Oberlin College carte-de-visite album, [ca. 1860-1870s]

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Oberlin College carte-de-visite album contains formal studio portraits of professors and students associated with the college in the middle to late 19th century.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Sponsor:

Frederick P. Currier Collection

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, June 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

The Oberlin College carte-de-visite album (13cm x 11cm) contains 32 formal studio portraits of men and women who were associated with the college in the middle to late 19th century. The volume includes pictures of students, professors, and two of the college's presidents, Charles Grandison Finney (1851-1865), and James Harris Fairchild (1866-1889). Most individuals pictured are identified in captions, and were associated with the school from the early 1860s to the 1870s. Many photographs were taken by A.C. Platt (1828-1884) in Oberlin, Ohio. The volume's brown leather cover has a geometric design, partially colored gold, and a floral design appears in relief on the edges of the pages. It has two metal clasps.

Biographical / Historical:

The Oberlin Collegiate Institute opened in the newly-formed town of Oberlin, Ohio, in December 1833, with both male and female students. The school was formally re-named Oberlin College in 1850 and retains that name today.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Frederick P. Currier, 1997. F-443 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

Seventy-Fifth Anniversary General Catalogue of Oberlin College, 1833-1908, Including an Account of the Principal Events in the History of the College, with Illustrations of the College Buildings. Oberlin, Ohio: [Oberlin College], 1909.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Frederick P. Currier Collection.
Photographs shelf.
Oberlin College--Faculty.
Oberlin College--Students.

Formats:

Card photograph albums--1860-1880.
Cartes de visite--1860-1880.
Portrait photographs--1860-1880.

Names:

Finney, Charles G., 1792-1875.
Fairchild, James Harris, 1817-1902.