exhibition catalogs

Scope and Contents The records of the Allen Memorial Art Museum date from 1899 to the present. A significant portion of the collection consists of correspondence files of the directors and curators, spanning the years from 1919 to 1991. The correspondence deals with various issues pertaining to acquiring, lending, and borrowing works of art. Extensive files also document exhibits from 1919 to 1987. These exhibition files often include checklists, catalogs, brochures, photographs, and correspondence. The...

Scope and Contents The papers of Frederick B. Artz document his youth in Dayton, Ohio, his World War I service and travels in France, his Oberlin courses in European intellectual history, and critical response to many of his articles and books. With the exception of a small group of condolence letters on the death of Raymond H. Stetson (1872-1950), with whom Artz lived for decades, and of several other letters in the correspondence files, the papers contain virtually no information on his personal life...

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The John Pearson Collection is a small one, comprised of the artist’s posters, exhibition catalogs and announcement cards, and a small amount of writings by and about him.

Scope and Contents The Julia G. Severance papers primarily consist of her etchings of notable sites and buildings around the Oberlin College campus. Also included are letters written to friends regarding personal matters. The letters were retained for the additional artwork found on them. The photograph series contains photos of Julia Severance, her studio, and the Severance home in Oberlin, Ohio, as well as a photo album documenting her time in California and various loose photographs. The two scrapbooks...

Scope and Contents The papers of Mary Durling primarily document her work as an artist, coordinator of special projects and exhibitions, and her civic activities within the community of Oberlin. A modest amount of materials relate to her teaching in the Oberlin College Upward Bound Program, and her work with other student achievement programs and the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Series IX. Special Programs Coordinator Files contains correspondence, notes, and other materials that...

Scope and Contents The Paul B. Arnold Collection represents only a portion of the life and work of professor and artist Paul B. Arnold. The materials in the collection are diverse and represent Arnold’s varied and prolific career as an artist and as a professor at Oberlin College and Conservatory. The bulk of the collection is made up of course materials, published writings, and speeches relating to Arnold’s teaching career between 1942 and 1985 at Oberlin College and Conservatory. The collection also...

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The Ricky Clark Papers are entirely made up of publications, and all but two of those are by Ricky Clark.  The other two were written by others about Clark’s work.  These writings take the form of books, exhibition catalogs, a festival program, and articles. All of the writings concern quilts, embroidery, rugs, and other textiles.

Scope and Contents The papers of Sharon F. Patton primarily document her time as the John G.W. Cowles Director of Oberlin College's Allen Art Museum, 1998-2003, and her interest in African and African American Art. Her interest in collecting popular artwork is represented by four of her prints, salt and pepper shaker figurines, and a cotton novelty ornament all based on the subject of African-American stereotype popular artwork. Photographs given to Dr. Patton by Abe Goldsmith of his painting...

Scope and Contents The papers of Wolfgang Stechow and his wife Ursula Hoff Stechow primarily document facets of Wolfgang Stechow’s greatest academic interest—the history of art. His non-textual research and teaching materials, correspondence, and academic papers all serve to enlighten the scholar of Stechow's teaching methods, professional esteem by colleagues, and scholastic topics. These research and teaching materials, which make up the bulk of the Stechow papers, include photographs, study...