records (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 302 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert and Josephine Van Meter Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-288
Scope and Contents
The papers of Herbert and Josephine (Hamilton) Van Meter document Herbert Van Meter’s time as a student at Oberlin College (1933-1937), and his career as an Oberlin College Shansi Memorial Association (OSMA) representative in China and as a Navy chaplain during World War II. The collection also contains documentation concerning Josephine Van Meter’s career as a representative for Shansi in China, her position as a YWCA. instructor, and as Executive Secretary of OSMA...
Dates:
1930 - 1996; Majority of material found in 1930s-1952; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Herbert G. May Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-046
Scope and Contents
The papers of Herbert G. May consist of instructional files, correspondence, writings, committee files, files relating to the Bible, files relating to the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, sermons and chapel talks, and photographs. These papers document May’s distinguished career as teacher and theologian, Biblical translator, cartographer, and linguist. The biographical materials and the extensive correspondence series (professional and personal) provide many examples of the respect...
Dates:
1923, 1926-1978, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Herbert Shore Collection in Honor of Eduardo C. Mondlane
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-307
Scope and Contents
The Herbert Shore Collection in Honor of Eduardo Mondlane is comprised of two subgroups. Subgroup I is Historical Files Relating to Herbert Shore’s Interests in the Arts and Culture. The bulk of this subgroup consists of files relating to the Council on The Arts, Culture, and Technology (TACT) of which Shore was the director from 1974 to 1988. Additional material in this subgroup concerns the performing arts, and includes playscripts, photographs, and audio and video...
Dates:
1933-2013, undated; Majority of material found in 1950s-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1998 October 30
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
History Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-007
Scope and Contents
Series 1. Annual Reports
Box 1 Department of History , 1976-87, 1993-1998 (2f)
Series 2. Agendas/Minutes
Box 1 (cont.)
History Department Meeting Agendas, 1994-1999 (5f)
Minutes, 1985-1999 (11f)
Series 3. Correspondence
Box 1 (cont.)
Correspondence, History Department, April-May 1994, 1997, 2001
Correspondence pertaining to evaluation by Visiting Committee, 1969-70
Correspondence pertaining to Speakers,...
Dates:
1911-2010, undated.; Majority of material found within 1969 - 2000
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Hope Hibbard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-147
Scope and Contents
The papers of Hope Hibbard document the particular areas of research that Hope Hibbard conducted as a zoologist. The papers also document her extensive career as a teacher and lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Oberlin College. The papers do not however, document Hibbard's work on the various faculty committees she served on while teaching at Oberlin College. The papers are organized into four distinct series which are: 1. Correspondence; 2. Writings; 3. Zoology Alumni Survey File;...
Dates:
1891 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 06/17/1981
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Howard B. and Gladys Wrenn Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-189
Scope and Contents
The papers of Howard and Gladys "Jenny" Robinson, divided into two subgroups, consist of letters sent and received, invoices, writings, reviews, pamphlets, travel journals, photographs, and research materials. Included in the research materials are illustrations, maps, notes, and historical documents used in Robinson's publications on the postal service. The bulk of the papers, however, are mainly manuscripts and research materials. Some of the manuscripts are incomplete and...
Dates:
1911 - 1975; Majority of material found in 1920-1963; Other: Date acquired: 1977 November 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ira Steinberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-111
Scope and Contents
The Ira Steinberg Papers (1959-1987) document the academic career of their creator, a member of the Arts and Sciences faculty of Oberlin College since 1961. The records span Steinberg's teaching career in the departments of Education (1961-1978) and Philosophy (1978-), including his chairmanship of the Department of Education (1975-1978). The records do not document his present activities as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1987-1994?). There is virtually no...
Dates:
1959 - 1987; Other: Date acquired: 09/22/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Irving W. Metcalf Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 30-009
Abstract
The Irving Wight Metcalf papers chronicle Metcalf's days as a seminary student at Oberlin College, his interest in fellow members of the class of 1878, and his subsequent career as a minister and later a businessman.
Dates:
1877-1937, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/22/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
J. Milton Yinger Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-188
Scope and Contents
The papers (1937-2003) of J. Milton Yinger provide minor information about their subject's personal life, but document fairly well Yinger's intellectual range as a social scientist. For example, a strength of this collection resides in its documentation of Yinger's research in educational sociology carried out under a grant from the U.S. Office of Education from 1965 to 1969. Copius amounts of correspondence also outline Yinger’s myriad of professional involvements, including visiting...
Dates:
1937-2003, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/23/1987
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jack Glazier Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-185
Scope and Contents
This small collection of papers reflects aspects of Jack Glazier’s service to the college as a teacher and as an active member of the Graduate Studies Committee. There is very little personal material and only one of his writings. The collection is divided as follows:
Dates:
1974 - 2004; Other: Date acquired: 1986 July 11
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives