photographs -- photographic prints
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 266 Collections and/or Records:
Chauncey N. Pond Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-042
Abstract
The papers of the Rev. Chauncey Northrop Pond reveal Pond's concern to document the lives of missionaries in China and other countries by collecting missionary correspondence and related historical materials. Pond's professional files offer a limited view of his sixty-year career as a Congregational minister. There is virtually no information on his personal life in this collection.
Dates:
1852 - 1920; Other: Date acquired: 10/30/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Chester Linn Shaver Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-073
Abstract
The papers of Chester L. Shaver, 1924-1979, mainly document his research efforts and writings related to authors of the Romantic Period, especially William Wordsworth. The materials vary in content according to form, but they are by far the richest part of the collection. Proofs of The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Early Years (frequently referred to as The Early Years) and drafts of other works are...
Dates:
1924 - 1979; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Church Women United (Oberlin-Wellington Unit) Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-006-028
Scope and Contents
This collection is divided into 14 record series. Its records span 1937 through 1998, and include administrative information, annual reports, correspondence, financial records, membership records, publicity and program files, and photographs.
Dates:
1937-1998; Other: Date acquired: 08/17/1987
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
City of Oberlin Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-005
Abstract
The records of the City of Oberlin span 1858 to 2007. This material documents many aspects of the administration of Oberlin, including: minutes of City Council, records of City Officials, city boards, commissions and committees; ordinances and resolutions; the records of the Water Works, Police and Fire Departments, Public Works, and Code Administrators. The Water Works and the minutes and ordinances of the City Council are among the most complete record series. Major gaps exist among...
Dates:
1858-2007; Other: Date acquired: 01/18/1972
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
Conservatory of Music Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 10
Scope and Contents
The records of the Conservatory of Music span the years 1841 to the present, the earliest records consisting of printed catalogs and concert programs. Few records have survived to illuminate the period from 1867, when the Conservatory became a division of the College, to 1928, the date of the earliest surviving correspondence of a Conservatory Director (Frank Holcomb Shaw). The bulk of the collection, concentrated in the period 1930 to 1990, details the administrative and educational...
Dates:
1841-present; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Curtis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-059
Abstract
The Curtis family papers document Howard Cone Curtis’s position as a physical education instructor at Oberlin College through correspondence received between the years of 1915-19. Mary Long Goldsbury’s time at Oberlin College is chronicled through her 1884 diary. The collection also contains correspondence as well as printed matter documenting missionary work of members of the Curtis family.
Dates:
1842-1919, undated; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/1971
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Dan Freeman Bradley Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-125
Scope and Contents
Consists of original letters and photocopies; an issue of the Bangkok calendar (1864), printed by Dan Beach Bradley; the will (1893) of Sarah Blachly Bradley; writings and addresses (1892-1937, undated); and a photograph album showing scenes of Bangkok (ca. 1889). Most of the letters were written between 1877 and 1892 by Dan F. Bradley to his mother and siblings in Bangkok, Thailand. They describe Bradley's student days from 1877 to 1885 at Oberlin College and Oberlin Theological...
Dates:
1865 - 1937; Other: Date acquired: 08/10/1979
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David A. Egloff Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-316
Scope and Contents
The papers of David A. Egloff primarily document his interest in arboretums and the landscaping and appearance of the college and the town of Oberlin, Ohio. The collection contains files relating to Egloff’s service on the Ad Hoc Campus Arboretum Committee, as well as collected materials relating to arboretums (Ohio and other states).
The writings contained within this collection (by Egloff or other authors) concern a variety of subjects, including arboretums, landscaping at...
Dates:
1892-2002, undated; Majority of material found in 1947-1999; Other: Date acquired: 1999 May 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
David L. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-065
Scope and Contents
The collection contains both personal and professional papers of David L. Anderson. Personal papers include correspondence and items relating to Anderson's ministry, family, Navy service, health and car insurance, investments, and retirement. Professional papers exist for activities directly relating to Oberlin, and for external professional involvement. Included are correspondence, memoranda, notes, class syllabi, students' papers and exams, lecture outlines, drafts and final copies of...
Dates:
1915-1997; Majority of material found within 1948-1984; Other: Date acquired: 09/15/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives