Series I. Administrative Files of the Office of Admissions, 1928-88

Box 1

Admissions Office Area Report for Self Study, December 1998
Admissions and Financial Aid Reports to the Trustees, 1996-99, May, Nov 2000 (2f)
Annual Reports to the President, 1928-84, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92 (15f)
Annual Reports to the General Faculty, 1974-79, 1984, 1987, 1989
Annual Reports: Admissions staff to Director of Admissions, 1980-85, 1991-1997
Budgetary Records, 1972-86 (12f)

Box 2

Budget sheets, 1954-1975
Budget ledger, 1975-85

Box 3

Correspondence, 1975-86, 1988, 1996

General, 1981, 1985, 1986
Letters from parents to President E.C. Danenberg, 1975-78
Letters from admits, 1981-85 (6f)
Letters from high school counselors, 1982
Letters to Asst. Director, Mittie Jordan, 1985
Forms used at the Admissions Office, 1980-81 (2f)
Goals statement, 1996

Memoranda (Inter-office), 1934-48, 1951-63, 1978-88 (6f)
Minutes, Staff Meetings, 1978-86 (5f)
News Releases, 1986-89 [1995/121]
Personnel Records

Recruitment of staff, general, 1983, 1985-86 (3f)

Administrative Assistant, 1984
Admissions Intern, 1979, 1983-86 (4f)
Assistant Coordinator, Minority Admissions, 1985-86
Assistant Director, 1986
Coordinator of Minority Admissions, 1986
Department Liaison, 1982
Director of Admissions, 1986
Latino Counselor Coordinator, 1985

Staff Files

Carl W. Bewig, 1986 [1995/121]
Conda Boyd, 1985
David Davis-Van Atta, 1976-85
Catherine Gehrke, 1973-82
Elizabeth Delo Hunt, 1987, restricted [1995/121]
Peter Storandt, 1975
Ernest Swartz, 1973-74
Leon Washington, n.d., 1989(2f) restricted [1995/121]
Fred Weed, 1980-81, 1980-81
Al Wellington, 1970-73

Box 4

Professional Meetings and Organizations

Advanced Placement Conference, 1985
Great Lakes Colleges Association Files, 1976-86 (11f)
National Hi-Y Conference, 1940-53
Ohio Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1978
Various professional meetings, 1983-85

Scholarship Files

Dow Chemical, 1988
The Duquesne Plan, 1986
Honda Scholarship, 1985
Math Prize, 1983-84
National Achievement Scholarship Program, 1984
National Merit Scholarship Program, 1978-86 (3f)
Rebecca Orr Scholarship, 1988
Presidential Scholars, 1986
Rockefeller Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program, 1966-71
Worthington High School Scholarship, 1982-84
Self Study: See Admission Area Report for self study Box I

Staff Manuals, 1978, 1980, 1985 (4f)

Staff Retreat Files, 1976, 1978-86, 1988 (13f)

Box 5

Statistical Reports and Studies

Draft Report from the Special Committee on the Admissions Outlook for Oberlin College, 1972
Maguire Associates Study, 1993 restricted (3f) Restricted
Oberlin Today, "A Profile of the Freshman Class," 1959-73 (photocopies)
Opening Fall Enrollment, male and female students for 1967-97
Research reports and monthly projections, rec'd from the Office of Institutional Research, 1972, 1976, 1980-87 (4f)
Statistical studies created by Office of Admissions, 1928-57, 1964-66, 1972-73, 1980-86 (19f)
Statistical studies of Conservatory of Music enrollments, See Series IV. Recruitment Activities
Reports of outside organizations, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1988

Box 6

Subject Files

Buckley Amendment: revised interim guidelines, 1974-75
Carnegie Building Project, 1980-88 (6f)
Competitive Colleges Committee (Peterson's Guides), 1985-86 (2f)
Double-degree program, 1977-85

Box 7

Educational reform (newspaper clippings), 1982, 1984
Orientation assembly addresses by C. Bewig, 1981-85
Student touring repertory companies, 1982-84
Summer academic programs, 1981-84

Series II. Committee Files, 1929-86

Box 1

Ad-Hoc Committee to Study Admissions and Financial Aid, 1981
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, 1985
Committee on Admissions: Minutes, 1929-52, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960-61, 1969-86 (35f)
Committee to Review Minority Recruitment: See Series IV, Recruitment Activities, Minority Recruitment

Box 2

E.P.P.C., 1983
Enrollment Committee, 1983
Financial Aid Planning Committee, 1977-81 (3f)

Box 3

Retention Committee, 1983
Science Advisory Group, 1984-85
Special Committee to Review Distribution Guidelines, 1986
Working Group on the Freshman Year Experience, 1986
Yield Task Force, 1993Series III. Public Relations Files, 1888, 1932-51, 1966-86
[See also RG 37 for video productions, i.e. 1997/033]

Box 1

Consultants' Reports

Barton-Gillet Report, 1979
Harshe-Rotman & Druk: Communications Audit, 1975 (3 vols.)
Hill & Knowlton Report, 1981
Neustadt Report and Recommendations : Admissions Marketing Communication OC, Arrts & Sciences, 1998
C.W. Shaver: Critique of Admissions Literature, 1982
Yankelovich, Skelly and White: reports (2), 1978

Correspondence, 1972-74, 1983-86 (2f)

Promotional Materials

Audio-Vistas: Audio-Visual Presentations, 1983 (6 vols.)
North Charles Street Design Organization
Contracts with Oberlin College, 1984-85
"Oberlin College Prospectus," (multiple drafts, with corrections), 1984 (11 booklets)

Box 2

Publication orders from Admissions Office, 1981-86 (4f)
Publicity produced by Admissions Office

ANIMANDO, Admissions Newsletter, 1982-84 (four numbers)
College Catalogs, 1932-51
New Students handbook, 1966-68, 1972/73-1986/87
Oberlin College Bulletin, 1933, 1934 (two issues), 1936, 1937, 1938, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1981-82
Observer articles: drafts, copies, 1993-96

Box 3

Publicity produced by Admissions Office (cont.)

Wolf Book (directory), 1956-61, 1963-68, 1970-87, 1990-

Box 4

Fliers and pamphlets, 1888-1959, 1966- (4f)

Box 5

Slides for Admissions presentation, c.1970s-80s [1997/047]

Box 6

New student information packets, 1990s [1998/067, 1997/033]
Includes College and Conservatory publications and academic department information

Series IV. Recruitment Activities, 1928-87

Box 1

Alumni Admissions Representative Program, 1970-74, 1977-86 (13f)

Box 2

Conservatory Recruitment
Admissions Report, 1981-82
Admissions Statistics, 1928-62, 1949, 1965-67 (3f)
Conservatory Admissions Committee, 1973-75
Conservatory Alumni, 1985
North Charles Street Design Organization: Prospectus, n.d.
Recruiting, Fall 1986

Box 3

Minority Recruitment
Committee Files
Committee to Review Minority Recruitment, 1976-78, 1981
S.E.O.P., 1972-80 (5f)
General Files, 1972-74 (18f)
Recruitment by ethnic group
Asian recruitment, 1972-86 (5f)
Black recruitment, 1971-72, 1984 (4f)
Latinos, [1988-93], 1994-96
Native American recruitment, 1973-74, 1979 (3f)
Spanish-American recruitment, 1972 (2f)
Special Oberlin programs for minority students
Developmental Services files, 1972-74, 1980-81, 1983 (3f)
Educational Services files, 1973-75 (6f)

Box 4

Special Recruitment Files
A Day in College, 1938
Appalachian recruitment, 1972
Athletic recruitment, 1986-87
Early notification program, 1978-79
International recruitment, 1983-86 (2f)
Oberlin Alumni Book Award Program, 1982-85
Oberlin College/Oberlin High School Enrichment Program, 1978-84
Oberlin High School Advanced Placement program, 1965-67
Ohio Scholars Program, 1973-86
Piney Woods Country Life School, 1984-86 (3f)
Precollege Science and Math Program, 1986-87
Student Search Service (College Board), 1975-87 (14f)

Box 5

Travel Files of Oberlin Admissions Counselors, 1973-87 (31f)
Visits of High School Counselors, 1978-85 (11f)

Series V. Student Applications, College of Arts and Sciences, 1902-48

Box 1-180

Entrance Certificates, 1902-48
A-Z

Series VI. Student Applications, Conservatory of Music, 1905-56

Box 1-48

Applications, 1905-43
A-Z

Box 49-90

Applications, 1925-56
A-Z
NOTE: Application forms, blank, sample, 1990s in Series III, Box 6