African Americans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on citizens of the United States of Black African descent. Works on Black people who temporarily reside in the United States, such as noncitizens, students from abroad, etc., are entered under Black people--United States. Works on Black people outside the United States are entered under Black people--[place].
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
African American Studies Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-021
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the records of the Oberlin College African American Studies Department. It has been divided into three record series: Administrative Files, Student Papers, and Special Events.
Dates:
1972-2003; Majority of material found in 1972-1997; Other: Date acquired: 06/07/1991
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Albert J. McQueen Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-257
Scope and Contents
The papers of Albert James McQueen document McQueen's career as teacher, researcher, and an advocate for Black students, as well as a person who devoted his professional career to service to institution and community. The collection illustrates the Oberlin ideals of activism, volunteerism, and the pursuit of social equality.
Most notable are the records that document McQueen's committee work. He volunteered his time to address many issues for faculty, staff, and students. The...
Dates:
1964 - 2002; Other: Date acquired: 06/05/1995
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Black Students, General
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Oberlin College Archives Subject Files make up an artificial collection of ready-reference materials. They are maintained by Archvies staff. The files contain materials such as articles and clippings, booklets, pamphlets, publicity, and website printouts. The records include both originals and copies. These subject files cover a wide variety of topics relating to Oberlin College related events, memorabilia, and associated people. They also include some information about the broader...
Dates:
1610 - 2024; Majority of material found in 1833-2024
Calvin C. Hernton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-326
Scope and Contents
The papers of Calvin C. Hernton consist of files relating to the Oberlin College African-American Studies Department (formerly the Black Studies Department). Hernton served as chairman of the department from 1997 to 1999 and was a faculty member from 1970 to 1999. This collection consists of the files and correspondence that he maintained during his time as chairman and as a faculty member. The collection provides documentation concerning the history of the African-American Studies...
Dates:
1969 - 1998; Other: Date acquired: 2001 January 31
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
Henry Cowles Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-027
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Rev. Henry Cowles document Cowles' active role in the establishment of the Oberlin enterprise from 1835 to 1881. They illuminate Cowles' abilities in the diverse fields of biblical scholarship and college fund raising and reveal his avid support for home missionaries and the rights of freedpeople. A small amount of material pertains to Henry Cowles' daughter, Sarah Cowles Little (1838-1912).
The collection is arranged into six records series: I. Correspondence of...
Dates:
1824-1908; Other: Date acquired: 1967 January 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Hiram Wilson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-112
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of 41 items of which the majority are letters received by Hiram Wilson. Five items appear to have been written by him and perhaps 8 others are by relatives of him. The papers deal mainly with efforts to aid Black people in Canada and elsewhere. There is information about the work and how it was supported, including financial aid and the obtaining of teachers. Examples of efforts elsewhere are Augustus Wattles (1842) telling of his school in Ohio and Charles Marryat...
Dates:
1835 - 1856; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1977
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
J. Milton Yinger Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-188
Scope and Contents
The papers (1937-2003) of J. Milton Yinger provide minor information about their subject's personal life, but document fairly well Yinger's intellectual range as a social scientist. For example, a strength of this collection resides in its documentation of Yinger's research in educational sociology carried out under a grant from the U.S. Office of Education from 1965 to 1969. Copius amounts of correspondence also outline Yinger’s myriad of professional involvements, including visiting...
Dates:
1937-2003, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/23/1987
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-310
Scope and Contents
The papers of Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious relate primarily to the latter portion of her career. The papers include correspondence, handwritten notes, speeches and addresses, news clippings, and photographs and other non-textual material; the bulk of the historical material dates from the late 1970s to her death in 1997. There is very little material related to her days as a student at Oberlin College (1939-43), and there is no material from her childhood or her studies at the University...
Dates:
1875-1997; Majority of material found in 1965-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1997 October 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives