oral histories (document genres)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Alicia D'Addario Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-347
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alicia D'Addario consist of her history honors paper, "In Search of Community: The Oberlin Student Movement, 1961-68," and related historical files and oral history interviews. The papers are arranged in three series: I. Honors Thesis, II. Historical Files, and III. Oral History Interviews.
D'Addario did extensive research in the Oberlin College Archives for her honors paper, which looks at the New Left from the perspective of a small liberal arts...
Dates:
1962 - 2002; Majority of material found in 2001-2002; Other: Date acquired: 2002 May 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Alumni Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 20
Scope and Contents
Records of the Alumni Association of Oberlin College cover the period from 1839 to the present. They document the formation, organization, programs, and activities of the Alumni Association. Included are constitutions, bylaws, minutes, committee reports, correspondence, planning documents, invitations, photographs, video and audion cassettes, memorabilia such as scrapbooks and class distinctions, and general files.
Although the records span the entire history of the Association,...
Dates:
1839-present; Majority of material found in 1920-1985; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Bernard Gladieux Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-194
Scope and Contents
The papers of Bernard Gladieux document his life, family relationships, and career in public service and as a management consultant. They include biographical material, correspondence, oral histories, writings, printed material, and photographs.
The papers are arranged in seven series: 1. Biographical Files, 2. Correspondence Files, 3. Files relating to W. Averell Harriman, 4. Oral History Files, 5. Public Service Files, 6. Writings Files, and 7. Photographs.
The...
Dates:
1939 - 1997; Other: Date acquired: 1988 December 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Clarence Ward Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-158
Scope and Contents
The Clarence Ward Collection provides detail on Clarence Ward’s activities as an architectural consultant and on his administration of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Information also exists here on the debate of the system of faculty governance at Oberlin College. Consisting of correspondence, memoranda, and other printed materials, this collection is organized into ten series.
The correspondence and diaries series provide the richest insight into Ward’s personal and...
Dates:
ca.1900-1996, undated; Majority of material found in 1929-1987; Other: Date acquired: 1983 May 30
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David E. Green Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-105
Scope and Contents
The David E. Green Collection encompasses oral histories he conducted as research and the final paper on the college presidential term of Robert W. Fuller (1970-74), “The Politics of Reform: Oberlin College in the Fuller Years.” The records consist of sixteen oral histories on nine 7-inch reel-to-reel tapes, two copies of Green’s paper and a letter from College Archivist Bill Bigglestone to Green concerning the content of the paper.
Green’s analysis beginning with the end of...
Dates:
1977; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Ellen N. Lawson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-193
Scope and Contents
The Ellen N. Lawson Papers consist of Project and Research Files, including the Langenheim Daguerreotypes Research Files, Oral Histories of Black Americans, and the National City Bank Research Files. The collection also contains Women’s Studies Historical Files, including an interview with Hope Hibbard (audio cassette), Oberlin Faculty Wives Survey, and Barbara Seaman Correspondence; files relating to the Women’s Studies program at Oberlin College. Published and unpublished writings of...
Dates:
1963-2011; Other: Date acquired: 1978 October
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Elmina R. Lucke Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-389
Scope and Contents
The papers of Elmina R. Lucke consist predominantly of undated materials relating to her book, Remembering at Eighty Eight: Letters I Should Have Written. This book discusses her travels in India and work there in the 1930s and 1940s, and explores her impressions as well as personal philosophies and ways of working. It was originally published in India under the title, Unforgettable Memories: A Collection of Letters In...
Dates:
1986-1987, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Erwin H. Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-271
Scope and Contents
The Erwin H. Richards papers consist of a scrapbook, correspondence, writings, photographs and photograph albums, glass plate negatives, lantern slides, a map, and printer’s blocks that document the family’s missionary activity in Portuguese East Africa.
The writings constitute a significant portion of the Erwin H. Richards papers. Included are writings and translations by Richards, used as instructional tools during his missionary work in Africa. The writings by others also...
Dates:
1850 - 1994; Majority of material found in 1880-1910; Other: Date acquired: 1993 November 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Erwin N. Griswold Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-101
Scope and Contents
The papers of Erwin N. Griswold cover the term of Griswold's service on the Oberlin College Board of Trustees from 1936 to 1992. Griswold served on the Board until 1980, and remained an Honorary Trustee until his death in 1994. The more extensive archive relating to Griswold's service as a professor of law and Dean of the Harvard University Law School (1946-67) is held by the Harvard University Law School Library. Records pertaining to Griswold's service (1967-73) as U. S. Solicitor...
Dates:
1917 - 1998; Other: Date acquired: 05/16/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Gender and Women's Studies Program
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-016
Scope and Contents
Records of the Gender and Women's Studies Program (Women’s Studies Program prior to 2003) date from 1972 to 2008 and trace the establishment, organization, development, and administration of first a Women's Studies curriculum, later the Women's Studies Program, and, as of 2003, the Gender and Women’s Studies Program.
These records include minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, and a variety of other materials that document the functions of the Women's Studies Program,...
Dates:
1972-2008; Other: Date acquired: 1988
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives