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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Oberlin File
Collection
Identifier: RG 21
Abstract
The Oberlin File is a collection of single items by or about Oberlinians and the College. It is an artificial collection comprised of many small accessions or items transferred without deed of gift.
Dates:
1823-2003, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Philip O. Bennett Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-306
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection contains papers and multimedia documenting Phillip Bennett's life. Because Bennett was blind, this collection provides information about Oberlin College's efforts to help students with disabilites, services available to help the blind, and Bennett's ability to conduct everyday life in a very successful fashion and to excel as a musician.
Twelve folders of correspondence provide information about Bennett's admission to the Conservatory at Oberlin College...
Dates:
1923-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1998 September 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Robert E. Neil Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-457
Scope and Contents
The Robert E. Neil Papers are arranged in six series.
Dates:
1783-1988, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1956-1988; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2012
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sela G. Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-192
Scope and Contents
The collection of Sela G. Wright consists primarily of letters, 1847-66, written by Wright or his relatives. Included are Wright’s letters from Red lake, Minnesota, while among the Ojibwe Indians, which are partly written in Ojibwe; letters written while working with the Black community in the South, 1863-66; a letter containing a description of a sailor’s death off Java, 1847; and a letter containing information concerning the funeral services by C.G. Finney for an Oberlin student,...
Dates:
1847-2017, undated; Majority of material found in 1847-1893; Other: Date acquired: 1969 November
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
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
Woodbury-Fay Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-315
Scope and Contents
The small collection of the papers of the Woodbury-Fay families are arranged into three series: 1. Biographical File; 2. Correspondence; and 3. Photographs and Illustrations.
There are various spellings of the names of the members of this family. Mehetabel Pettengill, in particular, appears in different spellings by various correspondents. She herself spelled her name Mehetabel Pettengill.
Dates:
1819-1929, undated; Majority of material found in 1819-1865; Other: Date acquired: 1998 July 13
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives