artifacts (objects genre)
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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization (O.H.I.O.) Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-009
Scope and Contents
This record group, consisting of three subgroups, documents the activities and efforts of Oberlin citizens to improve the town and to preserve its history. The first two subgroups represent the records of the predecessor organizations which merged to form O.H.I.O. in 1964.
Subgroup I contains the records of the Oberlin Village Improvement Society which was extant from 1903 to 1964. Dating from 1909 to 1964, important record series are: constitution and by-laws, 1911-1943;...
Dates:
1903-2005; Majority of material found in 1903-2005, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 15-001
Scope and Contents
The records of OSMA date from 1881 to the present and relate to the activities of Oberlinians in Asia during that period.
Earlier records discuss missionary work of the Oberlin Band: evangelism, teaching, medical work, and the operation of "opium refuges" in the Shanxi province of China. The bulk of this collection deals with the OSMA, which was formed as a living memorial to Oberlin missionaries who died in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.
Administrative and financial...
Dates:
1868-2024; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Objects Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 35
Scope and Contents
The Objects Collection comprises over 500 objects as of 2024, most of which are not associated with another record group or personal paper group. All of the objects have been photographed and described for an image database at http://cdm15963.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/objects. This image database, titled the Archives Museum Collection, also holds digital surrogates for...
Dates:
ca. 1830s-2024
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
OCOPE/OPEIU Local 502
Collection
Identifier: RG 48
Scope and Contents
The records for the Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees Union (OCOPE) provide relevant information about the labor issues which precipitated the creation of a union. The documents provide a very detailed account of its formation and development as the sole collective bargaining agent for the administrative assistants. The bulk of the material emphasizes the period from 1970 to 1977, from the union’s creation to its affiliation with the Office and Professional Employees...
Dates:
1960-2004; Other: Date acquired: 07/09/1987
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Office of the Secretary Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 05
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of the Secretary document the duties and functions of the office beginning with the creation of the office in 1899. The records also include documents prior to the organization of the Office of the Secretary. The majority of these records are located in the historical file. The records illustrate the gradual growth of the Office of the Secretary, from an ancillary offshoot of the Office of the Treasurer, to an administrative office overseeing the functions of...
Dates:
1833 - 1998; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1967
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
Physics Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-005
Scope and Contents
The records of the physics department are arranged in three subgroups: General Departmental Records, Organizations and Activities, and Faculty Papers.
The General Departmental Records provide information about the physics buildings and equipment, budgets, curriculum, faculty members, foundation and government grants, the planetarium, salaries, and staff meetings. Papers in this subgroup originate primarily with physics faculty members Lloyd W. Taylor, Carl E. Howe, and David L....
Dates:
1871 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1871 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Russia Township Farm Women's Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-006-031
Scope and Contents
This collection has been subdivided into nine series. It includes records dating from 1923-2002, such as administrative information, correspondence, membership, and financial records along with photographs and artifacts.
Dates:
1923-2002; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/2000
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
Student Life: Cultural and Diverse Organizations
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-010
Scope and Contents
This record group consists of files related to various student organizations at Oberlin College. It has been subdivided into three series.
Dates:
1908 - 2024; Majority of material found in 1978-2002; Other: Date acquired: 1997
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives