scrapbooks
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Blank books or albums designed so that a variety of items may be affixed to the pages, including photographs, clippings, and other memorabilia.
Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:
Physical Education Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-006
Scope and Contents
The records from the Physical Education Department date from 1880 to 2004, with a small amount of additional material from 2005-2012, and document the development of physical training for men and women at Oberlin College. Records from the men's department comprise the bulk of this record group (Subgroups I-V) and include correspondence of the Directors of Athletics; information on Oberlin's philosophy of athletics and how it has evolved; curricular materials from the tenures of C.W. Savage,...
Dates:
1880-2024, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1969 April 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Reber Nettleton Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-206
Scope and Contents
The Reber Nettleton Johnson papers document his early life as a child violin prodigy, his performances with Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra, and his thirty-year teaching career in the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.The bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks containing letters (from Johnson to various family members, as well as correspondence addressed to Johnson), photocopied news clippings pertaining to his performances, tickets to a limited...
Dates:
1894-1976, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1989 October 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Richard E. Spear Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-305
Scope and Contents
The Richard E. Spear Papers document his career as an art historian, scholar, and professor at Oberlin College and Conservatory, and his work as the former Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. The bulk of the collection is made up of published writings, course materials, lectures, speeches, and professional correspondence. These materials span Spear’s career as an art historian, beginning with his undergraduate education in the late 1950s and ending in 2018, eighteen years after his...
Dates:
1953 - 2018; Other: Date acquired: 1998 August 6
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert A. Melcher Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-190
Scope and Contents
The papers of Robert A. Melcher, spanning the years 1891-1996, document Melcher's career as a student, teacher, and scholar. They also reflect in detail the nature of Melcher's research interest and his emphasis on the study of music theory. Material of a personal nature is virtually non-existent within the collection.The Melcher papers are arranged into six record series: I. Book Manuscript, II. Course Material—Instructor, III. Course Material—Student, IV. Miscellaneous...
Dates:
1891-1996, undated; Majority of material found in 1930-76; Other: Date acquired: 1988 March 11
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert P. Fountain Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-368
Scope and Contents
The Robert P. Fountain Papers document his career as a singing teacher and director of choral music, and to a lesser degree his early life. The bulk of his papers consist of thirteen scrapbooks, most of which his son, Robert H. Fountain, assembled. According to Bob, "the scrapbooks are full of how my father's talents, drive, and personality affected those who studied with him, performed under his direction, attended performances, or knew him as a human being." Included here, too, are two...
Dates:
1900-1996, undated; Date acquired: 2004 April 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert S. Fletcher Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-024
Abstract
The Fletcher papers reflect Robert S. Fletcher's interest in the history of Oberlin College, an institution located in the Connecticut Western Reserve, and his interest in the history of the trans-Mississippi West.
Dates:
1816-1958; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ronald J. DiCenzo Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-456
Scope and Contents
The Ronald J. DiCenzo papers provide evidence of Professor DiCenzo’s work at Oberlin College, teaching in both the East Asian Studies and History Departments from 1972 to 2005. The papers also supply information about his personal life, including his educational experiences at Canisius College, University of Kansas, University of Hawai’i, and Princeton University. There is little information in the collection concerning his life after working at Oberlin College.
Dates:
1953-2020, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2019 January 25
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Russia Township Farm Women's Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-006-031
Scope and Contents
This collection has been subdivided into nine series. It includes records dating from 1923-2002, such as administrative information, correspondence, membership, and financial records along with photographs and artifacts.
Dates:
1923-2002; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/2000
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Scrapbook of Alice M. Bailey, 1905 - 1910
Item — Box 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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:
1905 - 1910
Scrapbook of Harry Rosenberg, Class of 1949, 1948
Item — Box 33
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook includes correspondence with Illinois governor Dwight H. Green's office and information about the Mock Republican Convention held on Oberlin's campus.
Dates:
1948