photographs -- gelatin dry plate negatives
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Ludwig and Arthur Ewing Princehorn Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-416
Dates:
ca.1900-2014; Other: Majority of material found in 1917-1966; Other: Date acquired: 1978 January 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Botany Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-015
Scope and Contents
Records relating to the early history of the Botany Department consist of account books, faculty files and grade books, student files and papers, and other miscellaneous writings and materials. This record group is arranged into nine series : I. Account Books ; II. Faculty Files; III. Grade Books ; IV. Miscellaneous Files; V. Miscellaneous Printed Materials; VI. Student Files; VII. Student Papers; VIII. Herbarium, further divided into two subseries: 1. Correspondence; 2. General Files,...
Dates:
1846-1988, undated; Majority of material found in 1874-1980; Other: Date acquired: 12/11/1981
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Crisp Photographic Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-295
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 18 glass plate photographic negatives in 4" x 5" format. The photographs are of various buildings and sites in Oberlin, and were probably taken by Harry and Ernest Crisp. Subjects include ice skaters, Spear Library, First Church, College Chapel, Peters Hall, downtown Oberlin, Tappan Square, and the Theological Seminary Building.
Dates:
ca.1890-1899; Other: Date acquired: 1998 March 20
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of Biology
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-031
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to the Oberlin College Department of Biology. These include photographic transparencies and negatives, course notebooks (restricted), and artifacts.
Dates:
1937-2001, undated; Majority of material found in 1967-2001; Other: Date acquired: 04/18/2001
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Department of Geology Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-033
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin College Department of Geology collection consists of annual reports, field notes, maps, and glass plate and film negatives. In addition, a brief history of the department written by Professor Steven Wojtal, is included in the collection.
Dates:
ca. 1880-1998, undated; Majority of material found in 1906-1938; Other: Date acquired: 08/19/2002
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Edith Bunker Davis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-232
Scope and Contents
The Edith Bunker Davis Family papers provide evidence of Mrs. Davis' concern to document the work in Africa (1891-1917) of her missionary parents, the Rev. Fred Robert Bunker and Isabel ("Belle") Bunker. The papers also supply information about the professional lives of Edith's brothers, Paul, Wilfrid, Kenneth, and Sydney. These men established successful careers in education, diplomacy, international business, and the Congregational ministry. Unfortunately, there is little...
Dates:
1857 - 1990; Majority of material found in 1916-1950
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
Francis Henry Dart Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-161
Scope and Contents
The Francis Henry Dart Collection is arranged into six series. Series 1 Biographical consists of Dart's account of his life titled "Myself " (typescript, 45 pages); his recollections of his parents (typescript, 6 pages); and his mother's autobiography (typescript, 9 pages). The typescripts (copies) recount the great hardships Dart faced as a pioneer in Kansas and the many financial and other difficulties that befell his family. He writes of his painting and efforts for an...
Dates:
1849 - 1984; Majority of material found in 1849-1935; Other: Date acquired: 1983 November 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Karl Frederick Geiser Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-241
Scope and Contents
The papers of Karl Frederick Geiser consist of biographical information, clippings, correspondence, and writings concerning Geiser’s pro German stance and reaction by the Oberlin College administration, the community of Oberlin, and the nation. Included in the biographical file is a copy of the “Report of the Committee on the Case of Professor Karl F. Geiser” (1919). This report provides insight into how Geiser’s writings and teachings were viewed by the College trustees, administration,...
Dates:
ca. 1906-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1941; Other: Date acquired: 1969 March 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Lloyd William and Esther Bliss Taylor Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-097
Scope and Contents
The papers of Lloyd William and Esther Bliss Taylor document their involvement in numerous professional and private organizations. Additionally, the papers reflect their views on temperance, belief in Christianity, and their political and social opinions. The collection is divided into two subgroups, the papers of Lloyd William Taylor, and the papers of Esther Bliss Taylor.
Subgroup I contains the papers of William Lloyd Taylor from 1921 to 1952. The bulk of the materials are...
Dates:
ca.1895-1980, undated; Majority of material found in 1921-1970; Other: Date acquired: 08/20/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives