Oberlin College. Library
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eileen Thornton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-280
Scope and Contents
This small collection holds biographical information, correspondence, poems, and publications by Thornton, photographs of Carnegie and the Conservatory libraries, student assistants, library staff, and Thornton’s retirement dinner, and a scrapbook assembled and presented by library staff on the occasion of Thornton’s retirement in 1971.Included are two handmade children’s books created by Thornton in 1938, with original illustrations. Another handmade book, made by Thornton while...
Dates:
1938-1971, undated; Other: Acquired 1997 January 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Keyes DeWitt Metcalf Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-212
Scope and Contents
The Keyes DeWitt Metcalf Family Papers contain letters, day books, photographs,memorabilia, and genealogical information relating to Keyes and his immediate family. The bulk of papers consists of courtship letters to and from Keyes and Martha Gerrish, 1907-1914.
Dates:
1872-1990, undated; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1914; Other: Acquired 1989 October 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Library Records, Files of Ray English
Collection
Identifier: RG 16-002
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin College Library, the files of Ray English, Director of Libraries, predominantly cover the years of 1990-2015. They relate to the leadership of Ray English over a span of twenty-five years. Several technological advances and structural changes to both the library and the campus occurred during this period, which are evidenced by the record.This record group details the change to an online catalog (OBIS), the design and building of the Academic Commons at the Mudd...
Dates:
1914 - 2022; Majority of material found in 1990-2014; Other: Acquired 2015 October 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives