photographs -- negatives (photographic)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Alice Moon and George L. Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-058
Scope and Contents
The papers of China missionaries Alice Moon Williams (1860-1952) and her husband, the Rev. George Louis Williams (1858-1900), document in great detail the couple's life in Shanxi Province (1891-99) prior to the Boxer Uprising of 1900 in which George L. Williams died. Materials gathered by Alice Moon Williams and her daughter, Gladys M. Williams (1893-1981), provide a historical overview of the work of the Shansi Mission from 1883 to 1950.
The collection is arranged into seven...
Dates:
1883 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1891 - 1909; Other: Date acquired: 09/23/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Arthur Ludwig and Arthur Ewing Princehorn Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-416
Scope and Contents
The materials in the Arthur Ludwig and Arthur Ewing Princehorn Collection span ca. 1900 through 2014. The collection primarily consists of photographic prints and negatives taken by Arthur Ludwig or Arthur Ewing Princehorn.
Series five consists of a small collections of objects, including cameras used by the Princehorns and a plaque.
Dates:
ca. 1900-2014; Majority of material found in 1917-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1978 January 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Athena Tacha Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-262
Scope and Contents
The papers of Athena Tacha primarily document her teaching as a member of the Oberlin College Department of Art, and her role as Consultant Curator of the Weltzheimer/Johnson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oberlin, Ohio. Tacha used these materials in writing the manuscript “Frank Lloyd Wright at Oberlin: the story of the Weltzheimer/Johnson House.”
The collection is organized into two Subgroups, I. Materials Relating to Athena Tacha and II. Materials relating to the...
Dates:
1968-2002, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1995 August 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Bayer Diagnostics Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-028
Scope and Contents
The records from Bayer Diagnostics Corporation document the medical instrument manufacturing and research of Bayer Diagnostics and its predecessor entities, Gilford Instrument Laboratories, Ciba Corning Diagnostics, and Chiron Diagnostics. For four decades this manufacturing plant was a major employer in the city of Oberlin. Located at 132 Artino Street, Gilford Instrument Laboratories was the first occupant of the Oberlin Industrial Park in 1959. The company was a leading manufacturer...
Dates:
1941-2001; Other: Date acquired: 12/11/2000
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Belden and Lisa Paulson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-374
Scope and Contents
The Belden and Lisa Paulson Papers primarily document the life of Belden Paulson, who began his varied service-oriented career resettling refugees in post-World War II Europe. As a maverick academic, his professional endeavors involved urban development, alternative futures, sustainability, and substantial, practical projects related to each of these fields. The records of the High Wind Association document a non-profit intentional community founded by Belden and Lisa dedicated to...
Dates:
1937-2012, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1945-2001; Other: Date acquired: 2005 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Botany Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-015
Scope and Contents
Records relating to the early history of the Botany Department consist of account books, faculty files and grade books, student files and papers, and other miscellaneous writings and materials. This record group is arranged into nine series : I. Account Books ; II. Faculty Files; III. Grade Books ; IV. Miscellaneous Files; V. Miscellaneous Printed Materials; VI. Student Files; VII. Student Papers; VIII. Herbarium, further divided into two subseries: 1. Correspondence; 2. General Files,...
Dates:
1846-1988, undated; Majority of material found in 1874-1980; Other: Date acquired: 1981 December 11
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Carleton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-385
Scope and Contents
The Carleton Family Papers primarily document the life and career of Alford Carleton as a missionary, teacher, minister, college president, and observer of the cultural and political climate in the environs of the Middle and Near East.
During his time abroad (mostly in Syria, Turkey, and present-day Lebanon) Carleton wrote hundreds of letters to family members, friends, and colleagues. Of great historic value are his first-hand accounts of the region’s unrest due to the repeated...
Dates:
1808-1985, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1853-1973; Other: Date acquired: 2006 June 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Clarence Ward Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-158
Scope and Contents
The Clarence Ward Collection provides detail on Clarence Ward’s activities as an architectural consultant and on his administration of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Information also exists here on the debate of the system of faculty governance at Oberlin College. Consisting of correspondence, memoranda, and other printed materials, this collection is organized into ten series.
The correspondence and diaries series provide the richest insight into Ward’s personal and...
Dates:
ca.1900-1996, undated; Majority of material found in 1929-1987; Other: Date acquired: 1983 May 30
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: Date 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