maps (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to graphic or photogrammetric representations of the Earth's surface or a part of it, including physical features and political boundaries, where each point corresponds to a geographical or celestial position according to a definite scale or projection. The term may also refer to similar depictions of other planets, suns, other heavenly bodies, or areas of the heavens. Maps are typically depicted on a flat medium, such as on paper, a wall, or a computer screen. For similar depictions on a sphere, see "globes (cartographic spheres)."
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
David A. Egloff Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-316
Scope and Contents
The papers of David A. Egloff primarily document his interest in arboretums and the landscaping and appearance of the college and the town of Oberlin, Ohio. The collection contains files relating to Egloff’s service on the Ad Hoc Campus Arboretum Committee, as well as collected materials relating to arboretums (Ohio and other states).The writings contained within this collection (by Egloff or other authors) concern a variety of subjects, including arboretums, landscaping at...
Dates:
1892-2002, undated; Majority of material found in 1947-1999; Other: Acquired 1999 May 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of Biology
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-031
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to the Oberlin College Department of Biology. These include photographic transparencies and negatives, course notebooks (restricted), and artifacts.
Dates:
1937-2001, undated; Majority of material found in 1967-2001; Other: Acquired 2001 April 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of Geology Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-033
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin College Department of Geology collection consists of annual reports, field notes, maps, and glass plate and film negatives. In addition, a brief history of the department written by Professor Steven Wojtal, is included in the collection.
Dates:
ca. 1880-1998, undated; Majority of material found in 1906-1938; Other: Date acquired: 2002 August 19
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Douglas T. Ross Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-261
Scope and Contents
The materials of Douglas T. Ross comprise of correspondence, diagrams, programs, clippings, and several scrapbooks. The bulk of the material is made up of scrapbook pages and clippings. The most significant materials are the clippings in Series 3. Dating from 1940s to the 1960s, the clippings document Ross’ significant contribution to the engineering world, through his creation of the Automatically Programmed Tool (APT) during his time working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Dates:
1941-1993, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2008 October 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Downing & Hanes, Inc., Plum Creek Bidding and Specifications, 1929
Item — Box 1
Scope and Contents
Downing and Hanes' bidding proposal, specifications, contract, contract bond, and report for cleaning, straightening, widening, and deepening Plum Creek for Oberlin Village, Ohio.
Dates:
1929
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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Map Collection
Edith Bunker Davis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-232
Scope and Contents
The Edith Bunker Davis Family papers provide evidence of Mrs. Davis' concern to document the work in Africa (1891-1917) of her missionary parents, the Rev. Fred Robert Bunker and Isabel ("Belle") Bunker. The papers also supply information about the professional lives of Edith's brothers, Paul, Wilfrid, Kenneth, and Sydney. These men established successful careers in education, diplomacy, international business, and the Congregational ministry. Unfortunately, there is little information in...
Dates:
1857 - 1990; Majority of material found in 1916-1950
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Eric B. Nye Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-342
Scope and Contents
The papers of Eric B. Nye, Oberlin Class of 1970, document his days as a student at Oberlin College (1966-70), including his summers spent at Cape Cod (1967) and on the Oberlin programs in France (1968) and Vienna (1969). His time at Oberlin College spanned an era of increasing unrest among college students across the country in reaction to the Vietnam War and civil protests at home, and Oberlin experienced its share of this unrest.The collection consists of a notebook from a...
Dates:
1961-1981, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2001 June 19
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Erwin H. Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-271
Scope and Contents
The Erwin H. Richards papers consist of a scrapbook, correspondence, writings, photographs and photograph albums, glass plate negatives, lantern slides, a map, and printer’s blocks that document the family’s missionary activity in Portuguese East Africa.The writings constitute a significant portion of the Erwin H. Richards papers. Included are writings and translations by Richards, used as instructional tools during his missionary work in Africa. The writings by others also include...
Dates:
1850 - 1994; Majority of material found in 1880-1910; Other: Date acquired: 1993 November 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Everett D. Hawkins Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-130
Scope and Contents
The papers of Everett Day Hawkins mainly document the two years Hawkins spent in Taigu, China, as a Shansi Representative of Oberlin College (1927-29). Later materials pertain to Hawkins' service in Chungking with the U.S. Office of War Information (1944-46). Virtually no record exists in these papers of Hawkins' teaching career at Mt. Holyoke College and the University of Wisconsin; his government service; or his scholarship in Southeast Asian development economics.Hawkins'...
Dates:
1900-1972; Majority of material found in 1927-1946; Other: Date acquired: 04/09/1979
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis W. and Lydia Lord Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-080
Abstract
The papers of the Rev. Francis Ward Davis (1857-1900) and his wife, Lydia Clara Lord Davis (1867-1952), constitute an excellent source for the study of the lives of China missionaries up to the time of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in which Francis Davis was killed. The couple's eight-year residence (1889-97) in Shansi Province as Congregational missionaries under appointment of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (A.B.C.F.B.) is well documented. The post-1900 papers...
Dates:
1877-1944; Majority of material found within 1889-1913; Other: Date acquired: 07/18/1973
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives