artifacts (objects genre)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
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
Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-310
Scope and Contents
The papers of Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious relate primarily to the latter portion of her career. The papers include correspondence, handwritten notes, speeches and addresses, news clippings, and photographs and other non-textual material; the bulk of the historical material dates from the late 1970s to her death in 1997. There is very little material related to her days as a student at Oberlin College (1939-43), and there is no material from her childhood or her studies at the University...
Dates:
1875-1997; Majority of material found in 1965-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Joe Blitman Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-090
Scope and Contents
These papers reflect Joe Blitman’s participation and interest in student politics and activism, 1967-71, while a student at Oberlin College. Archives staff printed out thirty-six articles that concern or are authored by Blitman from the Oberlin Review, 1969-71, mainly concerning student politics, anti-Vietnam War activism, and film critique. This constitutes the last folder in the collection. In addition to papers, Blitman...
Dates:
1966-1971; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1975
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jones Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-107
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Jones family document the lives and teaching careers of Lynds Jones and his son George Jones. The papers also document the history of the Jones Family prior to the birth of Lynds Jones, as well as shed light on the history of Oberlin College and the community of Oberlin during the teaching careers of both Lynds and George Jones. The papers are organized into four subgroups: I. Lynds Jones Papers; II. George Jones Papers; III. Other Family Members; and IV. Late...
Dates:
1832-1999; Other: Date acquired: 09/14/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Mary Church Terrell Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-438
Scope and Contents
The Mary Church Terrell Papers document her life and achievements as a writer, educator, and activist whose work contributed greatly to the fight against discrimination on the basis of race and sex. The collection consists of biographical information, a modest amount of correspondence, documents associated with organizations in which Terrell was involved, legal and financial documents, diaries, printed matter, speeches, writings, artifacts, and photographs.
The strengths of the...
Dates:
1884-2004, 2009, undated; Other: Majority of material found within 1884 - 1953; Other: Date acquired: 2015 June 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Nancy Hays Teeters Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-169
Scope and Contents
The papers of Nancy Hays Teeters (1930-), spanning four decades, document the development of Teeters' career as a fiscal economist from professional staffer and research scholar (1957-78) to member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1978-84), a Presidential appointment. She concluded her career as IBM's Director of Economics (1984-90) and Vice President (1986-90). Although the papers are largely professional in nature, providing little information about Teeters'...
Dates:
1950 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990; Other: Date acquired: 1984 June 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Nineteenth Century Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-006-003
Scope and Contents
The records of the Nineteenth Century Club document club activities and history. The materials consist of club minutes, financial records, annual yearbooks, correspondence, memorabilia, printed materials, photographs, videotapes, and objects.
The club’s administrative records include both minutes and financial records but do not include materials prior to 1904. The minutes span from 1904 to 2009 with some gaps, the largest being 1915-1938. Financial records reside both in a...
Dates:
1901-2011, undated; Other: Date acquired: 10/11/2001
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin College Library Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 16-001
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin College Library cover the years 1815-1890. These historical materials provide proof of the work of five distinguished College Librarians, spanning a century, but they also document the role Oberlin played over time in developing librarianship in a small college liberal arts setting.
Except for some gaps for the pre-1887 years and for missing annual reports for 1973-74 through 1977-78, the files in this record group are essentially complete. The...
Dates:
1815-2024; Majority of material found in 1950-1989; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1973
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Consumers Cooperative Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-029
Scope and Contents
The records of the Oberlin Consumers Cooperative document the history of this socio-economic organization, which operated on the Rochdale principles of cooperation. The records include the articles of incorporation and bylaws, minutes, financial records, administrative files, correspondence, contracts and other legal documents, subject files, building project files, printed matter, and non-textual material.
The records span the history of the Oberlin Consumers Cooperative (OCC)...
Dates:
1896-2002; Majority of material found in 1940-2000; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2001
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Golf Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-022
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin Golf Club Records are arranged in 13 series and range in date from 1903-2007. Records include administrative, membership, and miscellaneous documents. There are photographs and maps, as well as documents from the club's women's associations.
Dates:
1903-2007; Other: Date acquired: 09/30/1996
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives