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Out Of The Box: A Selection Of Historical Objects In The Oberlin College Archives, Anne Cuyler Salsich, Oberlin College Archives Jan 2011

Out Of The Box: A Selection Of Historical Objects In The Oberlin College Archives, Anne Cuyler Salsich, Oberlin College Archives

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: 2011-
A semi-permanent exhibit of some of the most interesting objects in the Archives’ collection, including some that reflect the international nature of the work of missionaries trained in the Graduate School of Theology, and that of the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association.


"Less Frills In Everything": Oberlin College Life During The Second World War, Susan Haskell '95, Special Collections, Oberlin College Library Aug 1995

"Less Frills In Everything": Oberlin College Life During The Second World War, Susan Haskell '95, Special Collections, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: August to September 1995
An exhibition to complement a special reunion of the Classes of 1939 to 1949.


To Judge A Book By Its Cover: An Exhibition Of American Publishers' Bindings From The Oberlin College Library, Dina B. Schoonmaker, Oberlin College Library Mar 1993

To Judge A Book By Its Cover: An Exhibition Of American Publishers' Bindings From The Oberlin College Library, Dina B. Schoonmaker, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: March 7 to June 7, 1993
The goal of this exhibition is to show the evolution of cloth binding in the United States through the nineteenth into the first decade of the twentieth century.


Educator And Evangelist: Charles Grandison Finney 1792-1875, Sonja Rice, Oberlin College Library Aug 1992

Educator And Evangelist: Charles Grandison Finney 1792-1875, Sonja Rice, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: August 14 to October 24, 1992
Catalog includes sections on Finney's early life, revival work, theology and sermons, and contemporary views of Finney.


Fine Rough English Diamond: George Cruikshank 1792-1878, Oberlin College Library Mar 1992

Fine Rough English Diamond: George Cruikshank 1792-1878, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: March 10 to May 1, 1992
This small exhibition honoring George Cruikshank on the 200th anniversary of his birth spotlights his work as a book illustrator.


J.F. Oberlin 1740-1826: An Example And Inspiration For Generations, Oberlin College Library Sep 1990

J.F. Oberlin 1740-1826: An Example And Inspiration For Generations, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: September to October 1990
This exhibition honors Johann Friedrich Oberlin, for whom Oberlin College was named.


Touching The Sun: Contemporary Afro-American Women Writers, Oberlin College Library, Ward M. Canaday Center For Special Collections Jan 1990

Touching The Sun: Contemporary Afro-American Women Writers, Oberlin College Library, Ward M. Canaday Center For Special Collections

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: January 15 to March 15, 1990
An exhibition designed to showcase twenty Black women novelists, poets, essayists, playwrights, and juvenile authors.


Yellowstone National Park: The Oberlin Connection, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College Library Apr 1987

Yellowstone National Park: The Oberlin Connection, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College Library

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: April 15 to June 15, 1987
An exhibition examining the connection between Oberlin and the early exploration of Yellowstone National Park, including Oberlinians General Henry D. Washburn and geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden.


The Story Of The Libe, Robert S. Fletcher '20, Oberlin College Apr 1941

The Story Of The Libe, Robert S. Fletcher '20, Oberlin College

Exhibition Catalogs

Event Date: April 23, 1941
A Senior Assembly Talk delivered in Finney Chapel.


The Map Xv - Xviii Centuries: An Exhibition Illustrating The History Of Cartography, Robert Lang, Oberlin College, Allen Memorial Art Museum Nov 1939

The Map Xv - Xviii Centuries: An Exhibition Illustrating The History Of Cartography, Robert Lang, Oberlin College, Allen Memorial Art Museum

Exhibition Catalogs

Exhibition Dates: November 1939
The second descriptive catalogue of the Frederick B. Artz Rare Book Collection.