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RG 31/9 - O.H.I.O.
Inventory
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INVENTORY

Subgroup I.  Oberlin Village and Improvement Society

            Series 1. Constitution and By-laws

Box 1

            Constitution and By-laws, 1911-1943

            Series 2.  Minutes

Box 1(cont.)

            Minutes, 1903-10, 1912, 1914-23, 1932-1964 (6f)

            Series 3.  Correspondence

Box 1(cont.)

            Correspondence, 1909-1964 (3f)

            Series 4.  Treasurer's Records

Box 2

            Treasurer's Records

                        Correspondence, 1942-1964
                        Balance Sheets, 1963-1964 (2f)
                        Bank Statements, 1963-64
                        Receipts, 1903-1940 (3f)

            Series 5.  Oberlin Park Board

Box 2(cont.)

            Oberlin Park Board, 1911-1915, 1939-1942

            Series 6.  Oberlin Federation

Box 2(cont.)

            Oberlin Federation Minutes, 1913-18

            Series 7.  Printed Material

Box 2(cont.)

            Printed Material and Clippings, 1908-1958

Subgroup II.  Oberlin Historical Society

           Series 1.  Constitution and By-laws

Box 1

            Constitution and By-laws,  1958-1960

            Series 2.  Minutes

Box 1(cont.)

            Minutes, 1960-1964

            Series 3.  Correspondence

Box 1(cont.)

            Correspondence, 1960-1963

                        Mary Rudd Cochran and Donald Love, 1960-1963

            Series 4.  Historical Properties

Box 1(cont.)

            Historical Properties

                        Little Red School House, 1958-1962
                        Monroe House, 1960-63 (2f)

                        Roster of Acquisitions, 1960

            Series 5.  Financial Records

Box 1(cont.)

            Financial Records

                        Treasurer's Records, 1958-1965 (4f)

Box 2

                        Pledge Cards and Gift Receipts, 1960-1964 (2f)

            Series 6.  Printed Material

Box 2(cont.)

            Printed Material, 1958-1964

Subgroup III.  Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization

            Series 1.  Constitution and By-laws

Box 1

            Constitution and By-laws,  1964-1979

            Series 2.  Chartering and Incorporating

Box 1(cont.)

            Charter Amendments and Corporate Registration, 1958-1987 (4f)
            Certificate of Continued Existence, 1968-1976

            Series 3.  Minutes

Box 1(cont.)

            Minutes 1964-1989, n.d. (7f), 2000, 2001 (program)

                        Special Meetings, 1972-1973

            Series 4.  President's Records

Box 1

            President's Records

                        Correspondence, 1964-1988 (2f)

            Series 5.  Secretary's Records

                        Subseries 1.  Correspondence

Box 1(cont.)

                        Correspondence

                                    Donald Love, 1964-1974
                                    Nancy Close and Philip Tear, 1977, 1990

                        Subseries 2.  Chronological File

Box 2

                        Chronological File, 1965-1989 (25f)

                        Subseries 3.  Membership Rosters

Box 3

                        Membership Rosters, 1967-1988

                        Subseries 4.  Historical File

Box 3(cont.)

                        Historical File, 1961-1971
                        Roster of Acquisitions,  1966-1985
                        Astor Piano,  1967-1970
                        Finney Sofa, 1967-1968

            Series 6.  Treasurer's Records

                        Subseries 1.  Correspondence

Box 1

                        Correspondence, 1964-1987

                        Subseries 2.  Annual Reports

Box 1(cont.)

                        Annual Reports, 1964-1985 (4f)
                        Gazzette newsletter, includes annual reports, 1998-2000.

                        Subseries 3.  Building and Property Records

Box 2

                        Building and Property Records

                                    Artz Property (Frederick B. Artz), 1983-1985
                                    Burrell-King Home, 1992
                                    East Vine Street Properties, 1965-1967
                                    Ferguson House, 1972
                                    Jewett House, 1969-1979
                                    Little Red School House, 1968-1988
                                    Monroe House, 1967-1987
                                    Oberlin Community Services Building, 1964-1987
                                    Leases, 1965-1985

Box 3

                                    Property Valuations, 1986-1988 (3f)

                        Subseries 4.  Accounts Receivable and Payable

Box 4

            Accounts Receivable and Payable

                        Insurance Policies, 1974-1989 (4f)
                        Investments, 1961-1986 (2f)
                        Internal Revenue Service Forms, 1962-1989 (2f)

Box 5

                        Tax Exemption Cases

Box 6

                        Gift and Membership Receipts, 1964-1983 (2f)
                        Bank Statements,  1964-1988
                        Canceled Checks, 1967-1981
                        Bills and Invoices, 1967-1987 (3f)
                        Utility Bills, 1973-1986
                        Receipts and Disbursements,  1988
                        Real Estate Tax receipts, 1972-1985

Box 7

                        Balance Ledger, 1981-1986
                        Miscellaneous Records, 1961-1987

            Series 7.  Special Projects

Box 1

            Special Projects

                        Charles Martin Hall Memorial Center, 1960-1970 (2f)
                        City Park, 1967-1986
                        Historical Center, 1960-1968
                        Historic Landscapes Center Village, Oberlin, OH, 1837-1990, 1990
                        Historic Pageant for Oberlin, 1968
                        Walter Nord Dinner, 1965
                        Oberlin Area United Appeal, 1962-1983
                        Oberlin Trail Plan, 1997

Box 2

                        Publication Projects, 1961-1984 (5f)

            Series 8.  Printed Material and Photographs

Box 2(cont.)

            Printed Material and Photographs

                        Brochures, 1969-1983
                        Clippings, 1964-1980, 2000
                        Photographs, ca. 1960s
                        Gazette Newsletter, see series 6, SS2.

            Series 9.  Artifacts

Box 1

            Artifacts

                        Finney House Hinges

            Series 10. Strategic Plan

Box 1

            Two Year Strategic Plan, Adopted March 4, 1998

            Series 11. Late accretions recieved from the Oberlin College Archives

Box 1 [1999/044]

            Chronological file; minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and associated materials, 1994-97
            Search for O.H.I.O. administrator, 1992-1993 (4f), restricted.

Box 2 [2006/046]

            Chronological file: correspondence and publicity, 1998-2005 (8f)
            Westwood Cemetary Book, 1997
            John Mercer Langston Symposium, 1998
            Our Common Center Historical Images of downtown Oberlin, 2000
            Downtown Historic District, 2002 (recieved 4/18/03)
            Museum Education Coordinator and Local History Symposium, 2003

Box 3

            Correspondence, minutes, articles and printed matter, 1991-94 (3 three-ring binders)

 
 
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