2013, undated; Majority of material found in 1950s-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1998 October 30

Inda Howland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-320
Scope and Contents The papers of Inda Howland primarily document her career as a teacher of Eurhythmics and Music Theory at Oberlin College. Two notebooks and sheet music illustrate Howland’s teaching methods. In addition, the collection includes some materials relating to Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, a pioneer in Eurhythmics, and the L’Instititute Jaques-Dalcroze.A small amount of biographical information consists of materials relating to the memorial service for Inda Howland, September 23, 1984 (i.e.,...
Dates: 1934-1984, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1999 September 23

J. Clayton Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-255
Scope and Contents The papers of J. Clayton Miller primarily document Miller's time in China as a Shansi Representative from 1930 to 1932. Series I contains letters from Miller to his parents during his stay in China. Series III includes Chinese Maps collected in China. Motion picture film (not viewed by the Archives staff) documents Miller’s student missionary work in Shansi, China in the early 1930s. Miller’s insights into the situation in China and Japan during the 1930s are illustrated in his writings...
Dates: 1930-1997, undated; Majority of material found in 1930-1941; Other: Date acquired: 1995 March 20