Scrapbooks
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:
First and Second Congregational Churches of Oberlin Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-004-001
Scope and Contents
Records of the First and Second Congregational Churches of Oberlin date from 1834 to 2002. They include minutes of the Oberlin Society, the original governing body of the colony and church. The bulk of the collection consists of minutes, annual reports, correspondence, financial records, sermons of various pastors, and records of several women's voluntary and social organizations. Topics covered include church doctrine, fundraising, Christian education, volunteerism, missions, and church...
Dates:
1834-2003, undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/15/1979
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
First Methodist Church Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-003-004
Scope and Contents
The First Methodist Church records have been arranged into nine series. The collection includes administrative and legal records, membership rolls, women's society and committee records, and historical files.
Dates:
1860-1990, undated; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/1992
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Florence Mary Fitch Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-037
Abstract
The papers of Florence Mary Fitch relate to Fitch's student years in Oberlin, Munich, and Berlin (1892-97; 1900-03) and her subsequent career at Oberlin College as a biblical scholar and writer of children's books. They also contain materials relating to three preceding generations of the Fitch family (1807-1936). Virtually no record exists in these papers of Florence Fitch's tenure as Dean of Women at Oberlin (1904-20). The records of the Office of the Dean of Students (Record Group 12)...
Dates:
1807-1959; Majority of material found in 1892-1917; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frances Walker-Slocum Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-222
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frances Walker-Slocum contain biographical material, correspondence, greeting cards, performance and recital programs, ephemera, publicity files, and several scrapbooks. The bulk of the collection is made up of greeting cards, performance programs, and publicity materials. The most significant materials are the performance programs in series 3. Dating from the 1940s to the mid-2000s, these files document Walker-Slocum's performances at Oberlin College and at venues across...
Dates:
1906 - 2011; Other: Date acquired: 06/10/1991
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis F. and Emma B. Tucker Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-322
Scope and Contents
The Francis F. and Emma B. Tucker Papers document the Tucker Family's involvement in missionary work and in medicine. The papers consist of correspondence, biographical material, photographs, a scrapbook, and Chinese picture postcards.
The collection is arranged in four series: I. Biographical Files, II. Correspondence Files, III. Photographic Files, and IV. Miscellaneous.
The biographical material includes typescript copies of speeches given in honor of Frances Fisher...
Dates:
ca. 1880s-1964; Other: Date acquired: 1999 December 16
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Francis Marion Price Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-395
Scope and Contents
The Francis Price Papers make up a small collection arranged into six series: I. Correspondence; II. Diary and Journal; III. Printed Matter; IV. Photograph Album; V. Scrapbook; and VI. Artifacts. None of these series holds extensive material, and together they present a limited picture of the life and work of Francis Price. The most interesting item resides in Series II, a typescript of letters by his sister-in-law Eva J. Price from June 28 to July 1 of 1900, just before the family was...
Dates:
1888-1937, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2008 January 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frank Martin Church Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-132
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of some 140 concert programs and about 90 music manuscripts. The programs (printed) are mainly for organ and piano recitals, 1883-1902, although most of them are for recitals at Oberlin, 1895-1900. The music was written for organ by Church, 1931-1952, but only three of the manuscripts date after 1942. A 1931 piece was composed at the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. According to information Church wrote upon his manuscripts, those in 1932-34 were created while...
Dates:
1883 - 1952; Other: Date acquired: 04/17/1980
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Frank T. Cooke Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-287
Scope and Contents
The papers of Frank T. Cooke document his personal interest and professional career in photography. Many photographs of college buildings and houses in Oberlin are included in the collection. The pages of a disbound photographic album show Cooke and his family at Oberlin Beach along Lake Erie and demonstrate his concern for the eroding of the beach. Additional photographs were taken in several cities in Ohio, including Huron and Milan. Notably, the photographs in the later accession...
Dates:
1872 - 2006; Majority of material found in 1914-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1997 September 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Fred Eugene Leonard Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-047
Scope and Contents
Consisting of both the personal and professional papers generated and gathered in the course of his life, the Fred Eugene collection documents the life of a man raised in the American West with a strong appreciation for natural history and biology. He subsequently traded in these interests for a career in physical education. The papers reflect his education in the West, at Oberlin College, and at The College of Physicians and Surgeons. Leonard used his education, particularly his medical...
Dates:
1821-1922; Majority of material found in 1893-1920; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1970
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
George C. Westervelt Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-364
Scope and Contents
The George C. Westervelt Papers are divided into three series; Series I. Historical File; Series II. Correspondence; and, Series III. Scrapbooks and Notebooks. The historical file and scrapbook provide evidence of Westervelt’s role in the formation of Oberlin College’s first band. The correspondence series provides insight into Westervelt’s personal life, including information regarding family deaths and Westervelt’s personal financial difficulty.
A separate notebook contains notes...
Dates:
1872-1941, undated
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives