Rembering Peters: An Image and Symbol

Student Handbook of Oberlin College Published by Student Life and Services, 1996 Oberlin College Archives

Oberlin College Academic Planner, 1996-97 Drawing by Pat Labreque depicting Peters Hall in 1990 Courtesy of the Co-op Bookstore

This drawing by Herbert Fairchild Steven, an art student in the 1890s, depicts buildings from Oberlin's architectural "Stone Age," which lasted for about a quarter-century after 1885. Included in the montage are the tower of the College Chapel, the tower of Council Hall, the tower of Talcott Hall, the entry of Spear Library (later, Spear Laboratory), the tower and entry of Baldwin Cottage, the tower of Warner Hall, and the tower and entry of Peters Hall. Reproduced in the 1897 Hi-O-HI, p.13

Jesse Jackson, Commencement Speaker, addressing the Oberlin College graduating class of 1970 Program, Oberlin College Commencement Exercises, 1970 Oberlin College Archives

Program, Oberlin College Commencement Exercises, May 27, 1996 (163rd Anniversary of Oberlin College) Photo of Peters Hall by Rick Sherlock

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