|
The Oberlin College Archives, established 1966, holds the permanently valuable records
of the institution (Board of Trustees, main administrative divisions,
academic departments, etc.) 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.
Records are held of the thirteen presidents who served Oberlin
College
from 1835 to 2007. In addition, personal papers exist of faculty,
graduates, and other Oberlin related individuals (401 collections);
municipal
government records of the town of Oberlin and of Russia Township;
and over 260,000 photographs of the College and the town. The
current
holdings consist of approximately 8,400 linear feet of records
organized around 56 record
groups.
|