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Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:
Student Life: Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society, Theta Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-002-002
Scope and Contents
The records of Pi Kappa Lambda, Theta Chapter, document the membership, programs, and governance of this honorary national musical fraternity from its establishment in 1927. The collection provides documentation concerning the history and operation of the national organization of Pi Kappa Lambda. The collection contains documentation concerning the work of the various presidents since 1961, including elections, correspondence, and honor recipients.
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Dates:
1927-2003, undated; Other: Date acquired: 10/05/1993
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sylvia H. Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-359
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sylvia H. Williams primarily document her role as a curator at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1971-1983, and as Director of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, 1983-1996. The biographical files, correspondence, clippings, writings, and awards and diplomas provide documentation concerning her education, her interest in art and African Art, her work at the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, and her accomplishments as a successful...
Dates:
1952-1997, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1971-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2003 January 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Theater and Dance Program Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-019
Scope and Contents
The records for the Theater and Dance Program are sparse, dating from 1971 to 2022. They are arranged into the following groupings: Annual Reports (2f); Publicity and Programs; Personnel Files (Restricted); Press-Related Clippings; Correspondence.
Dates:
1971-2022, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/18/2001
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Thomas and Katherine Farquhar Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-283
Scope and Contents
The papers of Thomas and Katherine Farquhar document the social lives of two Oberlin College students during and after the first World War. Included in the collection are a journal, which records in detail one particular outing, and a full scrapbook, which gives a broad overview of Katherine’s activities during her entire four-year college career. In addition, a limited number of photocopies of newspaper clippings which contain biographical information are included. Few records exist of...
Dates:
1915-1989, undated; Majority of material found in 1915-1919; Other: Date acquired: 1989 August 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Werner H. Bromund Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-087
Scope and Contents
The papers of Werner H. Bromund primarily document Werner Bromund’s role as historian of the Chemistry Department of Oberlin College. His collected works and materials concerning Frank Fanning Jewett and publications of the Chemistry Department illustrate some of the rich history of the department. Photographs of Charles Martin Hall and Frank Fanning Jewett are included in this collection. Bromund was also interested in the City of Oberlin water supply and he wrote and collected reports...
Dates:
1875-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1875-1948; Other: Date acquired: 05/23/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William Edwards and Eleanor Bumstead Stevenson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-219
Scope and Contents
The papers of William Edwards Stevenson (1900-85) and his wife Eleanor Bumstead Stevenson (1902-87) document the joint public service careers of the Stevensons over a period of forty-five years. Correspondence with their families (1917-25) and with each other (1924-25), as well as genealogical records such as diaries, wills, and marriage certificates, bring to light the privileged New England childhoods and family relationships which fostered their social ideals. The arrangement of the...
Dates:
1809 - 1987; Majority of material found in 1917-1925, 1942-85; Other: Date acquired: 1979 October 4
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William Gay Ballantine Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-004
Scope and Contents
The papers of William Gay Ballantine, consisting primarily of Ballantine family papers (1750-1913), provide no documentation of Ballantine's tenure as President of Oberlin College (1891-1896). Ballantine's personal papers are few but include correspondence (1865-1886), three journals (1881-1896, undated), miscellaneous papers(1836-1933), and writings (1836-1933). The collection also contains several albumen portraits of the Ballantine family (ca. 1846-1899). Materials are divided into two...
Dates:
1750-1966, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1834-1937; Other: Date acquired: 1971 February 24
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William Grant Still and Verna Arvey Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-162
Scope and Contents
Material at the Oberlin College Archives (Accession 1983/41)
The material given to the Oberlin College Archives consists of clippings, programs, writings by and about William Grant Still and Verna Arvey, a book of Still’s music, press kits and publicity for the opera “A Bayou Legend,” photographs, a copy of an oral history with William Grant Still for the California Black Oral History Project at California State University, Fullerton in 1967, and...
Dates:
1921 - 1995; Other: Date acquired: 1983 October 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William H. Fuchsman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-425
Scope and Contents
The William H. Fuchsman Papers are arranged in three series: 1. Awards; 2. Committee and Program Files; and 3. Course Materials. Certain files are restricted in Series 2 and 3. The Papers reflect Professor Fuchsman’s leadership in programs related to science and interdisciplinary education, and his courses in chemistry at Oberlin College.
Dates:
1970-2012, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2013 August 8
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
William Kincaid Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-407
Scope and Contents
The papers of William Kincaid Jr. primarily comprise correspondence, essays, verses, and notes for composition and rhetorical classes, 1856-1867 and undated, most of which were organized under the title “Compositions and Scraps, mainly College Essays.” These writings were written by Kincaid before and during his student days at Oberlin College--in the Preparatory School, the College (A.B. 1865), and the Graduate School of Theology (Sem. 1867). The papers dating from Kincaid’s student...
Dates:
1856-1882, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1983 March 15
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives