photographs -- negatives (photographic)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Office of Business and Finance Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 06-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Vice-President for Business and Finance incorporate the records of the predecessor office of Business Manager established in 1954. The bulk of the records represent the time period 1960 through 1983. The Business Manager and his successor, Vice-President of Business and Finance, were responsible for coordinating the administration of non-academic departments of the College, including all functions relating to accounting systems and buildings and grounds, residences and...
Dates:
1927 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of Communications Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 18-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of Communications and its predecessor bodies serve as a significant vertical file covering a wide range of events and topics of interest to the College. The records, existing in both textual and non-textual formats, thus provide an historical overview of these events and topics, dating from 1923 through the present. Comprised of news clips, subject files, news releases, photographs and reel to reel tape recording, the collection documents Oberlin history, Oberlin...
Dates:
1923-2024; Majority of material found in 1950-1987; Other: Date acquired: 12/27/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Photographs: Hi-O-Hi Yearbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 32-008
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin College yearbook, titled the Hi-O-Hi, is a rich source of photographic documentation from 1889 to 2006, after which it ceased publication. In the final years of the yearbook, publication was erratic. The Hi-O-Hi photograph collection covers the years 1960-61, 1972-77, and the 1980s through 1994. There is less photographic documentation of the College in general for the 1980s though the early 2000s, and this...
Dates:
1960-1994, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/19/1988
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Photographs: Negatives
Collection
Identifier: RG 32-006
Scope and Contents
The negatives are arranged into three subgroups: Glass plate negatives; photographic materials (including some glass plate) by College photographers Arthur Ludwig and Arthur Ewing Princehorn; and the general collection of film negatives. See the Processing and Preservation Note (in Administrative Information) for background on the categories of negatives and the general history of their production.
Dates:
19th-21st centuries; Majority of material found in 1910s-2000s
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Physical Education Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-006
Scope and Contents
The records from the Physical Education Department date from 1880 to 2004, with a small amount of additional material from 2005-2012, and document the development of physical training for men and women at Oberlin College. Records from the men's department comprise the bulk of this record group (Subgroups I-V) and include correspondence of the Directors of Athletics; information on Oberlin's philosophy of athletics and how it has evolved; curricular materials from the tenures of C.W....
Dates:
1880-2024, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/03/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Physics Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-005
Scope and Contents
The records of the physics department are arranged in three subgroups: General Departmental Records, Organizations and Activities, and Faculty Papers.
The General Departmental Records provide information about the physics buildings and equipment, budgets, curriculum, faculty members, foundation and government grants, the planetarium, salaries, and staff meetings. Papers in this subgroup originate primarily with physics faculty members Lloyd W. Taylor, Carl E. Howe, and David L....
Dates:
1871 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1871 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Raymond T. Moyer Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-260
Scope and Contents
The Raymond T. Moyer papers consist of correspondence, writing files, speeches, lectures, and topical files, as well as non-textual materials and collected publications. The collection covers Moyer’s professional career in Far East Asia, dating from the 1920s to his retirement in the 1960s. This documentation suggests that Moyer was not a Cold War warrior, à la John Foster Dulles, but that he probably stood near the center of the political spectrum. The files attest to his commitment to...
Dates:
1913 - 2000; Majority of material found in 1921-1980; Other: Date acquired: 1995 October 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robbins Strong Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-215
Scope and Contents
The Robbins Strong papers primarily consist of the six photographic albums and five manuscripts that detail twentieth-century China. The collection covers almost exclusively Strong’s prolific career in China as an Oberlin-in-Shansi representative and as an active Christian missionary (1930s-1960s). However, the collected works face several shortcomings in shedding insight into Strong’s personal career. Most of his correspondence between friends and family were written under strict...
Dates:
1934-1989, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1990 October 29
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert K. and Olive Grabill Carr Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-221
Scope and Contents
The first subgroup in this record group consists of four series, which document President Robert K. Carr’s pre-presidential and post-presidential years, particularly through his extensive correspondence. Materials (i.e., lecture notes, writings) relating to his professional work concerning civil liberties and his career as an academician are contained in this collection. Carr’s service on President Harry Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights is documented in Series 2. Professional Teaching...
Dates:
1907 - 1981; Other: Date acquired: 1973 July 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert Merrill Bartlett Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-237
Scope and Contents
The papers of Robert Merrill Bartlett document Bartlett's career as a teacher, writer, and historian. The collection consists of a small amount of biographical material (1 folder of clippings and family history) and .05 lin. ft. of correspondence. The correspondence includes letters written from China (1925-27). In addition to the correspondence, the collection contains clippings, writings, an oral history, and photographs concerning Bartlett's experiences in China and Chinese History in...
Dates:
1923-1993, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1986 September 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives