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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Architectural Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 53
Scope and Contents The architectural records at the Oberlin College Archives relate to the architecture or built environment of the College and the City of Oberlin from the 1830s to the present, except for a handful of isolated references to other places. The buildings which make up the Oberlin College campus, as well as those which are now gone, constitute a rich artifactual document of institutional growth since the founding of Oberlin in 1833. Oberlin’s architectural history is one of eclecticism – a...
Dates: 1842-2008, undated; Other: Date acquired: 1976

Oberlin and Civil Rights Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 30-427
Scope and Contents The Oberlin and Civil Rights Collection is an artificial one consisting of material donated by or relating to Oberlin students who participated in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.  The collection began as collaboration between the Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin alumni from the classes of the 1950s and 60s, and the staff of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine.  Oberlin has a long tradition of student activism, and during the Civil Rights Movement many...
Dates: 1920s-2015, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1960s; Other: Date acquired: 2012 September 20

Oberlin Folk Music and the Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 61
Abstract The collection in the Archives’ Oberlin Folk Music and The Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Recordings comprises original reel-to-reel tapes dating from 1955-1977 and duplicate CDs of the Conservatory Library’s Folk Music Archive. Additional materials unique to the Archives’ collection include audio, video and photographic records of Spring Folkfest performances from 1997-2017 (2014-2017 is more complete). While there are numerous Folk Music Club and Spring Folkfest recordings taken at the...
Dates: 1955-2018; Other: Date acquired: 09/09/2022

Student Life: Jewish Life

 Collection — Multiple Containers
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: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1964-2023; Other: Date acquired: 06/01/2022