Records of the Women's Center date from 1972 to 1987 and document the Center's role as an umbrella organization and clearinghouse for women and women's organizations on the Oberlin College campus. A charter and statement of purpose describe the structure and functions of the Center, while daily activities are recorded at a minimal level in minutes, correspondence, and financial records dating from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Logbooks serve more as a log of women students' thoughts and feelings than as a record of activities. Other files document campus events for women, attitudes toward rape and sexual harassment, activities of the ERA Action Team, and the written creative efforts of the Women's Center members. These records are divided into eight series:

1. Organizational and Procedural Documents
2. Minutes
3. Correspondence
4. Financial Records
5. Logbooks
6. Campus Events
7. Surveys and Questionnaires
8. General File

Series 1. Organizational and Procedural Documents, 1971, 1988, 2002 (1f)

Includes the charter, constitution, statement of purpose, and a procedural document for operating the Resource Library. Arranged chronologically.

Series 2. Minutes, 1974-76, 1980-84 (2f)

Consists of handwritten notes, many not dated, of discussion at meetings of the Women's Center. Topics include activities, events, and allocation of funds. Arranged chronologically.

Series 3. Correspondence, 1970, 1975-77, 1981, 1984, 1987 (1f)

Contains non-personal letters distributed to notify people of upcoming meetings and events and memoranda to and from administrative staff of Oberlin College regarding Women's Center activities and funding. Arranged chronologically.

Series 4. Financial Records, 1974-1975, 1978-1979 (1f)

Includes handwritten notes on income and expenditures and a chart comparing funding for the Women's Center to that of other Student Activity Fee funded organizations. Arranged chronologically.

Series 5. Logbooks, 1976-1983 (4f)

Consists of spiral notebooks in which daily activities were occasionally recorded , but which primarily serves a s forum for students to write down whatever was on their minds. Arranged chronologically.

Series 6. Campus Events, 1973, 1975-76, 1980-81, n.d. (1f)

Contains flyers and programs for conferences, seminars, workshops, rallies, and other events for which the Women's Center was sponsor or co-sponsor. Arranged chronologically.

Series 7. Surveys and Questionnaires, 1976, 1985 (4f)

Includes a list of questions asked and summary data of a questionnaire on rape; completed survey forms on the subject of sexual harassment, along with some handwritten notes that begin to summarize the data. Arranged chronologically.

Series 8. General File, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1986 (6f)

Consists of a variety of records that document activities generated by or closely associated with the Women's Center, including lists of participants and a daily activities log of the Campus ERA Action Team; evaluations of an EXCO course in which students completed a practicum at a battered women's shelter; and original drawings, poetry, and other writings. Arranged chronologically.