To be added.

Series 1. Administrative Files, 1972-99, n.d. (248 folders)

The series is arranged into the following subseries: 1. Annual Reports, 2. Minutes, 3. Program Review Files, 4. Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 5. Grant Files, 6. Personnel files, 7. Committees, 8. Correspondence, 9. Majors.

Subseries 1. Annual Reports, 1979-84, 1988-89 (3 folders)

Included in this subseries are annual reports of the Environmental Studies Program (1979-83, 1988-89) as well as the supporting documents used to write the reports.

Subseries 2. Minutes, 1979, 1980-92 (3 folders)

Contains the minutes of the Environmental Studies Committee (1979) and the Environmental Studies Program Committee (1979-92). These committees were composed of faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences. For information on the activities of the committee see subseries 7.

Subseries 3. Program Review Files, 1984-85, 1992-93 (4 folders)

Consists of program reviews of the Environmental Studies Program and supporting documents accompany each program review.

Subseries 4. Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1978-80, 1981, 1983, 1988, n.d. (6 folders)

The files in this subseries pertain to decisions carried out during the transition from an Environmental Studies Program Committee (1978-79) to the attainment of program status in 1980. Included are reports and correspondence maintained by the chairperson of Environmental Studies Committee, investigations of other academic programs in Environmental Studies, and Oberlin College generated Environmental Studies Program proposals.

Subseries 5. Grant Files, 1979-98 (110 folders)

Consists of grant proposals and descriptions of individual independent projects carried out by the earliest Environmental Studies Majors at Oberlin (until 1984 ES majors were actually Individual Majors). Also contained in this subseries are the ES Curriculum Enrichment Grant (1978-80) and subsequent proposal to the Ohio Environmental Education Fund to establish an Environmental Education curriculum in the Oberlin Public Schools.

Subseries 6. Personnel Files, 1980s-90s (73 folders)*

The general personnel files contain job descriptions and staffing requests. Some of these documents report on the interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Studies as well as on how departments filed joint applications for faculty to build up the number of courses in Environmental Studies. Also contained within this series are personnel files of individuals. Access to this series is restricted.

Subseries 7. Environmental Studies and ES Program Committee, 1978-79, 1980-92 (22 folders)

Contained in the subseries are one file of notes and documents from the Environmental Studies Committee, 1978-79, and ten folders from the Environmental Studies Program Committee, 1980-86.

For information on the two ad-hoc committees (1971-72, 1977-78), see also the historical files series.

Subseries 8. Correspondence, 1979-82, 1988 (3 folders)

This small subseries consists of letters written by members of the ESPC, including one folder of Clayton Koppes’ correspondence.

Subseries 9. Majors, 1972-99 (14 folders)

The bulk of the subseries contains records on students who majored in Environmental Studies from 1979-88. Materials exist pertaining to advising and the academic work of minors. Of special interest is a compiled list 1972-99 of all Environmental Studies majors, including names of students that pre-date program’s existence.

Series 2. Curriculum Files, 1973-96 (81 folders)

Consists of records relating to the teaching of environemtrnal issues in other courses, and the development of courses specifically related to the environment.

Subseries 1. Academic Course Materials, 1973, 1974, 1979-92, 1993 (25 folders)

Contained in this subseries are materials related to courses taught on Environmental themes. Included are files for two courses taught by David Egloff in the early 1970s. The bulk of the materials, however, pertain to courses established by the Environmental Studies Committee and later the Environmental Studies Program Committee.

See also Committee files for class schedules and course listings by year

Subseries 2. Winter Term Files, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977-90 (18 folders)

Consists of files relating to Winter Term Projects, including "Human Kind Tomorrow."

 

Subseries 3. Visiting Scholars and Mini-Courses, 1980-88, 1990 (25 folders)

The records in this subseries document the selection of visiting scholars, the mini-course materials used, as well as promotional materials for academic work falling under the Visiting Scholar program in Environmental Studies. These mini-courses formed an integral part of the early ESP curriculum. Some of the materials in these files span the academic year in which the mini-course was taught, however, the folders are labeled with the date of the course was offered.

Subseries 4. Student Papers, 1980-85, (5 folders)

These papers represent a sampling of early student work from courses, honors projects, private readings, and independent research initiatives in Environmental Studies.

Subseries 5. Files relating to the Gorn Prize, 1979-95 (2 folders)

Funded initially by the Joyce A. Gorn (OC ’73) Memorial Prize Fund, and later with an endowed prize fund, this award recognizes students for “excellence in an off-campus activity which required personal initiative and was designed to have an important impact on an environmental problem.”

Subseries 6. Study Abroad Programs, 1987-91 (6 folders)

The subseries contains information on a variety of study abroad programs related to environmental studies.

Series 3. Historical Files, 1969-93 (16 folders)

Documented in this series is the development of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin. Of particular interest are two early initiatives—the Eco-Oberlin Conference (1970) and the EXCO “Environment” course (1971-72, 1978-79). These were collaborative efforts between faculty and students. The success of the course prompted the founding of the first ad-hoc Environmental Studies Committee (1971-72). Also of note in this series are timelines of ES at Oberlin, compiled lists of committee members and majors from 1969-93.

Series 4. Financial Records, 1980-91 (11 folder)

This series consists of financial records, particularly ones related to outside grants and speaker funds.

Series 5. Program and Special Events, 1968-69, 1977-93, n.d. (63 folders)

The Environmental Studies Program Committee and ES students sponsored a number of special events and projects, which are documented in this series. This series is broken into subseries 1. Speakers’ File (at Oberlin), 2. Colloquium related materials, 3. Special events at Oberlin College, and 4. Projects relating to the Oberlin Community.

Subseries 1. Speakers’ File (at Oberlin), 1980-85, 1987-89, 1992-3 (19 folders)

Included in this subseries are the files on talks given at Oberlin College by prominent environmentalists.

Subseries 2. Colloquium for Majors Related Materials, 1981-87 (15 folders)

The correspondence, notices, and planning materials in this series pertain to the organizational efforts by the Environmental Studies Program Committee to coordinate the weekly Colloquium lecture series for Environmental Studies majors.

Subseries 3. Special Events at Oberlin College, 1969, 1984-5, 1979, 1988-90, 1992, 2000 (11 folders)

Contained in this subseries are information on conferences and panels held at Oberlin on environmental issues.

Subseries 4. Projects Relating to the Oberlin Community, 1968, 1977-91. n.d. (18 folders)

This subseries documents the programs and projects initiated in the Oberlin Community by individuals connected to the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College. Included is the 968 Kenndicot Petition project to stop mining in Washington state. Information and materials on student Environmental groups at Oberlin, such as the Environmental Cooperative House of Oberlin (ECHO) and the Environmental Studies Information Center (ESIC), can also be found here.

Series 6. Subject Files, 1969-91 (20 folders)

Files on a variety of topics related to Environmental Studies are contained in this series, including newspaper clippings and materials from Ohio Environmental groups.

Series 7. Publications, 1969-2000 (12 folders)

Subseries 1. Printed (regular), 1969-89, 1992, 2000. (5 folders)

This subseries includes printed matter pertaining to the Environmental Studies program at Oberlin. David Egloff collected many of these files.

Subseries 2. Publicity Files, 1981-83 (2 folders)

Contained in this subseries are publicity releases and admissions materials for the Environmental Studies program.

Subseries 3. Newsletters, 1985-2000 (4 folders)

The variety of newsletters on Environmental Studies at Oberlin are located in this subseries, including “Backyard,” “Friends of Environmental Studies,” and the “Oberlin Environmentalist.”

Subseries 4. Non-Oberlin related publications, 1970s-1990 (2 folder)

Included are newsletters and clippings from regional environmental organizations, such as the Sierra Club.

The records of the Environmental Studies Program were received in two accessions in 1993 and 2002.

For additional information about student groups (ESIC and ECHO) see RG 19/3/6. See also the papers of David Egloff.