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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on printed lists providing the order of events and other pertinent information for public presentations.
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Allen Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-017
Abstract
The Albert Allen Wright Papers span 1853-1905. The papers consist primarily of correspondence along with a sampling of writings, talks, field notes, and student notes. They relate to Wright's personal and professional life, with a focus on career in geology and the natural sciences while at Oberlin. This collection includes a portion of the "College Museum" records.
Dates:
1853-1905; Other: Date acquired: 1968 June 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Alice Hester Simpson Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-240
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alice Hester Simpson detail her life, personal and professional, and her relationships with several members of her family. The correspondence of David and Clara Simpson gives additional insight for the lives of Alice Simpson’s parents. Her family correspondence and activity in finalizing the affairs or receiving posthumous gifts of several family members describes her involvement with her family. Of special notice are the numerous letters to and from Alice Simpson’s great aunt...
Dates:
1887 - 1993
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Alice Jones Emery Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-355
Scope and Contents
The Alice Jones Emery Papers primarily consists of materials relating to Emery’s position as Class Agent for the Oberlin College Class of 1891.The correspondence series, which constitutes the bulk of the collection, contains letters received from former classmates in response to Alice Jones Emery’s requests for individual class letters. Spanning a period of over twenty years, these letters handsomely document the warm friendship and spirit retained by Oberlin College graduates...
Dates:
1931-1955, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1971 January 21
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Alice L. Weiss Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-388
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alice L. Weiss document her performance experience as a student of the Oberlin College Conservatory. The documents also provide a glimpse into her accomplishments and experiences as a young student in the field of music and her career as a musician. Although her Oberlin College materials relate to her graduate work in the Oberlin Conservatory, they provide an example of the commitment and dedication that musicians invest in order to study music theory and perform musical...
Dates:
1926-1939, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1926-1933; Other: Date acquired: 2006 November 27
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Alumni Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 20
Scope and Contents
Records of the Alumni Association of Oberlin College cover the period from 1839 to the present. They document the formation, organization, programs, and activities of the Alumni Association. Included are constitutions, bylaws, minutes, committee reports, correspondence, planning documents, invitations, photographs, video and audion cassettes, memorabilia such as scrapbooks and class distinctions, and general files.Although the records span the entire history of the Association,...
Dates:
1839-present; Majority of material found in 1920-1985; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1966
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Betty Lind Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-118
Scope and Contents
The papers of Betty Lind provide a brief overview of Lind's career at Oberlin College and her life following her retirement.The files pertaining to her time at Oberlin reflect her determined efforts to establish modern dance as an art form. Lind's attempts to incorporate modern dance into the Theater Arts department are also demonstrated in this collection, both by proposals and by the numerous productions she staged with The Modern Dance Club.Lind's career as a...
Dates:
1952-1990, undated; Majority of material found in 1963-1990; Other: Date acquired: 1978 October 9
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Bridgman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-349
Scope and Contents
This is a sizable collection. The Bridgman Family Papers document the family’s work as missionaries to South Africa over nearly a century (1860-1949). Included in these family papers are a good many biographical and genealogical histories of each member of the extended family. Unevenness exists in the collection, however, in part because the bulk of the materials primarily document the work and accomplishments of Frederick Brainerd Bridgman (1869-1925) and his wife, Clara Davis Bridgman...
Dates:
ca. 1854-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1962; Other: Date acquired: 2002 January 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Career Center Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 39
Scope and Contents
The records of the Career Center, due to their functional nature, are organized as an autonomous record group outside of the Office of the Dean of Student Life and Services. Records document the record-keeping and placement functions of four predecessor offices: The Bureau of Appointments (1905-62), the Office of Placement and Graduate Counseling (1962-74), the Office of Career Development and Placement (1974-94), and the Office of Career Services (1994-2013). Administrative files,...
Dates:
1887-2003; Majority of material found in 1937-1970; Other: Date acquired: 1976 July 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Charles Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-366
Scope and Contents
The Charles Family papers document the lives of two generations of the family. A substantial portion of the documentation is personal correspondence between Harriet Blood Charles and Thomas Charles, their four daughters: Ethelwyn Charles, Mary Agnes Charles, Grace Miriam Charles and Alice Bell Charles Reid, and various friends and relatives. Many of these letters provide descriptions of student life at Oberlin College around 1893-1902. Of a separate special interest are letters from invited...
Dates:
1828-1965, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2003 October 23
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Charles Sutphin Pendleton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-210
Scope and Contents
The Charles Sutphin Papers is a small collection that primarily reflects Pendleton’s years at Oberlin College, from 1897 to 1903. The materials provide insight into student life at the time, including athletics, exhibitions, concerts, social life, the college’s Mock Convention, commencement, and the inauguration of President Henry Churchill King. The collection holds very little correspondence.
Dates:
1898 - 1948; Other: Date acquired: 1990 January 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives