theses and dissertations
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick M. Zorbaugh Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-089
Scope and Contents
For a 1931 study of juvenile delinquency and related factors for Lorain, Ohio, Frederick M. Zorbaugh created 13 maps, each c. 20” x 32”, that depict seven sociological profiles. The maps depict a variety of information and are listed in the inventory. The collection contains this single record series. In addition, the Oberlin College Archives holds a microfilmed copy of Zorbaugh’s Ph.D. dissertation for New York University, “Town and Gown: A Sociological Study of the Relations of Oberlin...
Dates:
1931, 1939; Majority of material found in 1931; Other: Date acquired: 08/27/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Fredrick D. Shults Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-195
Scope and Contents
The papers of Fredrick D. Shults document his involvement with physical education and athletics at Oberlin College for nearly 35 years. Shults’ many writings and instructional materials included in the collection record his philosophy on teaching, coaching, sports ethics, and many forms of sports strategy.
Dates:
1883 - 2006; Other: Date acquired: 1988 December 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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; Majority of material found in 1923-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Hazel B. King Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-211
Abstract
Letters and postcards from Olga Samarina (nee Niedziecka) to Hazel B. King or Charles Barker King, with the following exceptions:
One 28 November 1934 letter from Samarina’s mother following a visit to her daughter.
Two 1933 letters from Anna Kopitza (or Kapitza) of Cambridge, England, 17 March and 12 August.
One typed carbon of letter of 16 April 1947 by Hazel B. King to Olga Samarina.
Dissertation extract (booklet) by Harold Lee King, 1914.
Dates:
1914-1947, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1990 February 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Henry L. Lieske Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-143
Scope and Contents
The research files assembled and described by retired Lutheran pastor, Henry L. Lieske, document the conflict between moderate and conservative members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) which resulted in schism in 1976. Folder and item-level notations provided by Pastor Lieske express the views of one moderate pastor who watched the conflict unfold from within the Missouri Synod. The papers reveal the extent of the moral and theological crisis provoked by the actions of...
Dates:
1932 - 1999; Majority of material found in 1932-1989; Other: Date acquired: 07/15/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jones Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-107
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Jones family document the lives and teaching careers of Lynds Jones and his son George Jones. The papers also document the history of the Jones Family prior to the birth of Lynds Jones, as well as shed light on the history of Oberlin College and the community of Oberlin during the teaching careers of both Lynds and George Jones. The papers are organized into four subgroups: I. Lynds Jones Papers; II. George Jones Papers; III. Other Family Members; and IV. Late...
Dates:
1832-1999; Other: Date acquired: 09/14/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Marlene Deahl Merrill Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-250
Scope and Contents
The Marlene Deahl Merrill Papers reflect her professional activity from 1978 to 2017 as an independent researcher, documentary editor, author, speaker and consultant, Research Associate for the Oberlin College Library, and Affilate Scholar for Oberlin College for over fifteen years. Her area of expertise is 19th century American history, particularly that of Oberlin as situated in the larger national context on the issues of education and rights of Black people...
Dates:
1819 - 2017; Other: Date acquired: 1995 October
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Archives Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 41
Scope and Contents
The voluminous files document the full range of archival functions carried out by the staff operating under William E. Bigglestone, Roland M. Baumann, and Kenneth M. Grossi, respectively, over more than five decades.
In particular the records handsomely document the acquisition of collections, the nature and level of reference activity, the role played by the unit on the instructional front, and the unit’s ongoing struggle for institutional support to keep pace with the growing...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1959 - 2024
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin File
Collection
Identifier: RG 21
Abstract
The Oberlin File is a collection of single items by or about Oberlinians and the College. It is an artificial collection comprised of many small accessions or items transferred without deed of gift.
Dates:
1823-2003, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Psychology Department
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-002
Scope and Contents
The Psychology Department records relate to departmental activities between 1910 and 1978. The collection includes incformation about alumni, theses and papers, and photographs.
Dates:
1910-1978, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/1985
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives