reproductions
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Percy Parkhurst Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-414
Scope and Contents
The Charles P. Parkhurst Papers date from the late 1930s to 1990 and document Parkhurst’s teaching career, with particular emphasis on his time at Oberlin College (1949-1962). The material gives insight into his teaching methods and strategies, such as his focus on the historical context of artwork, visual recognition of artistic principles, and understanding artistic techniques. The papers are arranged into two series: 1. Teaching Materials and 2. Television Show Materials. The majority of...
Dates:
1938-1990, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2011 September 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Douglas and Shirley R. Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-279
Scope and Contents
The papers of Douglas and Shirley R. Johnson document the life and activities of a prominent couple in the public life of Oberlin and Northeast Ohio. The Johnsons are and continue to be deeply involved in local and statewide social concerns, with special emphasis on public right to know and fairness issues. To account for their respective spheres of life, the papers are arranged in two subgroups. Subgroup I consists of files relating to the Johnson’s personal life and work, while...
Dates:
1910 - 2013; Majority of material found in 1940-2005; Other: Date acquired: 1996
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Photographs: Graduates and Former Students
Collection
Identifier: RG 32-003-001
Scope and Contents
The photographs of graduates and former students are arranged in two series. A third series holds photographs of Oberlin community members associated in some way with the college.
Loose photographs of graduates and former college students in Series 1, Subseries 1 are arranged chronologically by graduating class, beginning with 1836. Files include photographs taken while students attended Oberlin and after they left. Many of the latter were taken during class reunions. Some...
Dates:
1836 to Present; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Photographs: Presidents, Faculty, Staff, Trustees, Honorary Degree Recipients, and Others
Collection
Identifier: RG 32-003-002
Scope and Contents
Like the record group for graduate and former students, this group holds portraits dating from the earliest years of photography to the present. However, the earliest images are print copies of daguerreoptypes and other cased images, the originals of which are held in a separate record group (RG 32/3/4). The photographs are arranged into three series: 1. Faculty, Staff, Trustees, and Honorary Degree Recipients; 2. Presidents; and, 3. Other Individuals. Contents of Series 1 and 3 are...
Dates:
1830s to Present; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Photographs: Subjects
Collection
Identifier: RG 32-005
Scope and Contents
This grouping, arranged by subject, holds the largest numbers of photographic prints in the Oberlin College Archives. The bulk of them are 8” x 10” or smaller, and are stored vertically in file cabinet drawers. Older, more fragile prints are stored separately in records cartons and require more careful handling. The subject headings were locally derived and do not adhere to any controlled vocabulary.
The older prints, dating from the 1850s to the later 1910s, were produced by...
Dates:
ca. 1850s-Present; Other: Date acquired: 1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Wolfgang and Ursula Stechow Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-238
Scope and Contents
The papers of Wolfgang Stechow and his wife Ursula Hoff Stechow primarily document facets of Wolfgang Stechow’s greatest academic interest—the history of art. His non-textual research and teaching materials, correspondence, and academic papers all serve to enlighten the scholar of Stechow's teaching methods, professional esteem by colleagues, and scholastic topics.
These research and teaching materials, which make up the bulk of the Stechow papers, include photographs, study...
Dates:
1894 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1927 - 1977; Other: Date acquired: 1986 January 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Woodbury-Fay Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-315
Scope and Contents
The small collection of the papers of the Woodbury-Fay families are arranged into three series: 1. Biographical File; 2. Correspondence; and 3. Photographs and Illustrations.
There are various spellings of the names of the members of this family. Mehetabel Pettengill, in particular, appears in different spellings by various correspondents. She herself spelled her name Mehetabel Pettengill.
Dates:
1819-1929, undated; Majority of material found in 1819-1865; Other: Date acquired: 1998 July 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives