photographs -- aerial photographs

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...

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The records of the Office of Vice President for Operations consists of materials from the Vice President's office, including administrative files, records related to buildings and grounds, human resources records, and insurance files.

Scope and Contents This grouping, arranged by subject, holds the largest numbers of photographic prints in the Oberlin College Archives. The bulk of them are 8” x 10” or smaller, and are stored vertically in file cabinet drawers. Older, more fragile prints are stored separately in records cartons and require more careful handling. The subject headings were locally derived and do not adhere to any controlled vocabulary. The older prints, dating from the 1850s to the later 1910s, were produced by...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 25 black and white aerial negatives in 4” x 5” format; three color aerial negatives, also 4” x 5”; seven black and white enlargements to 8” x 10” prints; four matte black and white enlargements, also in 8” x 10” prints; and three additional black and white aerial photographs in 8” x 10”.  Nine additional photographs and four photographic postcards, all aerial views by Tom Root, were originally filed in the general photographic collection (RG 32). Most...