Posters
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Oberlin LIASE Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 60-001
Scope and Contents
The Oberlin LIASE collection documents faculty and student activities funded by a grant from the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment from 2016 to 2022. The materials are arranged in three series: Series 1. Program Files, Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE), Exploration and Implementation Grants; Series 2. Non-textual Materials and Posters; and Series 3. Books.Series 1 includes correspondence with the grant project partners; files generated...
Dates:
1995-2022; Majority of material found in 2015-2022; Other: Date acquired: 2022 August 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Other Framed Items
Collection
Identifier: RG 40
Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 46
Scope and Contents
The Poster Collection ranges from 1877 to the present, with the bulk concentrated from the 1970s on. The collection documents college and department-specific events, student activities and activism, and gender identity and sexuality on campus. It also includes some posters from certain personal paper groups. The posters are foldered and housed according to their sizes, and thus some subjects will be held in several different flat files or boxes. The Subject Guide to Posters lists subjects in...
Dates:
1877 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2024
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Religion Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-017
Scope and Contents
The records relate to department history between 1966 and 2011. This collection has been divided into seven record series. Records include course materials, ephemera, photographs, and recordings.
Dates:
1966-2011, undated; Other: Date acquired: 2000 February 22
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
S. Frederick Starr Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-390
Scope and Contents
The papers of S. Frederick Starr document the professional and personal activities (1980 – 1994) of a scholar-academic administrator immersed in many national, international, and educational subject areas. The manuscript group is distinct from Starr’s presidential records (RG 2/12), although the timeframe largely coincides with his term as Oberlin College’s twelfth president (1983-1994). Within these papers, evidence exists documenting Starr’s professional network, role as a scholar on...
Dates:
1962-1994, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1994; Other: Date acquired: 2007 February 28
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Sharon F. Patton Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 30-361
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sharon F. Patton primarily document her time as the John G.W. Cowles Director of Oberlin College's Allen Art Museum, 1998-2003, and her interest in African and African American Art.Her interest in collecting popular artwork is represented by four of her prints, salt and pepper shaker figurines, and a cotton novelty ornament all based on the subject of African-American stereotype popular artwork.Photographs given to Dr. Patton by Abe Goldsmith of his...
Dates:
1916-2003, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1983-2003; Other: Date acquired: 2003 March 17
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Jewish Life
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-001-002
Scope and Contents
The Jewish Life collection documents various aspects of Jewish student life at Oberlin. The majority of the materials are from various Jewish student groups and publications, Kosher Halal Cooperative (founded originally as Kosher Cooperative), the Judaic and Near Eastern Studies (JNES) Department, and Hebrew House. There are also smaller amounts of religious materials, materials concerning interfaith/intergroup work and the role of non-profit organizations, and discourse surrounding...
Dates:
1964-2023; Other: Date acquired: 2022 June 1
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Musical and Dramatic Organizations: Gilbert and Sullivan Players Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-003-001
Scope and Contents
Although Gilbert and Sullivan operettas have been produced at Oberlin at least since the 1930s, the Oberlin Gilbert and Sullivan Players, as a group, was formed in 1949. The first production, The Pirates of Penzance, took place in 1950. The bulk of records cover the period 1949-1990. The collection occupies 4.95 linear feet. A few financial records from Gilbert and Sullivan productions of the 1930’s and 1940’s can be found in Series 4, “Financial...
Dates:
1938-2005; Majority of material found in 1938-1995; Other: Date acquired: 1990 May 10
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: Oberlin College Democrats Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-003-006-002
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the records of the Oberlin College Democrats primarily focus on the activities of the group between the fall 2001 semester and spring 2004. They document the organizations’ commitment to bring Democratic politics to the student body as well as to encourage participation in the political system. The premise is that this is the best way to advance progressive ideals in society. The collection is divided into eight series: I. Constitution, II. Financial Records, III. Correspondence,...
Dates:
1982-2004
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives
Student Life: WOBC Radio Station Records
Collection
Identifier: RG 19-007
Scope and Contents
This collection has been divided into two subgroups: papers and audio recordings. The papers subgroup includes four series. Series 1 includes the WOBC Charter, annual Reports, and administrative files. Series 2 includes correspondence. Series 3 includes publications, mostly consisting of the publication “Newscope," which was a daily report of events at Oberlin, “Staff Notes,” which relayed news for student employees in various departments, and other “miscellaneous” news. Series 3 also...
Dates:
1942-2011, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/1988
Found in:
Oberlin College Archives