photographs -- negatives (photographic)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
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
Edith Bunker Davis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-232
Scope and Contents
The Edith Bunker Davis Family papers provide evidence of Mrs. Davis' concern to document the work in Africa (1891-1917) of her missionary parents, the Rev. Fred Robert Bunker and Isabel ("Belle") Bunker. The papers also supply information about the professional lives of Edith's brothers, Paul, Wilfrid, Kenneth, and Sydney. These men established successful careers in education, diplomacy, international business, and the Congregational ministry. Unfortunately, there is little...
Dates:
1857 - 1990; Majority of material found in 1916-1950
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Elaine Hoff Norton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-405
Scope and Contents
The Elaine Hoff Norton collection is a modest sized volume of academic and personal papers and photographic materials. The content of the collection focuses largely on Norton’s time at Oberlin College as an undergraduate and graduate student.
Norton’s course materials and writings make up the bulk of the collection. These materials provide an in depth look into her coursework at Oberlin College, especially her work with botany and life sciences. The writings also contain Norton’s...
Dates:
1935-2000, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1935-1943; Other: Date acquired: 2007 September 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ellen H.E. Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-243
Scope and Contents
Ellen Johnson was a teacher, writer, artist, collector of contemporary art, and world traveler. This collection details the career of an extraordinary woman who worked and taught at Oberlin College for 38 years. In order to gain a grasp of the uniqueness and extent of Johnson's contributions to the world of contemporary art and the teaching of modern art history, one must also refer to the research files and assorted papers donated to the Archives of American Art.
The collection...
Dates:
1933-1992, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1994 June 14
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Eric B. Nye Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-342
Scope and Contents
The papers of Eric B. Nye, Oberlin Class of 1970, document his days as a student at Oberlin College (1966-70), including his summers spent at Cape Cod (1967) and on the Oberlin programs in France (1968) and Vienna (1969). His time at Oberlin College spanned an era of increasing unrest among college students across the country in reaction to the Vietnam War and civil protests at home, and Oberlin experienced its share of this unrest.
The collection consists of a notebook from a...
Dates:
1961-1981, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2001 June 19
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Erwin H. Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-271
Scope and Contents
The Erwin H. Richards papers consist of a scrapbook, correspondence, writings, photographs and photograph albums, glass plate negatives, lantern slides, a map, and printer’s blocks that document the family’s missionary activity in Portuguese East Africa.
The writings constitute a significant portion of the Erwin H. Richards papers. Included are writings and translations by Richards, used as instructional tools during his missionary work in Africa. The writings by others also...
Dates:
1850 - 1994; Majority of material found in 1880-1910; Other: Date acquired: 1993 November 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Eva J. Price Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-274
Scope and Contents
A small collection, the bulk of the Eva J. Price Papers are dated 1884 through 1902. The collection includes correspondence, a journal, and photographs. Price's journal sheds light on her experience during the Boxer Uprising in China.
Dates:
1884-1990, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Everett D. Hawkins Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-130
Scope and Contents
The papers of Everett Day Hawkins mainly document the two years Hawkins spent in Taigu, China, as a Shansi Representative of Oberlin College (1927-29). Later materials pertain to Hawkins' service in Chungking with the U.S. Office of War Information (1944-46). Virtually no record exists in these papers of Hawkins' teaching career at Mt. Holyoke College and the University of Wisconsin; his government service; or his scholarship in Southeast Asian development economics.
Hawkins'...
Dates:
1900-1972; Majority of material found in 1927-1946; Other: Date acquired: 04/09/1979
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis F. and Emma B. Tucker Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-322
Scope and Contents
The Francis F. and Emma B. Tucker Papers document the Tucker Family's involvement in missionary work and in medicine. The papers consist of correspondence, biographical material, photographs, a scrapbook, and Chinese picture postcards.
The collection is arranged in four series: I. Biographical Files, II. Correspondence Files, III. Photographic Files, and IV. Miscellaneous.
The biographical material includes typescript copies of speeches given in honor of Frances Fisher...
Dates:
ca. 1880s-1964; Other: Date acquired: 1999 December 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frederick B. Artz Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-175
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frederick B. Artz document his youth in Dayton, Ohio, his World War I service and travels in France, his Oberlin courses in European intellectual history, and critical response to many of his articles and books. With the exception of a small group of condolence letters on the death of Raymond H. Stetson (1872-1950), with whom Artz lived for decades, and of several other letters in the correspondence files, the papers contain virtually no information on his personal life...
Dates:
1854-1983, undated; Majority of material found in 1894-1970; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/1985
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives