photograph albums
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Gertrude M. Hoffman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-311
Scope and Contents
The papers of Gertrude M. Hoffman consist of two series: Series 1. Correspondence, and Series 2. Albums. The correspondence series comprises letters written to her family while she was teaching at the Oberlin Shansi Memorial School in Taigu, Shanxi, China, from 1933 to 1936. These letters describe her daily activities, classes taught, Chinese customs observed, visits to other parts of China and to Japan and Korea, and her study of the Chinese language. The March 1936 correspondence...
Dates:
1933 - 1936; Other: Date acquired: 1999 February 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Grace Cowling Berlin Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-409
Scope and Contents
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The papers of Grace Cowling Berlin are modest in volume and varied in composition. The content of the material largely focuses on Cowling's coursework at Oberlin College. There is emphasis on a cross country Ecology Field Trip taken in 1922, with fellow students and noteworthy Oberlin College Professor of Animal Ecology Lynds Jones.
The bulk of the collection consists of the coursework and ecology trip materials. Most of the...
Dates:
1917-1980, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1933; Other: Date acquired: 1979 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Helen Bigelow White Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-459
Scope and Contents
The Helen Bigelow White Papers provides a glimpse into the life of an Oberlin student, graduate, wife and mother, both in writing and in photographs. It includes three of her diaries (Series 1): one from her high school years, another from her time enrolled at Oberlin College, and a third from the year of her first child’s birth in 1927, when she and her husband lived in Cleveland. Other materials include a few items of correspondence (Series 2), and a photograph album (8 x 10 in.)...
Dates:
1914-1927, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2019 July 31
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
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
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
J. Clayton Miller Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-255
Scope and Contents
The papers of J. Clayton Miller primarily document Miller's time in China as a Shansi Representative from 1930 to 1932. Series I contains letters from Miller to his parents during his stay in China. Series III includes Chinese Maps collected in China. Motion picture film (not viewed by the Archives staff) documents Miller’s student missionary work in Shansi, China in the early 1930s. Miller’s insights into the situation in China and Japan during the 1930s are illustrated in his writings...
Dates:
1930-1997, undated; Majority of material found in 1930-1941; Other: Date acquired: 1995 March 20
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jacob Dolson Cox Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-003
Scope and Contents
The Jacob Dolson Cox Papers consist of 13 record series. In addition to correspondence, there are notes and published articles dealing with microphotography; copies of his speeches and other writings; records reflecting his work as an attorney and his time at the Cincinnati Law School; notes, papers, diaries, record books, newspaper clippings, and other printed material gathered during his studies of the Civil War; and material related to his political career.
The partially...
Dates:
1842-1901; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
James Caldwell McCullough Papers
Collection — 5 boxes
Identifier: RG 30-053
Scope and Contents
The papers of James Caldwell McCullough document his greatest interests–photography and chemistry. His personal and professional correspondence and laboratory manuals make up the bulk of his collection. McCullough's letters document his professionalism through his dealings with other corporations and with the college itself. He never received a doctorate in his field, but he managed to convince the college that his years of service and experience surmounted his limited schooling....
Dates:
1906-1949, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
James Harris Fairchild Presidential Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 02-003
Scope and Contents
The papers (1771, 1819-1926, undated) of James Harris Fairchild do not provide users a complete record of the Fairchild presidency, 1866-1889, or of the personal life of their creator. The body of documentation is instead a mix of personal and professional papers, the bulk of which consists of incoming correspondence (1852-1903). All but two boxes of this correspondence has been described at the item level in a six-volume calendar, plus an index, prepared by Susan F. Zearing in...
Dates:
1771-2000, undated; Majority of material found within 1819 - 1926; Other: Date acquired: 1968 June 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Janet Knapp Byles Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-363
Scope and Contents
The papers of Janet Knapp Byles are modest in volume, and contain both personal and professional papers, several photographs and three scrapbooks. The content of the material largely focuses on Byles' life during and after attending Oberlin College.
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and scrapbooks, regarding Byles’ family, friends, class reunions and trips abroad. In addition to the photographs and scrapbooks, there are several writings by Byles regarding her class...
Dates:
1850-1999, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1850-1948; Other: Date acquired: 2003 January 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives