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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 372 Collections and/or Records:
Peace Corps Training Program
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-008
Scope and Contents
This record group, consisting of five series, documents the activities of the Peace Corps Training Program that existed at Oberlin College from 1963-1966. Because the program trained volunteers for the French-speaking Ivory Coast, some of the documents are written in French.
Dates:
1961-1966, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1967 August 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Philip O. Bennett Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-306
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection contains papers and multimedia documenting Phillip Bennett's life. Because Bennett was blind, this collection provides information about Oberlin College's efforts to help students with disabilites, services available to help the blind, and Bennett's ability to conduct everyday life in a very successful fashion and to excel as a musician.Twelve folders of correspondence provide information about Bennett's admission to the Conservatory at Oberlin College...
Dates:
1923-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1998 September 18
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Physical Education Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-006
Scope and Contents
The records from the Physical Education Department date from 1880 to 2004, with a small amount of additional material from 2005-2012, and document the development of physical training for men and women at Oberlin College. Records from the men's department comprise the bulk of this record group (Subgroups I-V) and include correspondence of the Directors of Athletics; information on Oberlin's philosophy of athletics and how it has evolved; curricular materials from the tenures of C.W. Savage,...
Dates:
1880-2024, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1969 April 3
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Physics Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-005
Scope and Contents
The records of the physics department are arranged in three subgroups: General Departmental Records, Organizations and Activities, and Faculty Papers.The General Departmental Records provide information about the physics buildings and equipment, budgets, curriculum, faculty members, foundation and government grants, the planetarium, salaries, and staff meetings. Papers in this subgroup originate primarily with physics faculty members Lloyd W. Taylor, Carl E. Howe, and David L....
Dates:
1871-2009; Majority of material found within 1871-1970; Other: Date acquired: 1967
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Platt Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-199
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Platt Family document the lives of several members of the Platt Family, providing accounts regarding life on an Indian Reservation in Iowa, hardships faced during severe winter weather, and the relationships between American Indians and the settlers from the East. The collection consists primarily of correspondence among family members, including letters (transcriptions) from Elizabeth Charlotte Ricketts Whaley Lehman in which she described teaching school in Iowa...
Dates:
1845-1960, undated; Majority of material found in 1848-1910
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Psychology Department
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-002
Scope and Contents
The Psychology Department records relate to departmental activities between 1910 and 1978. The collection includes incformation about alumni, theses and papers, and photographs.
Dates:
1910-1978, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1985 April 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Raymond H. Stetson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-013
Scope and Contents
The Raymond Herbert Stetson Papers consist almost entirely of original letters that Dr. Stetson wrote to friends and colleagues. This personal paper collection was constructed by former Oberlin College Archivist William E. Bigglestone. In an effort to preserve the work of the late Professor Stetson, Bigglestone, with assistance of Stetson family members and Frederick B. Artz, solicited letters sent by Stetson to his friends (e.g. Robert Kimball Richardson [1876-1952] and James M. Snodgrass...
Dates:
1890-1989; Majority of material found in 1926-1950; Other: Date acquired: 05/13/1968
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Raymond T. Moyer Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-260
Scope and Contents
The Raymond T. Moyer papers consist of correspondence, writing files, speeches, lectures, and topical files, as well as non-textual materials and collected publications. The collection covers Moyer’s professional career in Far East Asia, dating from the 1920s to his retirement in the 1960s. The Moyer papers are arranged into nine (9) record series: 1. Appointments, Awards, and Diploma Files; 2. Correspondence Files (incoming and outgoing); 3. Lectures, Official Statements, and...
Dates:
1913 - 2000; Majority of material found in 1921-1980; Other: Date acquired: 1995 October 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Religious Organizations Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 31-038
Scope and Contents
This collection includes records from the Lorain County Congregational Association, the Oberlin Bible Society, the Oberlin Christian Union, the Oberlin Ministers Union, and the Hungarian Reformed and Presbyterian Congregations.
Dates:
1837-1969, undated; Other: Date acquired: 10/30/1969
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Richard C. Schoonmaker Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-331
Scope and Contents
The Richard C. Schoonmaker Papers primarily relate to his professional life, including his work as a professor of chemistry at Oberlin College from 1960 through 1993. Earlier records are still professional in nature and relate to his career prior to Oberlin. Other records relate to visiting appointments, grant-funded research, and publishing.
Dates:
1934-1995, undated; Majority of material found in 1955-1995; Other: Date acquired: 2001 May 2
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives