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Oberlin College

Archive-It Partner Since: Nov, 2010

Organization Type: Colleges & Universities

Organization URL: http://www.oberlin.edu   

Description:

Oberlin is a four-year, highly selective liberal arts college and conservatory of music. Founded in 1833 by a Presbyterian minister and a missionary, it holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. It was the first college to grant bachelor's degrees to women in a coeducational environment and, historically, was a leader in the education of African Americans. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission. The Oberlin community is known for its academic and musical excellence and its commitment to social justice, sustainability, and diversity.

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Allen Memorial Art Museum

Archived since: Jan, 2024

Description:

Founded in 1917 on the campus of Oberlin College, the museum has strong holdings in American, Asian, European, and global contemporary art, with smaller but impressive collections of African, ancient, Indigenous American, and Islamic art. The Allen’s collection of more than 15,000 works is recognized among the top academic art museums in the nation.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries Arts & Humanities

American Feminism

Archived since: Dec, 2022

Description:

The projects on this site all began as class assignments. Students work together in teams to create a “mini-edition” based on documents in the Oberlin College Archives identified by Professor Lasser and Archivist Ken Grossi for their potential to illuminate aspects of feminism.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries Arts & Humanities

ArchonSC (Conservatory Spec. Coll. Finding Aid)

Archived since: May, 2015

Description:

The Conservatory Library's special collections include autographs, rare printed and manuscript music, books and periodicals on music, sound recordings, and a variety of ephemera and iconography – photographs, engravings, paintings, posters, and playbills.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Brass Quintet Forum

Archived since: May, 2023

Description:

Content is focused mostly on the repertoire for brass quintet, especially music composed for chamber settings, and specifically works performed by or with the Annapolis Brass Quintet, which was founded in 1971 as America's first full-time performing brass ensemble.

Conservatory Special Collections

Archived since: Aug, 2016

No description.

Enact - Art In The Mind

Archived since: Sep, 2013

Description:

In 1970, 65 artists participated in a project called “Art in the Mind,” submitting proposals, drawings, diagrams, and ideas, which were then compiled and published. This catalogue of conceptual art inspired artists Ann Torke and Nanette Yannuzzi to curate ENACT, a virtual Internet-based art exhibition inviting 60 contemporary artists and writers to respond to the original document with new work.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities

First Church

Archived since: Nov, 2015

Description:

Founded in 1834 and built from plans by noted architect Richard Bond, First Church is an Oberlin Historic Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The cornerstone was laid on June 17, 1842 and a tower, taken from an Asher Benjamin pattern book, was added in 1845. With original seating for 1,800, the Meeting House was the largest auditorium west of the Alleghenies.

Subject:   Oberlin, Ohio

Latino Lorain

Archived since: Sep, 2022

Description:

The Latino Lorain History Project is a collaborative endeavor that involves community members, local leaders, cultural workers, teachers, public officials, and countless partner organizations and institutions committed to documenting the important, and distinctive history of Latinas/os in Lorain, Ohio. This website features oral histories, historical documents, and research about Latinas/os in Lorain.

OCL Guides by Subject and Course

Archived since: Nov, 2013

Description:

Oberlin College Library

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Oberlin Classics

Archived since: Apr, 2023

Description:

This collection includes two commentary projects: a student commentary to Horace’s Epistles I, and a scholarly commentary to Seneca’s Naturales Quaestiones Book 3 (see the NQ introduction for acknowledgements).

Subject:   Arts & Humanities

Oberlin College

Archived since: Nov, 2010

Description:

Websites related to Oberlin College.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Oberlin College Archives

Archived since: May, 2015

Description:

The Oberlin College Archives holds the permanently valuable records of the institution, as well as those of individuals, families, and organizations affiliated with Oberlin College and/or the town of Oberlin. Included are historical materials on movements with which Oberlin has been associated, such as anti-slavery, black education, coeducation, missions, temperance, cultural diversity, ecology, and the environment. In addition, the Archives contain personal papers, municipal government records; and over 300,000 photographs of the College and the town.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries Arts & Humanities

Oberlin College Course Catalog

Archived since: Nov, 2013

Description:

Contains course catalogs for academic years 2013-2014 and later. Catalogs for academic years prior to 2013-2014 are available in the Oberlin College Collection (https://wayback.archive-it.org/2216/*/http://catalog.oberlin.edu/).

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Oberlin College Digital Collections

Archived since: Nov, 2013

Description:

Here you will find a sampling of the rich holdings of Oberlin College Archives and Library Special Collections as well as digital representations of other campus collections. The Special Collections and Archives websites provide a more complete view of the books, papers, and objects that have been given to the College throughout its history.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Oberlin College Libraries

Archived since: Feb, 2020

Description:

The Oberlin College Libraries consists of the Mary Church Terrell Main Library, Terrell Special Collections, The Oberlin College Archives, The Clarence Ward Art Library, The Conservatory Library, and The Science Library. The library system has more than 2.4 million items of print and media materials, as well as extensive online journals and research databases.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Oberlin Group

Archived since: Dec, 2015

Description:

The Oberlin Group is a consortium of the libraries of selective, top-ranked liberal arts colleges in the United States. Providing a forum for directors and staff to discuss issues of common concern, such as the challenges of college library administration and liberal arts education, the Oberlin Group focuses on library and scholarly publishing issues and related services that support their liberal arts missions. Recent activities include support for open access initiatives, cooperative interlibrary lending agreements and consortia contracts with vendors.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries

Oberlin Heritage Center

Archived since: Mar, 2024

Description:

The Oberlin Heritage Center originated in 1903 and offeres a year-round array of tours, lectures, outreach programs, and research services, as well as acts as a committed community partner and preservation organization.

Oberlin Project

Archived since: Dec, 2014

Description:

The Oberlin Project is a full spectrum sustainability pilot between Oberlin College, the City of Oberlin and the Clinton Foundation's Climate Positive Development Program. The Project is organized around community teams working on strategic issues such as energy, public policy, finance, community engagement, economic development, and education.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries Government - Cities

Student Publications

Archived since: Feb, 2022

Description:

Oberlin students have many ways to share their ideas, opinions, creative and feature writing, and design and illustration skills through student-produced print and online publications.

Terrell Special Collections

Archived since: Feb, 2024

Description:

The primary mission of the Terrell Special Collections is to collect, preserve, organize, and promote the use of historically and artistically significant books, scores, papers, visual art and photography, early media technology, and subject-based collections. This important work is done in support of teaching, learning, and individual research within the framework of the undergraduate curriculum of Oberlin College.

Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society

Archived since: Apr, 2023

Description:

The Wilson Bruce Evans Home Historical Society (aka Evans HHS) honors the legacy of Wilson Bruce Evans (1824-1898), Sarah Jane Leary Evans (1829-1898) and their descendants. The Society seeks to situate this legacy in the context of the larger story of Oberlin, Ohio as a historic site in the continuing struggle for Black freedom, racial equality and social justice in America.

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