letters (correspondence)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:
Office of the Dean of Students Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 12
Scope and Contents
Spanning between 1928 and 2011, the records of the Office of the Dean of Students (280.35 linear feet) report on nearly ten decades of student life and residential services at Oberlin College. The records of this group mirror the creation of the Office of the Dean of Students in 1964, the evolution and expansion of its services, and the results of this office’s goal setting and policy determination. The breadth, richness, and changing nature of residential student life at Oberlin is also...
Dates:
1928-2024; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of the Provost Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 04
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of the Provost chronicle the creation of this senior administrative position in 1960 and the subsequent development of this Office over three decades. The numerous changes in duties and responsibilities and the subsequent alterations in reporting relationships are well documented. The uneven character of the departmental and office records is attributable to these frequent changes in responsibilities. Recent records reflect an increasing use of computer...
Dates:
1958 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 05/19/1987
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of the Registrar Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 27
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of the Registrar (1859-1987) document the multiple functions of the office: registration of students in classes; assigning of classroom space; initiation of student billing; transfer of credit from other institutions; recommendation of degree candidates; reporting of grades; and reporting, through its annual reports, on academic performance. The collection consists primarily of student grade records (1859-1939) in ledger, card, and transcript format. The...
Dates:
1859 - 1999
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of the Treasurer Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 07
Scope and Contents
The records of the Treasurer's Office date from 1822 to 1997. They include incoming and outgoing correspondence, bills and receipts, records of student manual labor and teacher pay, student account and scholarship records, files and ledgers documenting gifts and bequests, and financial statements of student organizations. Topics covered in these records include the establishment, organization, and funding of Oberlin College, biographical and financial information on individual...
Dates:
1822 - 1997; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Paul B. Arnold Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-254
Scope and Contents
The Paul B. Arnold Collection represents only a portion of the life and work of professor and artist Paul B. Arnold. The materials in the collection are diverse and represent Arnold’s varied and prolific career as an artist and as a professor at Oberlin College and Conservatory. The bulk of the collection is made up of course materials, published writings, and speeches relating to Arnold’s teaching career between 1942 and 1985 at Oberlin College and Conservatory. The collection also...
Dates:
ca. 1900-2013; Other: Date acquired: 1992 August 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Paul H. Boase Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-248
Scope and Contents
The Paul H. Boase Papers primarily document the his professional career as a professor of speech at Oberlin College, Ohio University, and other institutions; a dedicated lay minister in the Methodist church; a leader in various professional organizations; and a scholar of speech and rhetoric, particularly around topics related to the Methodist church. The collection consists of a small amount of biographical materials related to his personal life, family, and his time as a student. The...
Dates:
1939 - 2000; Other: Date acquired: 1994 September 30
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Paul Leaton Corbin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-049
Scope and Contents
The papers of Paul Leaton Corbin constitute a small portion of Corbin's research collection on China, assembled over the course of Corbin's 29 years as a missionary in Shansi Province. Consisting almost entirely of printed materials, these files document the educational and evangelical work of the American Board in North China from 1900 to 1936. The papers also provide evidence of the activities of several foreign missionary organizations headquartered in Shanghai. Notably absent from...
Dates:
1886-1937, undated; Other: Date acquired: 12/04/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Paul Skeels Peirce Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-139
Scope and Contents
One of Peirce's early publications (1904) was "The Freedman's Bureau: A Chapter on the History of Reconstruction" (The State University of Iowa Studies in Sociology, Economics, Politics, and History, Vol. III, No. 1). During his research for this study, Peirce wrote to a number of persons who had knowledge of the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau and these papers consist of the 34 replies received. The letters written in 1889-1900 generally...
Dates:
1899-1907, undated; Other: Date acquired: 10/22/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Peace Corps Training Program
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-008
Scope and Contents
This record group, consisting of five series, documents the activities of the Peace Corps Training Program that existed at Oberlin College from 1963-1966. Because the program trained volunteers for the French-speaking Ivory Coast, some of the documents are written in French.
Dates:
1961-1966, undated; Other: Date acquired: 08/09/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Philip O. Bennett Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-306
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection contains papers and multimedia documenting Phillip Bennett's life. Because Bennett was blind, this collection provides information about Oberlin College's efforts to help students with disabilites, services available to help the blind, and Bennett's ability to conduct everyday life in a very successful fashion and to excel as a musician.
Twelve folders of correspondence provide information about Bennett's admission to the Conservatory at Oberlin College...
Dates:
1923-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1998 September 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives